MORE THAN 100 GROUPS URGE GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO SIGN THE NEW YORK TREES ACT

Posted on June 24, 2024

“This bill is a win-win for New York, for New York-based businesses, for the global climate and for human rights.” Learn More >>

City Limits: Will New York’s ‘TREES’ Bill Finally Become Law?

Posted on June 21, 2024

A bill that aims to stop companies that have contracts with the state government from contributing to tropical deforestation failed to become law last year. Will the governor veto it again? Learn More (External Link) >>

154 Signatories from 28 Countries Call On Gov. Hochul to Protect Their Homes and Land By Signing the TREES Act

Posted on June 21, 2024

Ahead of World Rainforest Day (Saturday, June 22), 154 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations and individuals from across 28 impacted countries and territories in tropical forest regions are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign New York’s historic Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability Act, or the TREES Act. Learn More >>

Newsday: Governor should sign bill to protect trees and protect ourselves

Posted on May 20, 2024

POLITICO: Hochul’s Turn On Trees

Posted on May 16, 2024

The state Senate passed a bill today that would require businesses selling goods to the Empire State to prove that they don’t illegally contribute to tropical deforestation, teeing the legislation up for a possible second veto from Hochul. Learn More (External Link) >>

NYS Legislature Passes the TREES Act

Posted on May 16, 2024

Syracuse.com: On Arbor Day, NY needs more from Gov. Kathy Hochul than a green promise (Your Letters)

Posted on April 26, 2024

For Arbor Day, Environmental Advocates of New York Exec Director Vanessa Fajans-Turner calls on Governor Hochul to sign the TREES Act. Learn More (External Link) >>

New York’s procurement system need not add to forest destruction

Posted on April 23, 2024

Deforestation-free purchasing bill aligns with New York's climate goals and our commitment to human rights. Learn More (External Link) >>

Times Union: New York’s procurement system need not add to forest destruction

Posted on April 23, 2024

Deforestation-free purchasing bill aligns with New York's climate goals and our commitment to human rights. Learn More (External Link) >>

Spectrum: Sen. Liz Krueger discusses her bill protecting tropical forests

Posted on March 21, 2024
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