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, […]

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.

The Amazon’s Borderlands: A Vital Stronghold for Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation

In the borderlands of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the Yavarí-Tapiche and the Pano Arawak Corridors contain the world’s largest contiguous territories of Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation.

What if We Acted for Our Planet Before It’s Too Late?

Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS), alongside Indigenous partners, has long advocated for a proven solution to mitigate the impacts of climate change—securing Indigenous peoples’ rights to their ancestral lands in Latin America’s rainforests.

Land Rights and Monitoring Revitalize Indigenous Peoples’ Connections to Ancestral Lands

While securing land tenure and rainforest monitoring is pivotal to reducing deforestation and protecting biodiversity—it can also enable Indigenous peoples to deepen their cultural connections to and understanding of their ancestral lands.

Indigenous Women Rising: Breaking Barriers and Leading the Fight to Protect the Amazon

Indigenous women are increasingly taking the lead in monitoring their rainforest lands and stepping into key leadership roles within their communities. By breaking barriers and asserting their place on the frontlines, Indigenous women are driving the fight to safeguard the rainforest, preserve their cultures, and shape the future of our planet.

The True Cost of Gold: Mining, Malaria, and the Fight for Indigenous Peoples’ Lands in Guyana 

A growing dual crisis of public health and environmental devastation is unfolding in the Amazon rainforest. Over the past decade, a surge in illegal and unregulated gold mining has had the unexpected side effect of leading to a sharp rise in malaria cases, disproportionately affecting Indigenous communities across the Guiana Shield.

Navigating Uncertainty: Protecting the Rainforest Amid Political Change  

The Trump Administration has formally directed the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and other climate-related commitments, posing challenges to global climate action, biodiversity preservation, and international cooperation.

From the Amazon to LA: Destruction From Climate Change and Greed Know No Boundaries

Fires ravage the São Marcos Indigenous Territory in Brazil, February 2024.