Rainforest Action Network

OTHER PROGRAMMINGSince 1985, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has undertaken bold campaigns to hold some of the world's biggest corporations accountable for forest destruction, loss of biodiversity, climate change and the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and workers. RAN is working towards a world where the climate is protected, biodiversity is prioritized and rights are secured and upheld. RAN was an innovator and early proponent of a market campaign approach to international environmental activism. The corporate commitments we negotiate include (continued on Schedule O)

Community Action GrantsRANs community action grants program is focused on strengthening the capacity of Indigenous and frontline communities and supporting grassroots leadership through direct grants to organizations that are working to save our planet.The community action grants program provides crucial and rapid funding for people fighting in their own communities across the globe to protect millions of acres of forest, to keep millions of tons of carbon in the ground, and to protect the rights and self determination of local communities.This strategy is based on the firm belief that local and Indigenous activists know how to co-exist with natural resources and they know how to organize in order to protect the planet and their communities. The Community Action Grants program has distributed more than $5 million dollars to more than 400 organizations across the globe from Southeast Asia, to Africa, to North and South America. These frontline communities, Indigenous-led organizations, and allies secure protection for millions of acres of traditional territory in forests around the world and keep millions of tons of carbon in the ground through their efforts to stop the destructive and often illegal practices of extractive industriesRANs Community Action Grants are distributed under two categories: Protect An Acre grants and Climate Action Fund grants. Protect an Acre grants support grassroots leadership and local organizations in forest regions to protect threatened forest lands and to protect the human rights of communities that have coexisted with and depended on these regions for generations. These grants are critical to help local efforts to regain control of and sustainably manage traditional territories. Climate Action Fund grants support frontline communities directly challenging the damage caused by the fossil fuel industry. These small grants go to local groups tackling the root causes of climate change the extraction and combustion of dirty fossil fuels such as coal and oil.

OTHER PROGRAMMING (continued from Form 990 page 2)not only environmental protections but also recognition and respect for human and Indigenous rights. RAN campaigns deploy several key tactics, including: high-profile, direct communication; organizing and peaceful direct actions; coordinated media and social media campaigns; incisive research and hard-hitting reports; collaborative partnerships; high-level corporate engagement and negotiations and relentless follow-up to ensure that promises are kept. Fossil fuels and deforestation are two of the biggest drivers of climate change. Extracting and burning fossil fuels and destroying forests are also often preceded by, and leave behind, a wake of catastrophic human rights violations. At RAN, we believe that ensuring that rights are respected is a core pillar of addressing climate change.