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Success stories

Sumatran forest elephant © globalfilm

Nov 29, 2018

Sumatra’s elephant forest is safe!

Our partners on Sumatra scored a resounding success: 2,000 acres of forest in Sepintun now officially belong to the local indigenous people – and the elephants.

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Two women with their children in front of thatched houses

Nov 15, 2018

We beat the plantation companies!

Our partners in the Philippines scored two successes: the government put a moratorium on the spread of oil palm plantations and shut down two coconut palm companies.

Indigenous Mundurukú people protesting the planned construction of a dam on the Tapajos river in Brazil

Sep 5, 2018

Fighting the good fight – with your support

Does our work make a difference? Yes, together with our hard-working partners and the international pressure generated by your signatures, we’re scoring real successes.

Black howler monkey (Alouatta carayá)  with text "Success!"

Feb 20, 2018

Brazil: monkeys can breathe easier

Thanks to an international outcry, Netflix is no longer spreading false information about yellow fever and howler monkeys that prompted the wholesale killing of monkeys.

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