About The New York TREES Act
Right now, you can help protect tropical forests and biodiversity. You can help New York State’s small businesses.
And you can do your part in the fight against climate change.
Let’s pass the New York TREES Act.
Tropical rainforests help reduce carbon emissions and global warming. But global corporations are illegally chopping them down to make more room for industrial agriculture. 9 million acres of rainforest were lost last year. And when they’re gone, they’re gone forever.
But you can help save them. Passing the Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability (TREES) Act is something New Yorkers can do right now to help fight climate change, and preserve a livable world for future generations. And you can help make it happen.
With the TREES Act, we can curtail deforestation, create opportunities for local businesses, and it won’t even cost consumers a dime. That’s a win-win-win.
Passing the TREES Act will stop New York from buying forest-destroying products.
- Every year, New York State spends millions of taxpayer dollars buying forest-destroying products like beef, soy, and lumber that were grown, raised, or built on former tropical forest land. Your tax money encourages deforestation and makes the global climate crisis worse.
- The Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability (TREES) Act will end that, by making sure New York State public funds are no longer spent in ways that contribute to tropical deforestation. It will help companies verify and certify that their products are forest-safe. And it will give New York State’s own agricultural businesses an advantage in state contracting.
- New York has the 10th largest economy in the world, a state government with significant purchasing power, and a high profile nationally and globally. We can and should be leading other states – while also making sure we stay competitive globally.
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Environmental Advocates NY Applaud Historic EPA Action to Eliminate Lead in Drinking Water
Forest Monitoring Service Experts Ask Gov. Hochul to Sign the TREES Act
14 Organizations Join Advocates and Business Leaders Supporting New York’s Tropical Forest Protection Bill
38 New York Lawmakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Position New York as Global Climate Leader by Signing the TREES Act
“The TREES Act will ensure that New Yorkers’ taxpayer dollars are not paying for the destruction of the Earth’s vital tropical rainforests.”
Global Citizen Festival Brought A+ List Music Acts to Central Park… and Generated 20,000+ Petition Signatures for TREES Act
Bill Still Waits for Hochul’s Signature
Climate Week Panel: Experts Discuss Benefits of TREES Act During Climate Week
Post Malone, Doja Cat and more to Headline Global Citizen Festival…and Governor Hochul Has Been Invited to Sign the TREES Act in Front of 60,000 Concertgoers
Hochul’s Signature Would Take New York One Step Closer To Meeting Climate Goals While Protecting Rainforests
Ahead of Amazon Rainforest Day, Environmental Advocates, Responsible Businesses, Faith Leaders, and Indigenous Communities Urge Governor Hochul To Sign the TREES Act
Groundbreaking Bill Would Make New York a Leader in Protecting Against Deforestation
MORE THAN 100 GROUPS URGE GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO SIGN THE NEW YORK TREES ACT
“This bill is a win-win for New York, for New York-based businesses, for the global climate and for human rights.”
City Limits: Will New York’s ‘TREES’ Bill Finally Become Law?
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?
154 Signatories from 28 Countries Call On Gov. Hochul to Protect Their Homes and Land By Signing the TREES Act
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.