Success stories
Brazil’s president vetoes parts of the “devastation bill”
Following public protests, the Brazilian government has blocked the worst excesses of the “devastation bill” for the time being.
German government introduces bill against SLAPP lawsuits
The German government has introduced a bill to make it more difficult to file SLAPP lawsuits targeting environmental activists and journalists.
Indigenous people of Indonesia’s Aru Islands save one million hectares of forest!
Indigenous people from the Aru Islands received the prestigious Rights and Resources Award on June 30, 2025.
Court halts Wildlife Works' carbon trading project in the Amazon rainforest
A judge has suspended activities of the US company Wildlife Works for a carbon trading project in the rainforest of the Ka'apor people in Brazil.
The Indigenous Gayo of Pining harvest their first fruit while defending the Leuser ecosystem
After three years of growing a plantation in the Leuser ecosystem, the Indigenous people harvest fruits and defend the rainforest from destruction.
More than 42,000 people demand: “Protect human rights when promoting foreign trade”
On May 15, Rainforest Rescue presented the petition “Germany’s aluminum boom, Guinea’s environmental doom” to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Indigenous people of Sumatra protect mangroves with strength and courage
The film Indigenous People Protect their Mangrove Village, AWF shows how Simpang Lhee is becoming a “mangrove village” using Indigenous laws.
Deutsche Bahn pulls out of proposed rail and port project in Amazonia
After a year of campaigning, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has informed us that it no longer intends to participate in the GPM rail and export port project in the Amazon rainforest.
Liberia: Ecoguards patrol hundreds of kilometers on foot to protect chimpanzees
The 32 Ecoguards supported by Rainforest Rescue in Grebo-Krahn National Park covered 1,050 kilometers on foot to protect chimpanzees in 2024.
Tanzania: World Bank drops harmful project
The World Bank has discontinued funding for the REGROW project in Tanzania following harsh criticism. 80,935 people had called for this in a petition.