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The High Carbon Stock and High Conservation Value approaches are tools used to identify forests that are off-limits for development. These are lands with high biodiversity and high community value, and we work with local & Indigenous communities to map out sacred lands and culturally-important sites. Learn how this approach helps us #KeepForestsStanding ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eMsn4Eq9

Japanese bank MUFG is guilty of #greenwashing. Despite agribusiness giant Royal Golden Eagle's role in driving mass tropical deforestation, MUFG is estimated to have contributed USD $630 MILLION in credit and underwriting to RGE since 2016, according to research by our team at the Forests & Finance Coalition. https://lnkd.in/eKvY9mNs

Our team at the Forests & Finance Coalition have uncovered USD $4.9 BILLION in "sustainability-linked loans" provided to Indonesian agribusiness giant, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), DESPITE its role in tropical deforestation. Japanese bank MUFG is one of their key supporters. https://lnkd.in/guDRUjCf

Japan is the world’s second-biggest buyer of liquified natural gas (LNG), so the impacts LNG facilities have on local communities puts a significant responsibility on Japan’s shoulders. Their increasing demands for U.S. LNG exports is causing immense harm to frontline communities along the Gulf Coast. From Freeport, Texas to Lake Charles, Louisiana, residents are suffering from increased rates of #asthma, #cancer, and other health issues due to pollution from LNG plants. Eminent domain has stripped land from historically marginalized neighborhoods, leaving empty plots where homes and businesses once stood. We’re thrilled that The Japan Times published this important article about the devastating community & #climate impacts Japan’s US LNG investments are fueling. Please READ & SHARE. https://t.ly/1bRrY #StopLNG

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Want to see what fighting deforestation looks like up close? Check out this video featuring our organizing strategist as they detail our campaign against Procter & Gamble, who are clearing forests for Conflict Palm Oil found in their products—all for short-term profit. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at our dedicated efforts to protect forests, human rights, and Indigenous lands from exploitation and environmental harm. Join our network and be part of the movement to keep forests standing! https://lnkd.in/eTZ9VsiV

BIG NEWS 🎉 Insurance company Chubb has dropped Rio Grande LNG, a proposed methane gas project that would threaten local communities and violate the sacred sites of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. This comes after months of pushback from community organizers and climate activists. “When you do the due diligence and understand Indigenous rights, this project is a no-go. Investors and major banks have dropped Rio Grande LNG, and now insurers are following suit because the claims of the fossil fuel companies can’t be trusted" –Juan Mancias, chair of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. . More: https://lnkd.in/eg5_J77Q