Real Change in the Leuser or More False Promises?
Illegal ‘Orangutan Capital’ Deforestation Scandal Forces Responses from Global Companies RAN’s recent report, Orangutan Capital Under Siege, documenting illegal palm oil development within Indonesia’s nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve,…
Civil society organizations applaud Canada’s natural resources committee’s call to bring owner of Domtar, (formerly Paper Excellence) to testify
Joint Statement – December 11, 2024 Civil society organizations applaud Canada’s natural resources committee’s call to bring Jackson Wijaya (owner of Domtar, formerly Paper Excellence), as well as Canada’s Industry…
Following Biden’s Historic Amazon Visit, RAN Calls on Global Leaders at COP29 to Restructure the Financial System Driving Deforestation
San Francisco – After Joe Biden made history this week as the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest, Rainforest Action Network is calling on global political and…
New Evidence Questions the Credibility of Multi-billion Dollar “Sustainable Finance” Deals Arranged by Japanese Megabank MUFG
As Billions in finance have flowed to the Royal Golden Eagle Group, deforestation connected to the giant conglomerate continued August 27, 2024 – San Francisco, CA – Today, Rainforest Action…
Deforestation Spikes in Leuser Ecosystem’s Iconic Tripa Peatland Region
Forest clearance resumes inside PT. Surya Panen Subur’s palm oil concession Analysis of satellite imagery has once again found that deforestation for palm oil continues within the concession of PT….
Customary Communities Fight Palm Oil Producers for Land Rights in Sumatra
Communities in Aceh use the High Carbon Stock Approach to map and assess their lands This is the story of the struggles and demands of the Jambo Reuhat community, one…
P&G Accused of Failing to Deliver on Public Commitment to Restore Illegal Palm Plantations in Leuser Ecosystem
Procter and Gamble remains at risk of sourcing illegal palm oil In response to a Rainforest Action Network (RAN) investigation exposing illegal palm oil development in the Leuser Ecosystem, called…
Massive Deforestation in Borneo Destroying Orangutan Habitat
Destruction Calls into Question “Zero-Deforestation” Commitment of World’s Largest Viscose Producer Jakarta, March 18, 2024 – Today, a coalition of leading environmental organizations have released the report Deforestation Anonymous that sheds…
New Report Exposes Royal Golden Eagle Group’s Environmental Violations and Calls for Brands and Banks to Drop Ties
Web of shadow companies controlled by RGE allows billionaire tycoon Sukanto Tanoto to avoid accountability for forest destruction and community conflicts over Indigenous land rights San Francisco, CA – March…
New Rogue Actor Documented Destroying the Leuser Ecosystem
Global biodiversity hotspot threatened by shockingly large and accelerating forest clearance for palm oil In recent weeks, following years of reported declines in deforestation by palm oil companies, new reports…
