Rainforest Rescue (Rettet den Regenwald, Germany)

SLAPP lawsuits: dragging democracy into the dock Across Europe, activists are being intimidated, threatened, and sued simply for speaking out against wrongdoing. A new study on intimidation lawsuits reveals that Germany is among the countries with t...

When speaking truth becomes a legal risk, democracy suffers. Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are rising – 1,300 cases since 2010. We urgently need strong anti‑SLAPP laws. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1494...

President strengthens forest protection – but police arrest forest defenders President Bola Tinubu has banned timber exports to protect forests – yet rainforest defender Martins Egot has been arrested, accused of inciting young people to violence. The activists had stopped mac...

#Nigeria’s timber export ban should shield forests – yet loggers are back in #Ekuri and police arrested defender Martins Egot after a peaceful action. Power still sides with chainsaws, not communities. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1491...

Sumatra: government shuts down dozens of destructive companies Two months after Cyclone Senyar hit Sumatra, permits for the dam and hydropower plant in the Batang Toru forest have been revoked with immediate effect. The Martabe gold mine, the pulp company Toba Pu...

#GoodNews: After decades of destruction, justice for Sumatra: 28 companies – including Toba Pulp Lestari and the Batang Toru dam – have been shut down. A turning point for forests, wildlife, and Indigenous rights. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1490...

Nigeria’s forests cannot wait – enforce the timber export ban now! Gorillas, chimpanzees, and elephants – Nigeria’s jungles shelter some of the world’s most iconic and endangered species. Yet the forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. President Tinubu has n...

Nigeria’s forests are vanishing fast. The new timber export ban is a milestone – but without enforcement, it’s meaningless. Tell Nigeria’s leaders: make the ban real protection for forests and people. ✍️ #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

Mexico: Stop the destruction of Chiapas’ forests! The forests of Mexico’s Chiapas state are among the most biodiverse on Earth, yet they face grave danger: Nearly half have already been illegally logged for timber. Please support the campaign of our ...

Half of Chiapas’ forests are gone – and illegal logging continues unchecked. Add your voice to demand action from the Mexican government. ✍️ #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

The power of truth and community solidarity Odey Oyama is one of Nigeria's leading rainforest environmentalists. Director of the Rainforest Resource Development Centre (RRDC), Oyama has been our partner for nine years. In this interview – short...

“Thank you – for believing that the rainforest matters.” Our Nigerian partner Odey Oyama’s message is for every person who has ever signed, shared, or donated. Your support keeps activists safe and forests standing. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1455...

#petition Rainforest protection is not a profit machine: Stop the TFFF! The COP30 World Climate Conference in Brazil saw the launch of the new Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) to finance conservation. Yet instead of addressing the causes of deforestation, the TFFF...

Please SIGN: 240 NGOs, Indigenous peoples and grassroots movements are uniting against the #TFFF. Together we say: our forests are not for speculation, our lives are not collateral. Stand with this global alliance.
#RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

Brazil: Checking in with our partners in Maranhão Guadalupe Rodríguez, Felipe Duran and Klaus Schenck are in Brazil on behalf of Rainforest Rescue to touch base with our partner organizations. Here is their report on the visits in the state of Maranh...

Our partners in #Brazil tell their stories: In Maranhão, drones and planes douse villages, crops and water with pesticides so agribusiness can seize land. Communities call it chemical warfare. #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1454...

Making our voices heard in Belém at #COP30!

#RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest #PowerToThePeople #NoPlanetB

#RainforestRescue is on the ground in Belém at the Global Climate March as over 40,000 people speak out for forests, climate justice, and Indigenous rights at #COP30. We're standing in solidarity and calling for real action!

#ActForRainforest #PowerToThePeople #NoPlanetB

#petition DRC: Europe’s green transition must not cost Congo’s blood and forests! The violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not only a humanitarian catastrophe but also an environmental disaster. The exploitation of mineral resources and forests driven by neighboring Rwan...

Please SIGN: Violence in eastern #DRCongo is a disaster for the forest and human rights. Neighboring #Rwanda is driving #BloodMineral mining. Tell the #EU to end its partnership with Rwanda on critical raw materials! www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13... #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest

#petition DRC: Stop harassing Congo's environmental defenders! Gorillas, bonobos, okapi – the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Yet illegal logging remains a grave threat. Many Congolese people are standing up to p...

Please SIGN: Tell the #DRC gov't to stop targeting forest defenders! These unsung heroes, who operate in a war zone to stop illegal logging and mining in Africa's largest #rainforest, deserve protection NOW. www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12... #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest

Urgent: Please ask your MP to speak out against new funding for Drax’s tree burning The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s single largest carbon emitter and the world’s biggest tree burner, Drax, over concerns about its sourcing of wood pell...

Today is the International Day of Action on Big Biomass!

UK: tell your MP to speak out against funding for Drax’s tree-burning: tinyurl.com/yddsnsx7

And please SIGN the petition against Drax’s tree-powered data centre plans: tinyurl.com/y8b3ah3u

#BigBadBiomass
#RainforestRescue
#ActForRainforest

#petition DRC: People and nature in eastern Congo need peace! For 30 years, the people of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have endured constant violence. Recently, the conflict has intensified: A rebel militia has taken control of the city of Goma...

Please SIGN: For 30 years, eastern Congo has faced relentless violence. Now rebels hold Goma, and Virunga’s gorillas face new threats. Together we can demand accountability and peace for both people and nature. ✍️ www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12... #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest

Uganda: “No to fossil fuels, yes to climate justice” Environmental activist Bob Baribye is fighting in Uganda for the climate and against the EACOP oil pipeline. He spent 85 days in jail for peaceful protest.

“Prison was meant to break my spirit,” Bob Baribye says, “but it reminded me why this fight matters.” From Uganda to the world, the call for climate justice grows. #StopEACOP www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1426...

Tanzania's Presidential Land Commissions must respect & restore rights of Maasai living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

RD/Share: www.oaklandinstitute.org/public-state...

@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org

Have your say: EU consultation on “simplifying” environmental laws The European Commission intends to dilute laws protecting the environment and nature to “regain competitiveness and unleash growth.” To gather public opinion, it has launched an online consultation op...

Final call: tell the EU that nature, not industry, must come first! The EU's online consultation on "simplifying" – i.e. weakening – environmental safeguards closes today. Submit your view! www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1418...

Have your say: EU consultation on “simplifying” environmental laws The European Commission intends to dilute laws protecting the environment and nature to “regain competitiveness and unleash growth.” To gather public opinion, it has launched an online consultation op...

The EU’s plan to “simplify” environmental laws means weakening vital protections for air, water, biodiversity, and climate. Have your say in the consultation by Sept 10. Every voice counts - act now! www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1418...

Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us on Thursday 28th at 4pm for a discussion of aviation biofuels in the UK, how government policy incentivises them, and the consequences for people and planet.
Speakers: Biofuelwatch, @rainforestrescue.bsky.social

#biofuels #aviation #saf #greenwashing #uk

#petition Ecuador: All eyes on Yasuní - Keep the oil in the ground! Two years ago, the Ecuadorian people voted to leave oil in the ground forever in the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest. But the government has been dragging its feet for years to delay the...

Pls SIGN: Ecuador voted in 2023 to stop oil drilling in Yasuní NP, a vital rainforest and biodiversity hotspot. Gov’t is delaying. Constitutional Court must enforce the will of the people: keep oil in the ground! #Yasuní #ClimateAction #IndigenousRights

www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12...

#petition Brazil: President Lula, use your veto – stop the “devastation bill”! With Bill PL 2.159/2021, the Brazilian parliament aims to drastically weaken environmental and rainforest protections. In the future, corporations would be able to issue their own environmental permit...

Pls SIGN: #Brazil: If any law was ever designed to put the proverbial foxes in charge of the henhouse – threatening #Amazon rainforests, Indigenous rights, and our climate – this is it! Urge President Lula to VETO the “devastation bill” now! www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

A World Bank-funded ranger force is terrorizing Tanzanian villagers.

People are shot dead, disappeared & driven off their land.

New report reveals failure of Bank’s accountability mechanism as fallout from REGROW project continues to devastate lives: www.oaklandinstitute.org/report/accou...

Uganda: Release the eleven prisoners! The government of Uganda is taking harsh measures against environmental activists seeking to stop the EACOP oil pipeline. Eleven critics of the project have been imprisoned for 70 days after attemptin...

Uganda has imprisoned 11 #StopEACOP activists for 70 days after a peaceful protest at Kenya Commercial Bank. Defending the environment is not a crime! Release the KCB11 now. #FreeTheKCB11 #ClimateJustice www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1399...

One year ago today, five Mother Nature Cambodia activists were imprisoned for defending our environment. Their courage and the creativity of their actions continue to inspire. Stand with us and demand their release. #FreeMotherNatureYouth #JusticeForMNC

STARTING SOON! The 1st day of the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 & Beyond is kicking off today at 1:00 PM EDT!

Join the FREE & VIRTUAL event open to all via Zoom for interpretation & chat moderation, or watch live on Facebook and YouTube! tinyurl.com/CJ-2025

Brazil: Protect the mangroves and tropical forests of Tauá-Mirim! The people of the Tauá-Mirim region in the Amazon are urgently calling on the Brazilian government to protect their land. The rivers, mangroves and tropical forests south of São Luís in the state of M...

Please SIGN: Protect the mangroves and forests of Brazil's Tauá-Mirim region! Local communities urge the government to create RESEX Tauá-Mirim and stop destructive projects. Support their fight for nature and livelihoods. #Amazon #TauaMirim #Conservation www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

Cambodia: Save Prey Lang Forest! Prey Land is the largest and most significant lowland rainforest in the country. Because of its rich biodiversity, the Cambodian government designated it a protected area in 2016. However, concessions...

Prey Lang, #Cambodia’s last major lowland #rainforest, is under threat from illegal logging and new concessions. Home to endangered species and Indigenous Kuy, it needs urgent protection. #SavePreyLang #SayNoTo99HectareELC #សង្គ្រោះព្រៃឡង់ #លុបចោលដីសម្បទាន៩៩ហិកតា www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

Indonesia: Will the Raja Ampat Islands be destroyed for nickel? Indigenous people and environmental groups are protesting against the nickel industry’s expansion into the Raja Ampat Islands off the coast of Papua. Abundant marine life and pristine coral are at ris...

#GoodNews for Indonesia’s Coral Triangle! Following protests by Indigenous communities and environmental groups, #nickel mining has been suspended in the #RajaAmpat islands. A big win for ocean biodiversity and local voices! www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1379...

Landslide deaths again highlight safety failures in Indonesia’s nickel industry JAKARTA — A deadly landslide in an Indonesian industrial park has reignited concerns over poor safety and environmental standards in the country’s booming nickel sector, a key supplier of battery…

A deadly landslide on March 22 at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park buried four workers under nickel mine waste.

The incident highlights ongoing safety and environmental risks tied to high-pressure acid leaching technology, which generates large volumes of toxic waste.