Long Live the Leuser Ecosystem
Of all the special places on earth that are deserving of protection, there is one in particular—Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem on the north tip of Sumatra—that Rainforest Action Network has decided…
All Eyes on PepsiCo: Will it Come Clean or Keep Trafficking Conflict Palm Oil?
PepsiCo is the largest globally distributed snack food company in the world and is a major user of Conflict Palm Oil. But it continues to fall farther and farther behind…
Women’s Voices: Mom to Mom – NO More Conflict Palm Oil
‘Sunday’s People’s Climate March was the largest demonstration for climate action in history, with more than 400,000 people — from all walks of life and all over the country and…
Join the Palm Oil Action Team! The pressure is working, but the job isn’t done!
The risks associated with palm oil cultivation, such as rainforest destruction, climate change, species extinction, and human rights abuse continue to plague the tropical countries of Malaysia and Indonesia. These…
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…
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…