NGOs Warn Financiers of Risks Ahead of Meatpacker JBS’ NYSE Listing: “Wall...
NEW YORK – Today, several leading climate, agriculture, and animal NGOs held a press conference in front of the New York Stock Exchange to warn the financial sector about the certain risks associated...
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Land Grabbing and Ecocide: How Bunge, TIAA, and Harvard Fuel the Destruction...
Join us on October 11 for a panel discussion featuring report authors, grassroots researchers, academics, and activists to learn more. Register here to join via Zoom. The soy industry is responsible...
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How New York Can Tackle Deforestation and Jumpstart A Historic Path To...
Originally posted in Common Dreams When confronting the climate emergency, rampant consumption of fossil fuels is top of mind — and rightly so — as tens of thousands of activists recently reminded us...
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The undersigned organizations representing environmental interests in New York State urge Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. The post NY Tropical...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth groups reject inadequate, inaccurate Astra Agro Lestari...
JAKARTA / WASHINGTON – Friends of the Earth groups issued a detailed response denouncing a new verification report by Indonesia’s second largest palm oil company, Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), and its...
View ArticleMajor bank and investor policies accelerating forest destruction,...
WASHINGTON – A new report released today, on ‘Finance Day’ at COP28 by the Forests & Finance Coalition, provides a comprehensive look into the role big finance plays in driving deforestation,...
View ArticleGlobal Leaders Join New Yorkers in Urging Governor Hochul to Sign the “Most...
NEW YORK – Earlier today, leaders and advocates from around the world joined New Yorkers in calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign The New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act into law...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth welcomes bipartisan legislation to curtail global...
WASHINGTON – This week Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) announced the introduction of the FOREST Act, an updated version of...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth groups denounce recent case of intimidation by Astra...
JAKARTA/WASHINGTON/AMSTERDAM – Friends of the Earth (FOE) groups strongly denounce the most recent instance of intimidation by Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) against community members who are calling for the...
View ArticleLegislators, Advocates Respond to Gov. Hochul’s Veto of The New York Tropical...
NEW YORK — Today, Governor Hochul vetoed the New York Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, which would have made New York the nation’s leader in protecting our world’s critical tropical forests...
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