Complicit: Bank of America, Human Rights, and Fossil Fuel Expansion
The brutal reality of climate chaos is being lived by millions of people around the world today, with its greatest burden borne by mostly BIPOC and low-income communities. Our global…
Complicit: Bank of America’s Role in Fossil Fuel Expansion and the Violation of Human Rights
Bank of America’s current policies and financing practices enable it to profit from climate chaos by leveraging the hard earned dollars of the individual customers it claims to care about, despite its stated commitment to respecting human rights and mitigating climate change.
Banks must respect Indigenous Peoples’ land rights to Keep Forests Standing
Banks have a role to play in ensuring that their clients are not violating the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
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.
Rainforest Action Network Responds to the Forests Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue Update at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Today at COP27 the Forests Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue presented an update on the initiative since its launch at COP26. In Glasgow, 28 countries…
“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…
Global Pressure Mounts on Trans Mountain Insurers in Advance of Renewal Deadline
As August 31 deadline nears, hundreds of thousands demand that Liberty Mutual rule out insuring tar sands expansion August 24, 2022 (Boston, MA, USA) – As Trans Mountain seeks to…
Indigenous Australians to Investors: Dump Adani Group
55 banks dropped direct financing of the Carmichael Adani Coal Mine – yet indirect investment keeps it afloat (Queensland) The Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians of Queensland, Australia, are calling…
This is a human rights crisis.
The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a direct and violent attack on women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and everyone in the country. Taking away our rights to control our…