Challenging Corporate Power at the Biggest Climate March in History
This post is by the RAN staff who were in New York as part of the People’s Climate March: Lindsey Allen, Ginger Cassady, Susana Cervantes, Adrienne Fitch-Frankel, Chelsea Matthews, Scott Parkin, Claire…
Vice: UN Climate Change Summit Yields Major Announcements on Deforestation
“Among the few commitments to emerge from a one-day climate summit — held at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday and attended by over 100 heads of state —…
Grist: Cargill promises to stop chopping down rainforests. This is huge.
“Everything I’ve been reading about the U.N. Climate Summit had been making mepretty gloomy, until I read about the New York Declaration on Forests. The first notice was a press release from the Rainforest Action Network informing…
Mongabay: Dissolving pulp: the threat to Indonesia’s forests you’ve probably never heard of
“If “dissolving pulp” evokes nothing for you, you’re not alone. Not many people have heard of it, and the very term “dissolving pulp” is so generic it’s hard to imagine…
RAN Responds to Cargill’s Forest Pledge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 Laurel@ran.org | Bill Barclay, 415. 659. 0512 BBarclay@ran.org The following is a statement from Rainforest Action Network Executive Director…
Press Release: President of Indonesia put to the test over imminent deforestation at UN Climate Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 Laurel@ran.org President of Indonesia put to the test at UN Climate Summit over imminent deforestation NGOs issue a plea for President Susilo Bambang…
Press Release: Indonesia’s President inundated with calls to protect Iconic Leuser Ecosystem
Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Green Legacy Stands or Falls on Protection of the Leuser Ecosystem, NGOs say [Jakarta, Sept. 22] In the final weeks of his presidency, Susilo Bambang…
E Magazine: Palm Oil Production and Rainforest Destruction
“Most public health advocates applaud efforts by processed food producers, restaurants and fast food chains to get rid of so-called “trans fats”—partially hydrogenated oils added to foods to improve texture…
Eco Business: US doughnut giants make deforestation-free pledge
“Doughnut giants Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme have made pledges to source deforestation-free palm oil for the sweet treats they produce – a first for the industry. American doughnut and coffee…
Press Release: Palm Oil Giants Hit Pause Button On Bulldozers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 19th, 2014 CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 Laurel@ran.org Palm Oil Giants Hit Pause Button On Bulldozers Moratorium on forest clearance for palm oil plantations a ‘step…