Summer 2025 Newsletter
In this issue, discover how Indigenous women are breaking barriers by using drones and GPS to monitor their forests and train others, strengthening territorial protection. You’ll also see how we’re working to safeguard the Amazon’s remote borderlands—home to Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and some of the world’s last intact rainforests. These stories show that lasting solutions are already underway, thanks to our partners and supporters like you.
Top tools to protect rainforests (A video series by Mongabay)
Indigenous women monitor the Peruvian Amazon with the help of technology (Article published in Spanish by Mongabay)
Paving the Way Towards COP30: “The answer is us—all of us”
Last month in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, Indigenous peoples and local communities gathered to send a powerful message to the world: the future of Earth’s forests, and the survival of all life they sustain, hinge on Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Stories From the Ground: A Visit to Upper Napo Beekeepers and Rainforest Monitors
We’re often asked what it’s like to journey deep into the Amazon to meet with our partners on the frontlines of rainforest protection. As part of our new series, Stories From the Ground, we’ll be sharing firsthand experiences from our field team. In our latest trip, members of the Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) team, joined […]
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, […]
The Artisans of Chunga: An Opportunity to Care for the Forest
The Embera Wounaan Comarca is implementing a REDD+ project to strengthen sustainable forest management and curb deforestation by promoting traditional practices like basket weaving and culture-based economies.
Climate Resilience in Action: Lessons from Indigenous Communities in Brazil’s Amazon
In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, Indigenous communities are showing the world what true climate resilience looks like. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most vital ecosystems on Earth, but it’s also one of the hardest hit by climate change. Vast expanses of once-healthy forest have been devastated by record-breaking droughts, relentless fires, […]
Marchés du Carbone et Nos Droits : Un Guide pour les Peuples Autochtones et les Communautés Locales
Le marché volontaire du carbone évolue rapidement et s’étend à de nouveaux territoires, ce qui rend difficile de distinguer qui fait quoi et quelles sont les implications pour les communautés concernées. Afin d’aider les peuples autochtones et les communautés locales à mieux comprendre les marchés du carbone, Rainforest Foundation US a lancé une série animée en six parties pour démystifier ce marché et fournir aux communautés des informations essentielles pour protéger leurs droits.
Las Fronteras de la Amazonía: Un Bastión Vital para Pueblos Indígenas en Aislamiento Voluntario
En las zonas fronterizas de la Amazonía peruana y brasileña, los corredores Yavarí-Tapiche y Pano Arawak contienen los territorios contiguos más grandes del mundo donde pueblos indígenas viven en aislamiento voluntario.
