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Protect the World's Forests

Forests provide homes and habitat for countless plant and animal species as well as for Indigenous communities. They also serve as a key defense against global warming by storing massive amounts of carbon.

RAN’s Tropical Forests Program supports alternatives and solutions that address underlying causes of deforestation and degradation.

In addition to global warming, the greatest threats to rainforests and forest peoples include industrial agribusiness, resource extraction, poor governance, illegal logging and the failure to recognize and respect rights of forest peoples. Our programs work to address these threats through market based campaigns that target prominent corporations, illuminating destructive global supply chains and increasing responsibility and transparency in the marketplace.

RAN's Work on Forests

    Indonesia, Climate Change and Rainforests Forests and the climate are inextricably linked. Indonesia is ground zero for forest and climate destruction.
    Rainforest Safe Reading List We released a list of 25 children’s books that are “rainforest-safe.” All books are printed on post-consumer recycled, FSC certified or recycled paper.
    The Problem with Palm Oil Approximately 85 percent of palm oil is grown in the tropical countries of Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) on industrial plantations that have severe impacts on the environment, forest peoples and the climate.
    Cargill and General Mills: Destroying Indonesia's Rainforest for Palm Oil Cargill's palm oil is in many food products found in our convenience stores, supermarkets, and homes. At least one hundred General Mills products, including such trusted brands as Toaster Strudel, Betty Crocker, Stovetop Hamburger Helper and Bisquick contain palm oil and its derivatives.
    Market Leaders Join RAN to Make Responsible Palm Oil Real Since August 2008, RAN has been in contact with hundreds of companies that use palm oil and/or palm oil derivatives in their products to express our concerns about the problems with palm oil and to encourage companies to make commitments to source or supply only socially and environmentally responsible palm oil.
    Cargill's Problems With Palm Oil Operations at Cargill plantations are actively burning and clearing rainforests, causing conflict with local communities, destroying peatlands and operating in violation of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) Principles and Criteria and outside of Indonesian law.
    Don’t Bag Indonesia’s Rainforests Major fashion brands have started protecting Indonesia’s rainforests.
    APP and APRIL: Indonesia’s Leaders in Climate and Rainforest Destruction Indonesia’s rainforests are quickly disappearing as unscrupulous companies cut down forests to produce cheap paper and other commodities such as palm oil for global markets.
    Do No More Harm! Indonesian communities and groups are taking action to stop rainforest destruction and reform the pulp and paper industry.
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Help Convince General Mills to Stop Rainforest Destruction

General Mills uses palm oil from plantations that destroy huge tracts of rainforests in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.
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