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.
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.
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Rainforests are tightly intertwined with the climate: while forests are suffering from global warming, they are also the key to climate protection.
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Indonesia: Stop the destruction of Papua’s Marind forest!
Indonesia is implementing a sugar and ethanol program in southern Papua under military protection. Two million hectares of rainforest and Indigenous land are at risk.
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.
Spain: Pass a law to protect great apes NOW!
The Spanish government must urgently pass a law to protect the great apes to prevent their misuse as objects of entertainment or trade.
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.
DRC: Exploitation of mineral resources and forests fuels violence
Our demand for natural resources drives shocking violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The EU must therefore end its partnership on critical raw materials.
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.
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.
DRC: Stop harassing Congo's environmental defenders!
Gorillas, bonobos, okapi – the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Yet illegal logging remains a grave threat.
Germany’s aluminum boom, Guinea’s environmental doom: Take action now!
Aluminum is a crucial raw material for German industry. However, its production has been associated with serious human rights abuses and extensive environmental damage.
Ecuador: All eyes on Yasuní - Keep the oil in the ground!
The Ecuadorian people voted to protect Yasuní. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court must order the government to end oil production in Block 43.
Ecuador: Spider monkeys reintroduced into the rainforest
Our Ecuadorian partner organization AmaZoonico recorded the moment that three spider monkeys were released into the wild after years of preparation.
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.