Indigenous Land Stewardship Keeps Forests Standing
With the climate crisis in full swing, protecting ecosystems that stabilize the climate like tropical forests is more urgent than ever. Forests naturally store massive amounts of carbon in the…
Looking Ahead: Seven Priorities to Guide us in 2023
It’s 2023 and the clock is ticking as we race toward 2030 — the indisputable, internationally agreed upon deadline to cut global emissions by half if we want to mitigate…
RAN Annual Report 2021-2022
Our strength is in our NETWORK. We stand at a critical juncture for life on planet Earth. At stake is our climate, the rich biodiversity of flora and fauna that sustains us, and the future that our children, and their children, will inherit.
The Forest Stewardship Council Risks its Reputation
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly meeting in Bali this October resulted in far-reaching changes to the FSC’s sustainable timber and paper certification scheme. Changes to the 1994 conversion…
Report: Global Bank Policies ‘Dangerously Inadequate’ to Prevent Financing of Deforestation, Climate Chaos and Human Rights Abuses
As the climate and biodiversity crisis intensifies, credit to forest-risk commodity companies increased over 60% between 2020 and 2021 **Report available in English, Portuguese and Indonesian languages *** Press release…
The Price of Procter & Gamble’s Inaction
Last week, we protested outside Procter & Gamble’s headquarters in Cincinnati, demanding that the company take action against deforestation and human rights abuses in its global supply chain. A broad…
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) Responds to Pivotal Votes That Alter Forest Stewardship Council Standards
Members issue call for improvements to Remedy Framework to protect the FSC’s credibility San Francisco––the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)––one of the world’s largest certification schemes for pulp and paper and…
“When we lose our land, we lose our identity.”
Indigenous peoples in North Sumatra are facing threats to their identities, livelihoods and safety as corporations destroy the rainforests that their communities have relied on for generations. In this open…
Corporate Forest Positive Coalition Exposed
NGOs backed by 200,000 people deliver an ash mural made from forest fires caused by corporate giants at a greenwashing event they’re holding during Climate Week NYC. NEW YORK,…
