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Stay in the loop with news of ongoing campaigns and successes in the fight against rainforest destruction.


Metate Arch – Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Trump massively cuts Utah national monuments

Dec 5, 2017 U.S. President Trump has reduced two national monuments in the state of Utah by 8,000 square kilometers. Environmental organizations are suing against the cuts.

Koala mother and cub

More than 200,000 call for end to deforestation in Queensland

Nov 24, 2017 More than 200,000 people have signed petitions calling for the end of deforestation in Queensland, the single greatest animal welfare crisis in the state.

Photomontage: koala and chainsaw

An Australia without koalas?

Nov 10, 2017 An ecological disaster is looming Down Under: Australia's iconic koalas could be extinct within 25 years if the fragmentation and destruction of their habitat continues.

Two chimpanzees

Guinea: 4,000 chimps safe in new national park

Nov 2, 2017 Guinea is establishing a protected area for about 4,000 chimpanzees. Moyen-Bafing National Park will cover 6,426 square kilometers.

Photomontage: an aircraft engine in front of a torched rainforest

Palm oil jet fuel stopped!

Oct 17, 2017 The plans of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to use millions of tons of palm oil as “green” jet fuel have been thwarted for now.

Rainforest in the mist with superimposed SAVED stamp

47,000 km² Amazon rainforest reserve safe!

Sep 27, 2017 Facing furious protests, Brazilian President Temer retracted his decree abolishing the protection of a swathe of Amazon rainforest the size of Denmark.

Humboldt penguins on a rocky coastline

Chile protects Humboldt penguins, drops iron mine and loading port project

Aug 25, 2017 Thanks to the hard work of local activists and your signatures, the Chilean government rejected an iron mine project that would have seriously threatened Humboldt penguins.

Chimpanzee in Liberia

A national park for chimpanzees – thanks to your support!

Aug 24, 2017 Great news from Africa: Liberia recently proclaimed the new Grebo-Krahn National Park for wild chimpanzees – a project partly funded by your donations!

Primitive charcoal ovens and felled trees in the Paraguayan Chaco together with the brand logos of Aldi, Carrefour, Lidl

UPDATE Carrefour

Jul 24, 2017 'UPDATE: In response to the campaign, Carrefour have suspended purchases of some of their Paraguayan charcoal. Keep signing to tell Lidl and Aldi to do the same!'

Two owls sitting on a branch

Harry Potter and Indonesia's owls

Jul 7, 2017 Is Harry Potter to blame for the suffering of thousands of owls on Indonesian bird markets? Two Oxford Brookes University researchers are convinced of it.

Nordin of Save Our Borneo

RIP Nordin of Save Our Borneo (1970-2017)

Jun 26, 2017 Nordin, director of Save Our Borneo, has died of a sudden illness. He worked tirelessly to defend forests, suing palm oil companies and rewetting peatlands.

Crop duster aircraft spraying chemicals on a soy field

EU: glyphosate causes serious eye damage and is toxic to aquatic life

Mar 17, 2017 The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has not classified glyphosate as a carcinogen. The substance does cause serious eye damage and is toxic to aquatic life, however.

Bechstein bat

Half of all species facing extinction

Feb 28, 2017 The worldwide loss of biodiversity is accelerating at an alarming rate. Half of all species could disappear by the end of this century.

Ekuri people protesting the "superhighway" project

Nigeria: governor partly repeals Ekuri Forest land grab

Feb 17, 2017 The struggle of the Ekuri people is paying off: the governor of Nigeria's Cross River state is returning 5,200 square km of rainforest land to the community.

Palm oil mill on Borneo

Toxins in palm oil: EU planning limits

Feb 6, 2017 The European Commission is considering regulations to limit levels of genotoxic and carcinogenic contaminants occurring in products containing palm oil.

A Balkan lynx in the forest

Hydropower projects in Balkan lynx habitat canceled

Feb 6, 2017 The Balkan lynx can breathe easier: Mavrovo National Park in Macedonia is safe after international banks axed two potentially disastrous hydropower projects.

A young chimpanzee climbing a tree in the rainforest

Laying the groundwork for a national park: researchers chart chimpanzee forest

Jan 23, 2017 Until now, little was known about Gbi Forest. Following the initial charting expedition, members of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation are now studying its biodiversity.

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