Smallholders grow about 40% of Indonesia’s oil palm, but they’re not all the same — some run their plots like mini corporate plantations, complete with managers and heavy machinery.
Our latest investigation gets up close and personal with illegal oil palm producers in the orangutan capital of the world.
Oil palm growers are illegally cutting down rainforests inside the orangutan capital of the world, but complicit multinationals have nothing to say about it.
Although 2024 brought significant challenges for the climate movement worldwide—ranging from the rise of the global far right to devastating forest fires from California to Patagonia and rising global temperatures—Indigenous and frontline communities remained resilient and unwavering, continuing to lead the movement for climate justice.
Black activists have shaped our nation, created the blueprint for civil disobedience, and built the backbone of every movement changing the world today. RAN — and the direct action and…
— An earlier version was printed as an Op-Ed in Newsweek on Feb. 18, 2025. Human rights are under attack. And we all need to speak up. At Rainforest Action…
“I live in Cameron, Louisiana and I’m here to stop LNG. It has totally destroyed our community. Born and raised there. Memories are all gone. All you see is a…
The fight for people and planet has always been a challenge. And everyone at RAN — and everyone who has supported RAN over the past 40 years — takes that challenge very seriously. That is why we build long-term, strategic and effective campaigns that have made a real difference.
Global consumer goods companies remain critical drivers of deforestation and human rights violations in supply chains, particularly in producing forest-risk commodities like palm oil, soy, and paper used in packaging.
Looking through the blown-out windows of my living room, I see my neighbor’s eight-person tent. Their house is gone, and this is how we’re living in Freeport, Texas after Hurricane…
In 1987, RAN successfully pressured Burger King to cancel $35 million in cattle contracts that were turning rainforests into grazing land. Since that historic first win, we have continued to…
Humans exist within a wildly complicated, nuanced, and interdependent network of life on planet Earth. We understand that network as biodiversity. Our existence is intricately connected with that of millions…
Although they can seem far away for many of us, our fight to keep rainforests intact is a fight for all of us. Our biodiversity, our climate, our very future,…
At RAN, easy access to information and media amplification help move people in that direction. For example, when we published our Banking on Climate Chaos report, Forbes ran the headline…
Activists from around the globe took to the streets of New York City the week of September 22nd in protests and events commemorating Climate Week 2024.
Kicking off New York Climate Week, RAN and Parliamentarians for a Fossil Free Future organized Financing the Future: Aligning Finance with the Promise of the Paris Agreement, a forum focused…
Last night, Manhattan’s business elite gathered at a prestigious black tie gala for the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, where millionaires and top executives from coal companies, insurance companies and…
Despite international commitments such as the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), financing to sectors linked to deforestation continues to rise.
At RAN we often hear the question, “Which products should I buy?” and “How can I shop ethically?” It’s a valid concern that reflects a deep desire to do right by the planet and each other. But, while avoiding certain products can be a potent form of resistance, this approach only touches the outermost layer of a much deeper, systemic issue. In fact, it doesn’t always have the impact we hope it will.
By Toyo Kawakami, Japan Senior Advisor (Japan) & Ruth Breech, Senior Campaigner (US) In August 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that permits for…
After fierce pressure from frontline organizers, climate activists, and allies – Chubb insurance has become the first major insurer to stop covering Rio Grande LNG, a dangerous methane gas export…
P&G met with corporate leaders to talk about “rising global uncertainty” as their business practices lay waste to frontline communities and rainforests.
As Pride celebrations continue to expand, we’ve witnessed an unsettling trend: corporate sponsors have increasingly taken center stage.
In April 2024, Chubb released a new policy to expand their minimal restrictions on insuring oil and gas. Chubb continues to feel campaign pressure to address their reputation risk on…
Our latest report finds that palm oil-based animal feed is now the single largest palm oil category imported into the United States, and staple dairy products increasingly contain “embedded” palm oil.
