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…
Illegal Deforestation Persists in Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park
Forest Monitoring System Improvements Needed to Stop Conflict Palm Oil expansion in world-renowned Leuser Ecosystem Despite the urgent need to protect the world’s last standing rainforests, deforestation outside government allocated…
We Vacationed with the World’s Biggest Pillagers in Boca Raton
Last week, we dipped our toes in the warm waters of South Florida at a gathering of elite investment firms and consumer goods companies known as the Consumer Analyst Group…
Nestlé’s New Sourcing Policy Falls Short On Ambition Needed to End Deforestation
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Nestlé’s Responsible Sourcing Core Requirements. San Francisco –– Amidst an ongoing climate crisis fueled in part by commodity production, consumer goods giant Nestlé recently released…
NEW VIDEO: Inside the Palm Oil Supply Chain; From Indonesia to Your Grocery Store
New RAN video-short lays bare the murky path of illegal palm oil into the supply chains of global brands that the industry would rather remain hidden We know that Conflict…
Climate and Rights Advocates Warn CAGNY Conference Investors that Deforestation and Rights Abuses are Bad For Business
Protestors plan a “welcome party” to expose big brands’ role in driving the climate crisis and Indigenous rights violations Boca Raton, Fl – As many of the world’s leading investment…
Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods in Leuser Ecosystem
Global brands need to invest more in community livelihood projects that reduce emissions and help build resilient societies Scientists predict that on our current trajectory of habitat loss and global…
Mondelēz International’s Deforestation Policy Under Scrutiny for Inadequacy
After recently receiving a failing “F” grade for its weak policies against deforestation in Rainforest Action Network’s (RAN) annual Keep Forests Standing Scorecard, Mondelēz International has quietly issued a new…
Banking on Biodiversity Collapse: Inaugural Report Reveals Major Bank and Investor Policies Accelerating Deforestation, Biodiversity Destruction, and Rights Violations
Behind the scenes, the finance sector is playing an outsized role in global deforestation by financing agribusiness and logging companies.
Report: Major Bank and Investor Policies Accelerating Forest Destruction, Biodiversity Loss, Climate Chaos and Rights Violations
New analysis documents $307 billion flowing from big finance into forest-risk commodities driving massive tropical deforestation *View report landing page here A new report released today, on ‘Finance Day’ at…