Winter 2025 Newsletter: A Year In Review
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, This year, Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) worked closely with our Indigenous partners to advance their efforts to shape how forest finance reaches communities protecting the world’s rainforests. Despite safeguarding 36% of the world’s tropical forests, Indigenous peoples and local communities receive just 1% of international […]
Fall 2025 Newsletter
In the latest edition of our newsletter, discover how Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) supports our Indigenous partners in overcoming barriers to unlock climate finance, read about new advancements in our land titling work in Peru, and learn how our partners are adapting to the growing threats of drought and fires in the Amazon.
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.
Spring 2025 Newsletter
2024 A Year In Review
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, As we look back on this year, we are both humbled and inspired by the progress made alongside Indigenous communities across the Amazon and Central America. Together, we have witnessed historic wins: from securing legal titles for 20 Indigenous communities in Peru’s Amazon to training […]
Fall 2024 Newsletter
Summer 2024 Newsletter
We are excited to share some of our key achievements from the past few months. Justice has finally been served in the Saweto case with a historic court ruling in Peru. Twenty Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon have secured legal titles to their lands, and we’ve made significant strides in enhancing carbon market integrity in Central America. Your support makes these victories possible. Read our full Summer newsletter to learn more.
Spring 2024 Newsletter
As Earth Day draws near, we’re excited to share with you our ambitious plans for the future. This year began with a breakthrough: the Peruvian government’s commitment to grant permanent land titles to 19 Ticuna and Yagua communities. With official rights to their ancestral lands, these communities can better. Additionally, our territorial monitoring program now safeguards over 17 million acres of vital rainforest. Dive into our April newsletter to explore these milestones and join us in making a difference.
October 2023 Newsletter
Explore our latest newsletter to learn about our participation during Climate Week NYC. Dive into insightful discussions showcasing impactful community-based solutions and explore scalable initiatives in Peru and Guyana. The continual growth and success of programs like these is possible because of your support.
July 2023 Newsletter
As summer heats up, we are experiencing the undeniable effects of the climate crisis. The southern US is trapped in a record-breaking heatwave, and our offices in Brooklyn were shrouded for weeks in smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Many of us in North America felt these effects acutely, because they directly impacted us. But this is only a small taste of what our partners in South America have to live with—every year.
