No EU money for GPM rail and port project in Brazil!
Together with our Brazilian partners, we visited the European Commission in Brussels and succeeded in preventing the GPM project from getting funded.
Indonesia: Striking a blow against the bird mafia
A truck carrying 6,514 birds crammed into 216 crates was seized at a port in Sumatra. This is the outcome of the tireless work of our partner organization, Flight.
Indonesia: The Tongka rainforest is safe!
Thanks to our partner Save Our Borneo, the village of Tongka on the Barito River in Borneo now has an official title to nearly 6,000 hectares of its ancestral forest!
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The rainforest
A green sea of ferns, mosses, vines and ancient trees. Iridescent butterflies and colorful birds. Flowers in every hue of the rainbow. The “green lung” is a natural wonder of the world. Find out more about the world’s most diverse, fascinating and threatened ecosystem.
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Climate and the rainforest
Rainforests are tightly intertwined with the climate: while forests are suffering from global warming, they are also the key to climate protection.
We’re working around the world, supporting our partners on the ground in tropical countries. Find out more about where we’re involved and what we’re doing.
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Brazil: Howler monkeys need protection from deadly electric shocks!
Howler monkeys in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre are being killed or seriously injured by electric shocks from improperly insulated power lines and pylons.
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.
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.
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.
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: New forest on old plantation land – the village of Simenakhenak
The Sumatran village of Simenakhenak is recovering 252 hectares of forest with the help of Rainforest Rescue. A new forest of coffee and native trees is being created.
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.
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!”
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.
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.