In Honor of Earth Day, Donate to These Organizations
Marie Claire highlights RFUS and other environmental groups to support, on Earth Day and every day.
Ticuna Community Uses Technology to Protect their Art and Traditions (Article in Spanish)
Mongabay features Ticuna forest patrollers, part of RFUS’s Rainforest Alert program, who use their mobile phones to document festivals and traditions of community artisans.
Indigenous Groups Unveil Plan to Protect 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador
Mongabay describes a plan for Amazon protection proposed by indigenous partners and supported by RFUS.
Want to Fight Climate Change Effectively? Here’s Where to Donate Your Money
For three years in a row, Vox has featured Rainforest Foundation US in an article that lists high-impact organizations addressing the climate crisis.
What is Deforestation–And is Stopping it Really Possible?
The Guardian explains the link between forests and global climate, and how indigenous communities halt deforestation, including the PNAS study backing satellite monitoring and alerts for forest loss.
Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early-Alert Tool
Scientific American writes about the PNAS study supporting Rainforest Alert’s proven impact in Peru.
Climate Change: Technology Boosts Efforts to Curb Tree Loss in Amazon
BBC covers the study backing the success of Rainforest Alert, RFUS’s program that equips indigenous communities with technology to curb deforestation.
Peru’s Indigenous Tribes Use Tech Tools to Track Amazon Deforestation
Reuters highlights the study backing RFUS’s Rainforest Alert methodology, wherein indigenous communities use smartphones to map and send alerts of deforestation.
Profile in Forbes Gives a Face to the Amazon’s Front Line
An article in Forbes describes the work of indigenous leader Betty Rubio Padilla, who uses satellite technology and deforestation alerts in order to quickly detect and respond to illegal incursions.
Betty‌ ‌‌Rubio‌ ‌Padilla uses her cell phone to monitor the Amazon Rainforest for deforestation.
How One Man – And A Creative Map – Made A Difference In Panama’s COVID-19 Crisis
RFUS’s Mapping Coordinator, Carlos Doviaza, was featured in an NPR article that describes how his maps are helping indigenous communities in Panama assert their land rights and track COVID-19.
