Deutsche Bahn conceals its involvement in Amazon rainforest rail and port project
Stop the appeasement and diversionary tactics: Deutsche Bahn must not support the planned GPM rail and port project in the Amazon rainforest!
COP16: A waste of time and a wasted opportunity
The 16th UN Biodiversity Conference was suspended without an agreement on funding. The question of how to pay for biodiversity conservation remains unanswered.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Government calls off oil auction!
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo canceled the auction of 27 oil concessions! Local activists opposed the project with the support of Rainforest Rescue.
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Rainforests are tightly intertwined with the climate: while forests are suffering from global warming, they are also the key to climate protection.
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Amazonia is burning!
The Amazon rainforest is burning! Communities and wildlife are suffering from the fires. We are receiving desperate calls for help from South America.
Biodiversity offsetting is a false solution: Nature is not a commodity!
Governments and the UN want to stop the mass extinction currently underway by turning nature into a tradable commodity: Biodiversity offsets are not the answer.
Ecuador: All eyes on Yasuní - Keep the oil in the ground!
The Ecuadorian people voted to protect Yasuní. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court must order the government to end oil production in Block 43.
South America: Going up in smoke for more cattle and soy
Much of South America is suffering from drought – and fires are being set to clear the forest for cattle ranching and industrial monocultures such as soy.
Tell the EU to stand firm against deforestation!
The EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Supply Chains is an important signal against global deforestation. Please speak out against vested interests trying to undermine it.
Indonesia: The wild orangutans are back!
Good news from our projects in the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra: Orangutans are returning to the reforested areas, and our rangers are curbing poaching.
Thanks to everyone who supported Kinipan!
During the abrupt visit of the Minister for Environment and Forestry on September 7 in Kinipan, we presented her with the petition “Please help us save Kinipan forest!”
Verdict in Indonesia: A healthy environment is a human right
A court on Sulawesi acquitted Haslilin and Andi Firmansyah from Torobulu on October 1, 2024. According to the court, everyone has the human right to a healthy environment.
The people have spoken: Tripa peat swamp forest, home of Sumatran orangutans, needs ironclad protection!
Our partner APEL Green Aceh delivered the petition “Indonesia: Protect the habitat of Tripa’s orangutans!” with more than 65,000 signatures.
Tanzania: Government backs down after Maasai protests
Tanzania’s government tried to strip 100,000 Maasai of voting rights to force them from their lands. After protests, the plan was reversed.
DRC: People and nature in eastern Congo need peace!
For 30 years, the people of the eastern DRC have endured constant violence. Now, the conflict is heating up again. The people and nature of the DRC need peace.
Indonesia: Protect the habitat of Tripa’s orangutans!
Officially, the peat forests of Sumatra are protected as a habitat for critically endangered orangutans. The encroachment of oil palm plantations must stop NOW!