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The rainforest of the indigenous tribe Ngobe is a natural paradise for amphibians and reptiles. Now, part of it could be drowned in an artificial lake meant to provide so-called clean energy. This critically endangers the rare Tabasara Rain Frog which is unique to this stretch of the river. The Ngobe natives are tackling the plans for the Barro Blanco dam, which is partly financed by three international development banks, and are asking for help. 

Please ask the development banks to immediately cancel funding for this destructive project and ensure the protection of the Tabasara rainforest.

The Sumatran orangutans are in great danger. Ruthless palm oil companies have chosen to ignore the Indonesian laws and set fire to their pristine Tripa forest - one of the last refuges for these highly endangered great apes.

Together with our local partners we are promoting legal action against the loggers, as well as inhibiting their work and surveilling the Tripa forest. 

Please help to protect the orangutans in Tripa.

David beat Goliath – and in Chile the indigenous peasant's community Diaguita Los Huascoaltinos has successfully prevented the contamination of their soils and waters by mining corporation Goldcorp. The Supreme Court's decision to stop mining plans strengthens the minority and environmental rights in Chile.

Finally, field investigations into the crimes of the palm oil industry on Sumatra have begun. After months of inaction allowing the destruction of the Tripa Peat Swamps, at least some officials seem to have finally woken up. However, it's action, not words that is needed now to save the Tripa Peat Swamps and the Sumatran orangutans.

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We will forward the donations to organizations on the ground, continue to organize protests or provide information.

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This fish really is a biological sensation. Thought to have died out 65 million years ago, some of these living fossils are still swimming around the African coast. In 2009 the Marine Protected Area was established in Tanzania to ensure the conservation of the coelacanths. But now plans for a deepwater port pose a great threat to their habitat and their existence.   

Please demand the protection of the coelacanth bay.

Eight indigenous rangers were brutally murdered, simply because they wanted to protect their forest. But so far the police has failed to engage in serious investigations, even though the Purépecha have lived in fear of criminal loggers who threaten their life for years. 

Please demand the protection of the Purépecha and their forest.

The corporate group Cargill is selling palm oil derived from the destruction of the Sumatran rainforest, home of the critically endangered orangutans. In doing so the multinational company is participating in the deforestation of one of the world's most important ecological systems. It is only here that orangutans live side by side with other rare species such as tigers, elephants and rhinoceroses.

Demand that Cargill immediately stop the logging and refrain from trading with companies who profit by setting the orangutan forest on fire! 

“The current trend of converting rainforest into palm oil plantations is devastating our country. Our people cannot provide for themselves any longer; and endangered species such as the orang-utans are doomed to die. It is high time for us to join forces and jointly put a stop to the palm oil industry’s  illegal activities on all levels.“

Nordin from Save Our Borneo asks for financial support to put his plan into action.

The inhabitants of Sepintun are planning to declare their primeval forest a conservation area. Their goal is to create a secure habitat for elephants, tigers, for the great Meranti trees and also for themselves, the indigenes of the Suku Anak Dalam. A state-aided timber company had already started logging trees in the rainforest, but the people were able to stop the workers for the time being. We want to help the indigenous tribes to preserve their rainforest forever: This type of woodland is one the last of its kind in Indonesia.

Please help us save this rainforest.

Flames, as far as the eye can see. During the past week more than 100 fires blazed across Tripa. The forest, which is one of the last refuges for the endangered Sumatra orangutans, is at great risk. If the accountable oil palm corporation is not stopped, these great apes could disappear completely by the end of 2012.

They need our help right now.
(Start: 3/30/12)

On a small island in northern Sulawesi, the district manager has greenlit an iron ore mine – and has violated several laws in doing so. The mining project would devastate the entire island and destroy all life in the surrounding coral gardens.
The people of Bangka want to preserve this unique natural treasure. That is why they ask the global community for help.

The people living next to the Magdalena river in Colombia are fighting desperately for their homeland. A giant hydro-electric power plant is supposed to be built right there in the rainforest and therefore large parts of the land are planned to be flooded. Constructor of this plant is the Spanish energy corporation Endesa, which is a subsidiary enterprise of the Italian Enel corporation.

The construction work is going to start on March 6^th and the protest camps of the local farmers and fishermen have been evacuated by force. These people are in desperate need of our support.