Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Sept. 28, 2022 New investigation accuses central banks of financing deforestation Three of the world’s largest central banks stand accused of investing in the destruction of climate-critical forests in Brazil, according to a new investigation published today. Press release | Sept. 21, 2022 Forests & Climate Leaders’ Partnership must focus on action to succeed Global Witness responds to the UN's announcement of the newly formed Forests & Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP): Press release | Sept. 13, 2022 “A ray of hope for the world’s forests” – European Parliament back stopping banks financing deforestation MEPs also voted to protect indigenous communities and expand a list of deforestation-free products Press release | July 21, 2022 President Biden must declare a climate emergency and use his full powers to combat the climate crisis President Biden has yet to declare the patently obvious, that the world is experiencing a climate emergency. Global Witness is among over 1,000 organizations who have urged the US President to issue an emergency declaration that would unleash the full power of the presidential authority to address the greatest existential crisis the world is facing. Press release | July 12, 2022 MEPs back holding banks accountable in stronger EU anti-deforestation law The EU Parliament’s environment committee also backed stronger protections for Indigenous Peoples Press release | July 8, 2022 New report by UK government taskforce recommends UK laws to stop financial sector bankrolling global deforestation New report from the UK government’s GRI taskforce makes a compelling case for the need to bring in legislation that stops the UK financial sector continuing to bankroll global deforestation Press release | June 28, 2022 EU governments miss chance to strengthen anti-deforestation law, letting banks and the tyre lobby off the hook Under the EU Environment Council's proposal, big drivers of forest destruction like rubber imports would remain unchecked and banks would continue to be able to get away with financing deforestation. EU countries have also not done enough to fully protect the land rights of Indigenous communities Press release | June 23, 2022 Banks and financiers back beef giant JBS to the tune of almost $1bn despite links to widespread deforestation, land grabbing and slave labour in the Amazon, with tainted beef and leather entering British and European markets Giant meat trader JBS is still sourcing cattle from ranchers responsible for widespread illegal rainforest destruction and human rights abuses in the Brazilian Amazon Press release | June 16, 2022 New investigation reveals rubber is the European import that poses biggest threat to West and Central Africa’s tropical forests, linked to 520km2 of deforestation since 2000 In spite of this, rubber is excluded from a draft EU law to protect forests after tyre industry lobbying Press release | April 25, 2022 Urgent US Legislation Needed to Protect World’s Forests Global Witness calls on US Congress to pass urgently needed legislation to end financing of deforestation, which is a leading cause of climate-critical forest destruction. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10