Are APP and Suppliers Responsible for Lion’s Share of South Sumatra Fires?
Indonesia headed into the recent Paris climate talks with the dubious honor of being the country with the highest rate of greenhouse gas emission in the world. Indonesia skyrocketed into…
The Biggest Climate Story You’re Probably Not Following
As leaders of the world’s largest economies gather at the global climate negotiations in Paris, there’s an ongoing climate emergency unfolding in Indonesia that demands our attention: the country has…
Asia Wild Fire Panel at COP21 Highlights Worst Climate Crisis in 21st Century Being Ignored
Racing Extinction, Rainforest Action Network, United Nations GRASP, Kids Cut Palm Oil Leaders and Students Demand Corporations & Governments Find Solutions Event as Part of ‘Kids Cut Palm Oil’ Day…
New Initiatives To End Deforestation Present Risks, Opportunities To Stop Drivers of Climate Change
Rainforest Action Network responds to government and private sector pledges made at the Paris climate talks to protect rainforests and peatlands, cautions true test is on the ground FOR IMMEDIATE…
Credibility of the RSPO Brand Remains in Question, Says Rainforest Action Network
More reforms are needed to RSPO standard, auditing and enforcement of its members in the palm oil sector FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 Kuala…
RSPO Can’t Be Trusted to Provide Truly Responsible Palm Oil, Says International Coalition of Civil Society Groups
Key gaps in labor standards and enforcement leave palm oil workers vulnerable to exploitation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 Abby McGill, abby@ilrf.org, +1 913.620.5063 Renata…
Video: PepsiCo Declared “Out of Order” Across the Globe
PepsiCo’s new palm oil policy and ‘action plan’ has a loophole the size of Indonesia. Throughout the month of October, forest fires, intentionally lit to clear land for palm oil…
Alarming Developments in Latin American Palm Oil Industry Spur Global Call To Action For Palm Oil Traders
International coalition of NGOs says murder, intimidation and the devastation of community livelihoods tied to rampant palm oil plantation expansion must be stopped FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Friends of the…