Saweto: Historic Sentences Confirmed Against the Killers of Ashéninka Leaders

After eleven years of struggle, a historic victory for Indigenous justice has finally been secured. On August 25, 2025, the Superior Court of Ucayali upheld the convictions of illegal loggers Hugo Soria Flores, JosĂ© Estrada Huayta, and brothers Segundo and Josimar Atachi FĂ©lix, confirming sentences of 28 years and 3 months in prison for the […]
Indigenous Communities Lead Climate Adaptation Strategies in the Peruvian Amazon

A bold strategy is emerging in response to the escalating threats of fire and drought in the Amazon. Shaped by those who know the forest best, Indigenous peoples are forging their own path, leading climate adaptation efforts rooted in ancestral knowledge, territorial defense, and collective survival. From the territories, for the territories, this plan is […]
Drought Is Pushing the Amazon Rainforest to the Brink

How Climate Finance Can Reach Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Practical Lessons from Four Regional Case Studies

Indigenous peoples and local communities protect 36% of the world’s intact tropical forests, yet receive less than 1% of international climate funding. If you are familiar with this work, you know this contradiction intimately. But closing the gap requires more than good intentions—it demands practical strategies that navigate entrenched systems while building genuine autonomy. Four […]
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 […]
10 Compelling Books by Indigenous Authors to Read on International Day of Indigenous Peoples and Beyond

Every year on August 9 we celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. On this day in 1982, the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations held its first meeting in Geneva where they drafted the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, asserting their rights to self determination. Across the globe, many Indigenous […]
How New Laws in the US, Brazil, and Ecuador Are Driving Forest Loss and Rights Violations

Right now, across the United States, Brazil and Ecuador, hard-won environmental protections are being dismantled at an alarming pace, putting the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and ancestral home to over a million Indigenous peoples, at great risk. Yet, in the face of this growing crisis, Rainforest Foundation US’s (RFUS) Indigenous partners continue to lead […]
A New Chapter for Indigenous Land Protection in the Peruvian Amazon

A new chapter in advancing Indigenous land rights is beginning in the Peruvian Amazon. A two-year project will title and protect approximately 550,000 acres of rainforests in the Chambira-Marañón region of Loreto. That’s an area roughly the size of the entire city of Los Angeles.
Top tools to protect rainforests (A video series by Mongabay)
