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Ecuador: NO to mining in the rainforest #LibertadparaJavierRamirez
The beautiful cloud forests of Ecuador’s Intag region have a fatal flaw – they are standing on a deposit of copper ore. Villagers opposed to plans for a giant open-cast mine are being harassed and criminalized. Community leader Javier Ramírez has been jailed on fabricated charges for ten months. Please call for his immediate release.
Start of campaign: Feb 8, 2015 ∣ 76,247 supporters to date -
Zimbabwe: stop trafficking in baby elephants!
36 baby elephants were recently rounded up in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park for sale to private zoos and circuses abroad. Their chances of survival without their mothers are very slim. Please speak out against this cruel trade and call for the elephants to be returned to their herds.
Start of campaign: Jan 28, 2015 ∣ 95,910 supporters to date -
Pygmy sloths: here today, extinct tomorrow?
It's hard to imagine a more disarming creature than the pygmy sloth. About half the size of a cat and completely helpless against human predation, it is one of the world's most endangered mammals. Tell the Panamanian authorities to protect them NOW.
Start of campaign: Jan 6, 2015 ∣ 91,052 supporters to date -
The Mekong River means life: stop the Don Sahong Dam
The future of the Mekong River’s ecosystem and her people are in jeopardy, as plans to build the Don Sahong Dam – the second dam on the Lower Mekong mainstream – rapidly progress. Call on Mekong Prime Ministers to stop the potentially disastrous project. – Update: Jan 22, 2015
Start of campaign: Dec 16, 2014 ∣ 96,313 supporters to date -
China: stop the slaughter – stamp out ivory trafficking now
Chinese ivory traffickers are responsible for the deaths of thousands of African elephants. The situation is especially alarming in Tanzania, where ruthless criminal organizations are behind the poaching.
Start of campaign: Nov 21, 2014 ∣ 109,796 supporters to date -
Stop the chainsaws: save the home of the Woodlark cuscus
This charming creature is the Woodlark cuscus, a marsupial that lives on Woodlark Island, a small tropical paradise off Papua New Guinea. The cuscus' sole habitat is in grave danger – please speak out to stop their forests from being felled for lumber and patio furniture.
Start of campaign: Oct 22, 2014 ∣ 69,745 supporters to date -
The Philippines: stop the palm oil rush in Palawan
The proposal to convert further 8 million hectares of Philippine soil into oil palm plantations made headlines across the country and shed a harsh light on how Philippine authorities imagine their country's development. Call on the Governor of Palawan to save the Palawan Man & Biosphere Reserve!
Start of campaign: Oct 16, 2014 ∣ 91,281 supporters to date
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Stop deforestation for tar sand oil: Say no to CETA
Vast swathes of land are being devastated and rivers polluted for Canadian tar sand crude – the world’s dirtiest oil. While tar sand oil is currently banned in the EU, the oil industry will force open Europe’s door if the CETA trade agreement is ratified. Speak out against CETA!
Start of campaign: Oct 6, 2014 ∣ 81,445 supporters to date -
A deathtrap for wildlife: stop Thailand’s forest highway
Most of Thailand’s forests have vanished over the past decades. And now, the government is planning to clear a broad swathe through a UNESCO World Heritage Site to expand a highway. Tell Thailand to protect its few remaining forests rather than sacrificing them for roads.
Start of campaign: Sep 12, 2014 ∣ 71,255 supporters to date -
Monsanto vs. monarchs – millions of butterflies disappearing
Every year, millions of monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles to their winter homes in Mexico. Recently, their numbers have plunged by 90 percent: herbicides tailored to Monsanto’s GE crops are driving the iconic butterfly to extinction. Please join us in calling for the monarch’s protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Start of campaign: Sep 6, 2014 ∣ 78,482 supporters to date -
Peru: Máxima vs. the U.S. mining conglomerate
On the 5th of August, Máxima Acuña, a Peruvian small farmer, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. Her “crime”: refusing to give up her family’s small farm to make way for a gold mine. Please join us in speaking out against this blatant injustice.
Start of campaign: Sep 3, 2014 ∣ 118,591 supporters to date -
Take pangolins off the menu now!
Pangolins are nearly extinct in the wild. Yet in Vietnam and China, the animals are still considered a delicacy and their scales are in great demand for traditional "medicine". Call on the Chinese and Vietnamese governments to stop the pangolin from being hunted to extinction.
Start of campaign: Aug 6, 2014 ∣ 98,360 supporters to date -
E.On threatens North American and French forests
E.On's plans to convert an old coal power plant to biomass is threatening forests across North America and France. Environmentalists, community groups and local authorities are fighting to stop the power company and protect forests from clearcutting. Please support them by signing our petition.
Start of campaign: Jul 6, 2014 ∣ 128,285 supporters to date -
Red alert for bees: support the EU pesticide ban
Bees are crucial to our food system, and dramatic colony collapses caused by pesticides led the EU to prohibit several Bayer, BASF and Syngenta products. The corporations are now striking back and suing the EU. Please call on the manufacturers to respect the ban.
Start of campaign: Jun 9, 2014 ∣ 129,928 supporters to date -
PepsiCo: trashing rainforests for 450,000 tons of palm oil a year
Pepsi's slogan Live for Now perfectly reflects how the company treats the planet – without the slightest regard for tomorrow. But we have the power to change that. Tell PepsiCo to get deforestation out of its snack foods!
Start of campaign: May 18, 2014 ∣ 123,179 supporters to date -
Activists arrested for defending these ancient trees
Nine indigenous people and environmentalists were arrested recently for blocking workers and construction equipment from entering Areng Valley in southwestern Cambodia. The activists are working to stop the valley's ancient forest and wildlife habitat from being submerged by a planned dam. Please help us get the project scrapped. – Update: Sep 2, 2014
Start of campaign: May 14, 2014 ∣ 106,772 supporters to date -
Ban plastic bags in the EU
Eight billion plastic bags end up as litter every year in Europe alone. They are not only a blight on the countryside and seas – they can be deadly for seabirds, seals, sea turtles, whales and other marine life. Please sign our petition calling for a ban of plastic bags in the EU. – Update: Apr 25, 2014
Start of campaign: Apr 10, 2014 ∣ 148,678 supporters to date -
Stop the chainsaws, Mr. "Climate President"!
How can the environment minister of Peru preside over the current UN Climate Summit in Lima while actively promoting rampant deforestation in his own country? Help us call him out on his hypocrisy! Please sign our petition and share it far and wide! – Update: Jul 13, 2014
Start of campaign: Dec 2, 2013 ∣ 178,970 supporters to date -
Borneo: axing a national park for palm oil
Despite a clear verdict by Indonesia's Supreme Court (see News and Updates), a palm oil company is still clearing land in Borneo's Tanjung Puting National Park and encroaching on the last remaining habitats of endangered orangutans and proboscis monkeys. Please take a stand and sign our petition to the Indonesian government. – Update: Dec 1, 2013
Start of campaign: Sep 26, 2013 ∣ 124,114 supporters to date -
Orangutans – victims of “sustainable” palm oil
In Borneo, several starving orangutans have been rescued after their forest homes were clear-cut for a palm oil plantation. The rainforest was bulldozed by BGA, a member of the RSPO – the organization issuing the label for sustainable palm oil. Please act now to stop this madness!
Start of campaign: Apr 11, 2013 ∣ 143,311 supporters to date -
EU destroys 700,000 hectares of rainforest for biofuels
The EU wants to save our climate with supposedly green biofuels and has deemed palm oil "sustainable". Yet on the other side of the globe, rainforests are being clear-cut to produce the 1.9 million tons of palm oil that end up in European fuel tanks every year. Tell EU legislators to put an end to this tragically misguided policy! – Update: Jun 23, 2013
Start of campaign: Feb 20, 2013 ∣ 263,074 supporters to date -
Malaysia: pygmy elephants poisoned for palm oil
14 Borneo pygmy elephants have been poisoned in the Malaysian state of Sabah. The rare animals are considered pests on the oil palm plantations that are rapidly eating into the rainforests. Please call for an immediate end to the destruction of rainforests and for the protection of the elephants. – Update: Mar 22, 2013
Start of campaign: Feb 1, 2013 ∣ 215,184 supporters to date
