Rainforest Rescue (Rettet den Regenwald, Germany)
@rainforestrescue.bsky.social
Rainforest Rescue is a German NGO that works with over fifty grassroots environmental organizations around the world. From the Congo Basin to the corridors of Brussels, we support our partners’ efforts and amplify the voices of front-line activists.
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...
#RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
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#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...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
#RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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...
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...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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 #ActForRainforest #PowerToThePeople #NoPlanetB
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Making our voices heard in Belém at #COP30!
#RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest #PowerToThePeople #NoPlanetB
#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
#ActForRainforest #PowerToThePeople #NoPlanetB
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#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
#ActForRainforest #PowerToThePeople #NoPlanetB
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: 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...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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
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
#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...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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
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
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
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...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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
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
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
#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...
www.rainforest-rescue.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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
“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...
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.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“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...
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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
RD/Share: www.oaklandinstitute.org/public-state...
@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
RD/Share: www.oaklandinstitute.org/public-state...
@mittaloak.bsky.social @survivalinternational.org @mongabay.com @rainforestrescue.bsky.social @amazonwatch.org
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...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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...
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...
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...
www.rainforest-rescue.org
September 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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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
Speakers: Biofuelwatch, @rainforestrescue.bsky.social
#biofuels #aviation #saf #greenwashing #uk
August 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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
Speakers: Biofuelwatch, @rainforestrescue.bsky.social
#biofuels #aviation #saf #greenwashing #uk
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...
www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12...
#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...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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...
www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12...
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...
#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...
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July 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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...
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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...
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...
July 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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...
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 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...
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...
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July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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
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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
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
June 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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
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
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...
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...
www.rainforest-rescue.org
June 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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...
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...
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...
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June 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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...
#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...
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...
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June 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#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...
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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.
The incident highlights ongoing safety and environmental risks tied to high-pressure acid leaching technology, which generates large volumes of toxic waste.
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…
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May 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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.
The incident highlights ongoing safety and environmental risks tied to high-pressure acid leaching technology, which generates large volumes of toxic waste.
6–8 years in prison for defending Cambodia’s environment? Our fearless friends from #MotherNatureCambodia have spent 300 days behind bars. Now the Supreme Court will decide on their bail. Stand with them! #FreeOurFriends #DefendTheDefenders #NotForgotten www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1352...
Free the Mother Nature Cambodia activists NOW!
Five young members of Mother Nature Cambodia (MNC) have been imprisoned for 300 days. These activists are dedicated to protecting the environment and defending human rights in Cambodia – and they have...
www.rainforest-rescue.org
April 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
6–8 years in prison for defending Cambodia’s environment? Our fearless friends from #MotherNatureCambodia have spent 300 days behind bars. Now the Supreme Court will decide on their bail. Stand with them! #FreeOurFriends #DefendTheDefenders #NotForgotten www.rainforest-rescue.org/updates/1352...