Save Our Rainforests

We have reached the last stand for Sumatran orangutans, but it's not too late to save them. Many Americans are being made into unwitting accomplices in the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests—which provide crucial habitat for a number of endangered species like the Sumatran orangutan—because

For my birthday I'm inviting you to make a difference with a contribution in support of Amazon Watch. (I work there. I was on the board. It's a terrific, effective organization.) We're currently working to stop the Belo Monte Dam and the 60+ dams planned for the Amazon in Brazil - a project that

In the Amazon of Peru, the courageous Shipibo people of Canaan de Cachiyacu are gaining international attention for their David and Goliath battle against shadowy oil company Maple Energy. Since September 2nd, community members, in defense of their rights, their land and their peoples' health and

Over ninety-two fires burn out of control in the Tripa swamp rainforest of Indonesia—home to one of the largest remaining populations of wild orangutans in the world. The fires now ablaze in Tripa started as palm oil companies rushed to clear forests once they realized that community groups had gone