Learning to Live with Fire: Indigenous Organizations Gather in Brazil to Strengthen Climate Resilience Across the Amazon
When record-breaking fires tore through the Peruvian Amazon in 2024, affecting 22 of the country’s 24 regions, it was a wake-up call for the Ticuna community of Buen JardÃn de Callaru. For generations, Peru’s Ticuna people have lived in the region’s humid lowland forests, where small, controlled fires have long been part of preparing family […]
Securing the Amazon: Indigenous Land Tenure and Forest Protection in Peru
Securing Indigenous peoples’ land rights is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect forests, but the process is often long and risky. In Peru’s Amazon, an Indigenous-led initiative is changing that. A new report unpacks what’s driving its success.
New Report Shows How Indigenous-Led Approach in Peruvian Amazon Accelerates Legal Recognition of Indigenous Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Indigenous-led model in Peru’s Loreto region reduces timelines and strengthens coordination across the land titling process. Lima, Peru / New York, U.S., June 15, 2026 — A new report from Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) and the Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP) finds that an Indigenous-led, collaborative approach […]
After years of caring for their forests, recognition arrives for the communities of Petén, Guatemala
The experience of Guatecarbon shows how organized communities can defend their rights, influence national policy, and ensure that payments for protecting forests reach those doing the work.
Making Forest Carbon Markets Work for Communities: A Case Study on Benefit Sharing in the REDD+ Guatecarbon Project
Benefit sharing is a critical component of REDD+ forest carbon projects, particularly where Indigenous peoples and local communities are central to forest stewardship. As REDD+ evolves into market-based mechanisms, with carbon credits generating revenue in international carbon markets, ensuring that benefits are distributed fairly is essential for the long term success of the initiative. However, […]
AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous stewardship, say U.N. experts (Published by Mongabay)
Spring 2026 Newsletter
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, Each spring offers a moment to reflect on our connection to the natural world and our shared responsibility to protect it. As Earth Day nears, Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) recognizes the leadership of Indigenous communities, whose knowledge and care for their lands sustain the world’s […]
More than a thousand turtles return to the Amazon after being rescued from illegal trafficking (Article published in Spanish by Infobae)
How Indigenous Women in Guyana’s North Pakaraimas Are Organizing for Change
Indigenous women are charting a path toward stronger leadership and gender representation in their communities—an approach reflected in Rainforest Foundation US’s new Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy.
Yanomami Territory Three Years After the Crisis: What Has Changed and What Leaders Still Demand
In early 2023, shortly after taking office, Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared a public health emergency in Yanomami territory, the largest Indigenous territory in the country. Years of illegal mining, environmental destruction, and institutional neglect under the previous administration of Jair Bolsonaro had culminated in a devastating humanitarian crisis. Images of malnourished […]
