New Global Conservation Standards Applied to World-Renowned Leuser Ecosystem
Large-scale HCV-HCS mapping advances in Aceh; But More investment needed to map rainforests needing protection After decades of hard-fought international pressure campaigns by local organizations, international NGOs and consumers, an…
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…
New Report: Millions of Tons of Palm Oil Hidden in Animal Feed
Single largest palm oil import to the US goes unaccounted for in the global supply chain A new report released today by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) reveals that millions of…
Procter & Gamble Exposed for Failure to Fulfill Commitments to Restore Critical Rainforest Destroyed by Illegal Palm Oil Development in Indonesia
After P&G suppliers verified RAN’s evidence of illegal palm development in a wildlife reserve, P&G pledged to fix it. Now the company has abandoned its promises *Leuser Watch post published…
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…