A playbook for combating corporate land theft emerges in Borneo
Indonesia’s pro-corporate land use system has caused devastating deforestation, but one Indigenous community is fighting back—and winning.
The Leuser Ecosystem has come a long way, but its future is still uncertain
A critically threatened rainforest sits at a crossroads—will it become a global model for rainforest conservation, or will it disappear piece by piece?
Big Win: Chubb No Longer Insures Calcasieu Pass LNG!
After impacted fishing families, RAN, and global allies exposed major insurer Chubb was insuring one of the biggest methane export terminals in the country, we pulled the new policy and…
The maker of Oreos is not taking its human rights responsibilities seriously
Rising authoritarianism is eroding basic democratic principles and human rights around the world, and corporations aren’t doing enough about it.
Animal feed is the new, silent planetary killer
The increasing use of palm oil in animal feed has deepened an unholy alliance between palm oil and animal agriculture, two planet-destroying industries, with the potential to dramatically accelerate tropical deforestation.
Elites posing as small farmers destroy critical rainforests in Indonesia
Smallholders grow about 40% of Indonesia’s oil palm, but they’re not all the same — some run their plots like mini corporate plantations, complete with managers and heavy machinery.
RAN’s 2024 Community Action Grants Supported Key Alliances Fighting for Climate Justice
Although 2024 brought significant challenges for the climate movement worldwide—ranging from the rise of the global far right to devastating forest fires from California to Patagonia and rising global temperatures—Indigenous and frontline communities remained resilient and unwavering, continuing to lead the movement for climate justice.
Black Activists Who Shaped America
Black activists have shaped our nation, created the blueprint for civil disobedience, and built the backbone of every movement changing the world today. RAN — and the nonviolent protest that’s…
Human Rights Under Attack
— An earlier version was printed as an Op-Ed in Newsweek on Feb. 18, 2025. Human rights are under attack. And we all need to speak up. At Rainforest Action…
Fisherfolk take the fight against LNG to Chubb
May 16, 2024: Update! Chubb no longer holds their $1.5 billion primary insurance policy for Calcasieu Pass LNG! Help us use this momentum and keep pressuring them to stop insuring…
