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International community on the verge of failing to protect biodiversity
Almost four years ago, 196 countries agreed to halt the collapse of entire ecosystems by 2030. At the halfway point, progress has been underwhelming.
Indonesia pits the military against Papua’s forests and Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Marind people are taking action in Papua, where 2.7 million hectares of forest are to be cleared for sugarcane, rice and oil palms.
How intimidation lawsuits backfire
Three Belgian non‑governmental organizations are taking the plantation company Socfin to court. The company had previously sued the NGOs.
Indigenous Papuans and rainforest endangered by Merauke ammunition factory
An explosives and ammunition factory is being built in Merauke. Solidaritas Merauke is calling for the project to be stopped immediately.
DRC: no new logging concessions
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s moratorium on large-scale logging remains in place. We will be watching closely to make sure it does.
Legal action taken against pulp company
WALHI is suing Toba Pulp Lestari before a court in Medan, calling for the restoration of damaged ecosystems and Tapanuli orangutan forest habitat.
“We stand against mining – to the end!”
Petitions and campaigns take courage and perseverance. 87 environmental groups from around the world support a letter against gold mining in Beutong!
Communities around the world have the right to say NO to mining
Communities from Panama to Sulawesi are resisting mining’s toll on water, forests, and lives – and demanding the right to say NO to mining.
Projects of our partners on the ground
House of Essences: keeping traditional medicine knowledge alive
The “House of Essences” project with the Indigenous Tukano in Brazil’s Amazon combines traditional knowledge with modern methods.
Women leading in Sulawesi: Protecting the forest from nickel corporations
Women in Sulawesi are taking up the fight against land grabbing, environmental destruction and criminalization – and yet more nickel mines.
Reconciling conservation and human rights
Congo Basin rainforests are vital for biodiversity and the climate. CAD helps root conservation in local communities.
Agro é Fogo: preventing and fighting forest fires
Agro é Fogo’s network helps forest communities defend their territories against agribusiness-driven arson in the Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal.
Protecting rainforests and peatlands in the Leuser ecosystem
APEL Green Aceh defends Leuser’s peatlands and tiger forests, led by Indigenous “masters of the forest”, women and young people.
Stopping the EACOP oil pipeline
Our partner Tasha is pushing back against the African fossil fuel boom by educating local communities about the dangers of drilling and pipelines.
Risking their freedom for nature and democracy
Mother Nature Cambodia reaches millions of people with its creative and fearless campaigns, often at the cost of the activists’ own freedom.
Freedom for captive wildlife: the amaZOOnico wildlife conservation center
Support the release of white-bellied spider monkeys and Brazilian giant tortoises, and the planting of fruit trees in the Selva Viva reserve.