Following Biden’s Historic Amazon Visit, RAN Calls on Global Leaders at COP29 to Restructure the Financial System Driving Deforestation
San Francisco – After Joe Biden made history this week as the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest, Rainforest Action Network is calling on global political and…
Customary Communities Fight Palm Oil Producers for Land Rights in Sumatra
Communities in Aceh use the High Carbon Stock Approach to map and assess their lands This is the story of the struggles and demands of the Jambo Reuhat community, one…
Aceh Communities Set to Receive Government Recognition of Customary Land Rights
Brands Must Support Advancement of Customary Rights Recognition in Leuser Ecosystem Indigenous communities in the Sumatran province of Aceh may soon receive formal recognition of their customary rights, an historic…
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.
Keep Forests Standing: Community resistance on the frontlines of deforestation
Around the world, however, forests continue to fall. Indigenous Peoples and local communities have been successfully managing some of the last intact rainforests for generations, but face constant threats. Indigenous…
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…
“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…
Rogue Palm Oil Company Trying to Steal Back Lands Redistributed to Communities by District Government in Indonesia
Urgent intervention needed by brands to end intimidation of land defenders in Tripa Peatland region by PT. Cemerlang Abadi Palm oil plantation company PT. Cemerlang Abadi (CA) continues to be…
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…
At Chubb AGM, Insurance Giant Faced Demands for Climate Action on the Ballot and in the Streets
Action in Zurich Depicting Chubb CEO Greenberg Smearing the Planet with Fossil Fuels Shareholders pass resolution for transparency on emissions reductions, but stop short of calling for an end to…
