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Stay in the loop with news of ongoing campaigns and successes in the fight against rainforest destruction.
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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.
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Uganda: Nine students arrested for protesting against Stanbic Bank
Police in Uganda have once again arrested students who were peacefully demonstrating against the EACOP pipeline project.
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.
Indonesia: Indigenous peoples speak out against Merauke project
The “Merauke Declaration of Solidarity” calls for the immediate halt of the Indonesian government’s two-million-hectare sugar and bioethanol project.
Stop the CEPA Indonesia-EU trade deal!
123 civil society groups from Indonesia and Europe, including Rainforest Rescue, are calling for a stop to negotiations for the CEPA free trade agreement.
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.
Nigeria: Environmentalist Odey Oyama arrested
Our partner, Odey Oyama, was arrested in Nigeria. Local activists and Rainforest Rescue are calling for an immediate end to his harassment by the authorities.