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

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

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

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.
The Falling Sky: Davi Kopenawa’s Warning Reaches the United States

Adapted from a book by Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa and anthropologist Bruce Albert, the film intimately portrays the Yanomami’s struggle to protect their land and culture from relentless outsider encroachment.
En Pucallpa, Lideresas IndĂgenas AmazĂłnicas Firman Alianzas EstratĂ©gicas para la Defensa de sus Territorios y Vidas

Pucallpa, 25 de septiembre de 2024 – Durante los dĂas 4 y 5 de septiembre, alrededor de 70 participantes, de las cuales 50 son lideresas indĂgenas de diversas regiones de la AmazonĂa peruana y de Ecuador se reunieron en Pucallpa (Ucayali) para reflexionar y generar propuestas frente a las mĂşltiples amenazas que afectan sus territorios […]
Amazon On Fire: 2024 Sees Highest Number of Fires in 20 Years

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

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 Amazon Fires: 26 Million Acres Scorched in 2023, Up 35.4% from Previous Year

A staggering 26.4 million acres of Brazil’s Amazon were scorched in 2023, a 35.4% increase from the previous year. Deforestation from agriculture and cattle-ranching is a main driver of forest fires in the Amazon.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Votes in Favor of Indigenous Rights in Landmark Trial

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.
Climate Week NYC 2023: Unleashing People-Powered Solutions to save the world’s rainforests

Climate Week NYC 2023 is quickly approaching. From September 17 to 24, 2023 thousands of political leaders, policymakers, scientists, experts, and activists will gather in New York City to drive climate action and demand change. Check out the highlights from this year’s schedule of events.