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Our rainforest campaigns

Find out more about our campaigns and the issues we address – and what you can do to protect the rainforests.

Two young orangutans in the rainforest on Sumatra, Indonesia

The rainforest

A green sea of ferns, mosses, vines and ancient trees. Iridescent butterflies and colorful birds. Flowers in every hue of the rainbow. The “green lung” is a natural wonder of the world. Find out more about the world’s most diverse, fascinating and threatened ecosystem.
Two tigers playing Recent successes

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Automeris sp. caterpillar on a twig

Biodiversity

 Destruction of the rainforest

Palm oil – deforestation for everyday products

Palm oil is literally everywhere – in our foods, cosmetics, cleaning products and fuels. How could it come to this? What can we do to protect people and nature?

Biofuel

The use of bioethanol and biodiesel in motor vehicles is a misguided attempt to save the climate. The ugly reality is that "green" fuels are destroying rainforests, accelerating climate change and condemning millions to poverty and hunger.

 Logs being marked as illegal

Tropical timber

Timber from domestic forests is a natural and renewable resource which is both modern and environmentally friendly. But is that also true of tropical timber from rainforests?

 Goldmine in Ghana

Gold

The romantic notion of gold prospecting has little in common with today’s mining operations. Find out about the environmental cost of our lust for gold – and what we can do to stop the insanity.

 Two cows in a cage

Industrialized meat production – rainforest on our plates

Burgers, steaks, chicken wings – more and more meat is ending up on our dinner tables. What are the consequences of our meat habit for the environment and our climate?