Rainforest Foundation US, UK y Norway aclaran que no tienen relación con “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” y rechazan violaciones de derechos

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Read this press release in English here. PARA PUBLICACIĂ“N INMEDIATA Nueva York / Londres / Oslo, 13 de agosto de 2025 — Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK y Rainforest Foundation Norway aclaramos que no tenemos ninguna relaciĂłn, ni en el pasado ni en el presente, con la empresa privada de origen alemán “Rainforest Foundation […]

Rainforest Foundation US, UK, and Norway Clarify No Affiliation with “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” and Condemn Rights Violations

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Lea este comunicado de prensa en español aquĂ­. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York/ London /Oslo, 13 August 2025 — Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK, and Rainforest Foundation Norway categorically state that we have no connection, past or present, with the German-owned private business “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” that is operating in Ecuador under the name […]

Rainforest Foundation US Launches Bitcoin Treasury to Protect Rainforests and Support Indigenous Rights

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Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) is pleased to announce the launch of its innovative initiative, Treasury for the Trees, a Bitcoin-based reserve aimed at securing long-term funding for rainforest protection in Central and South America. RFUS’s goal is to raise 100 Bitcoin (BTC), which will support RFUS’s mission to protect rainforests and uphold Indigenous peoples’ rights for generations to come.

Amazon On Fire: 2024 Sees Highest Number of Fires in 20 Years

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In a troubling trend, the Amazon registered a 43.2% increase in fire hotspots during the same seven month period (January – July) from 2023 to 2024. According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The Amazon registered 20,221 fire hotspots through July 2024, the highest number for this period since 2005.

Justice Prevails: Peru Court Sentences Murderers of Indigenous Land Defenders to 28 Years

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After ten long years, justice was served on Thursday, April 11, for the victims of the emblematic Saweto case in the Ucayali region of Peru. The Court sentenced the five accused to 28 years and three months of imprisonment for the crimes against AshĂ©ninka community leaders from Alto Tamaya – Saweto: Edwin Chota Valera, Jorge RĂ­os PĂ©rez, Francisco Pinedo RamĂ­rez, and Leoncio Quintisima MelĂ©ndez, who were brutally murdered on September 1, 2014.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Votes in Favor of Indigenous Rights in Landmark Trial

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Brazil’s Supreme Court reached a majority decision to reject Marco Temporal, a pernicious legal argument that translates as a “Time Limit” on Indigenous peoples’ land rights. As the results were announced, Indigenous communities around Brazil erupted into celebration, filling the central plazas of state capitals with music and dancing.

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