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COP17 on desertification: stewards of the land have no say in its future
Without roots, water has nothing to slow it: 700 dead in Nepal. COP17 ends without rules, and the Indigenous peoples with the answers do not decide.
Conference in Berlin: defending the rainforest and amplifying Indigenous voices
Berlin, September 13: At Voices from the Rainforest, meet defenders, Indigenous representatives, and researchers from three continents.
Forestry minister refuses to recognize Indigenous Papuans
Indonesia’s forestry minister has opened 500,000 hectares of forest in Boven Digoel to clearing. Five Indigenous Papuans are taking the case to court.
Toxic nickel waste puts Morowali’s people and coast at risk
Nickel production generates vast quantities of toxic waste. JATAM Sulteng is suing the government over its failure to act.
40 years of action: a visual history
A great deal has happened in the 40 years since Rainforest Rescue was founded. We dug out photographs to mark key milestones.
Tapanuli: emergency aid, clean water, seedlings and new hope
Eight months after Cyclone Senyar, WALHI North Sumatra reports on emergency aid in Tapanuli. Thanks to all donors and Rainforest Rescue!
Corporations and banks seal the fate of Tapanuli orangutans
In Sumatra’s Tapanuli orangutan forest, hydropower construction and gold mining continue in the wake of Cyclone Senyar.
International community on the verge of failing to protect biodiversity
Almost four years ago, 196 countries agreed to halt the collapse of entire ecosystems by 2030. At the halfway point, progress has been underwhelming.
Projects of our partners on the ground
House of Essences: keeping traditional medicine knowledge alive
The “House of Essences” project with the Indigenous Tukano in Brazil’s Amazon combines traditional knowledge with modern methods.
Women leading in Sulawesi: Protecting the forest from nickel corporations
Women in Sulawesi are taking up the fight against land grabbing, environmental destruction and criminalization – and yet more nickel mines.
Reconciling conservation and human rights
Congo Basin rainforests are vital for biodiversity and the climate. CAD helps root conservation in local communities.
Agro é Fogo: preventing and fighting forest fires
Agro é Fogo’s network helps forest communities defend their territories against agribusiness-driven arson in the Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal.
Protecting rainforests and peatlands in the Leuser ecosystem
APEL Green Aceh defends Leuser’s peatlands and tiger forests, led by Indigenous “masters of the forest”, women and young people.
Risking their freedom for nature and democracy
Mother Nature Cambodia reaches millions of people with its creative and fearless campaigns, often at the cost of the activists’ own freedom.
Freedom for captive wildlife: the amaZOOnico wildlife conservation center
Support the release of white-bellied spider monkeys and Brazilian giant tortoises, and the planting of fruit trees in the Selva Viva reserve.