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Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Environmentalists: Ban oil exploration immediately

Republic of the Congo The government of Congo-Brazzaville wants to award oil concessions and allow mining in the Conkouati-Douli National Park.

Maasai in Tanzania

World Bank project in Tanzania: Rangers kill two villagers

Tanzania In Tanzania, rangers from the national park authority, which was co-financed by the World Bank, have killed two villagers.

Poster: STOP the Indonesia-EU trade deal!

Stop the CEPA Indonesia-EU trade deal!

Indonesia 123 civil society groups from Indonesia and Europe, including Rainforest Rescue, are calling for a stop to negotiations for the CEPA free trade agreement.

A group of people protesting with large, colorful banners in front of three office buildings

Deutsche Bahn pulls out of proposed rail and port project in Amazonia

Brazil 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.

Ugandan students protesting against the EACOP pipeline

Uganda: Nine students arrested for protesting against Stanbic Bank

Uganda Police in Uganda have once again arrested students who were peacefully demonstrating against the EACOP pipeline project.

Odey Oyama is a staunch defender of Cross River National Park.

Nigeria: Environmentalist Odey Oyama arrested

Jan 20, 2025 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.

Group photo of seven people in front of the entrance of a building of the EU Commission in Brussels

No EU money for GPM rail and port project in Brazil!

Brazil Together with our Brazilian partners, we visited the European Commission in Brussels and succeeded in preventing the GPM project from getting funded.

A white-bellied spider monkey on a tree

Ecuador: Spider monkeys reintroduced into the rainforest

Dec 18, 2024 Our Ecuadorian partner organization AmaZoonico recorded the moment that three spider monkeys were released into the wild after years of preparation.

Cover of the “Merauke Declaration of Solidarity” with excavator

Indonesia: Indigenous peoples speak out against Merauke project

Indonesia The “Merauke Declaration of Solidarity” calls for the immediate halt of the Indonesian government’s two-million-hectare sugar and bioethanol project.

Oil pumpjack with a cloudy sky in the background

DRC Approves Oil Exploration in Critical Peatland

Democratic Republic of the Congo In a shock announcement, the government of the DRC has approved the opening 52 new oil exploration blocks in the fragile ecosystem of the Cuvette Centrale peatlands.

Chimpanzee in Grebo-Krahn National Park, Liberia

Liberia: Ecoguards patrol hundreds of kilometers on foot to protect chimpanzees

Liberia The 32 Ecoguards supported by Rainforest Rescue in Grebo-Krahn National Park covered 1,050 kilometers on foot to protect chimpanzees in 2024.

Zebras in the savanna

Tanzania: World Bank drops harmful project

Tanzania 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.

Young woman holding a large placard with the text “Free Mother Nature Activist!”

Free the Mother Nature Cambodia activists NOW!

Cambodia Five young members of Mother Nature Cambodia (MNC) have been imprisoned for 300 days. On April 30, the Supreme Court will decide on their request for bail.

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