Why Stingless Bees Matter—and How Indigenous Communities in the Amazon Are Protecting Them
Along the Napo River in Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous Kichwa communities are reviving traditional knowledge to care for Amazonian stingless native bees as part of a project focused on sustainable livelihoods and forest stewardship. Using hollowed logs and wooden boxes, families manage bee nests that support food security, provide medicinal honey, and contribute to the health […]
How Rainforest Foundation US Ranks Among the Most Effective Climate and Environmental Organizations
Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) is recognized as one of the most effective environmental and climate organizations working today, combining Indigenous leadership, evidence-based strategies, and high transparency to deliver measurable impact. As 2025 comes to an end, RFUS reflects on a year of meaningful progress made possible by Indigenous leadership across the Amazon Basin and Central […]
No Forests = No Future: A Call to Support Indigenous Defenders on the Frontlines
As we near the end of 2025, an urgent truth continues to drive our work: Without tropical forests, we have no future. Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has long supported Indigenous partners across the Amazon basin and Central America’s rainforests. It has been proven time again that Indigenous peoples are the most impactful defenders of rainforests […]
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 […]
The Amazon Spoke. Did World Leaders at COP30 Listen?
More than 50,000 people marched in the “Great People’s March” during COP30, calling for an end to violence against land defenders, a halt to environmental destruction, and a global phaseout of fossil-fuels.
Mutirão: Brazil’s Indigenous answer to the climate crisis (Published by DW News)
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Amazon Flotilla: Indigenous Peoples Must be at the Center of COP30 Climate Negotiations
An extraordinary journey along the Amazon River just took place. The Yaku Mama Flotilla traveled over 1,800 miles from the Andes in Ecuador to Belém, Brazil, the host city of the next United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). This is the first time in history that the COP will take place in the Amazon. Onboard […]
Direct Access for Indigenous Peoples Is Key to the Effectiveness of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, 7 November 2025– The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) was officially launched yesterday during the COP30 Leaders Summit in Belém, Brazil. The TFFF is an ambitious proposal from the Brazilian government to establish a lasting financial mechanism for forest protection. Following Brazil’s initial contribution, Portugal and Norway have announced their […]
Amazonas Adentro | 3. The Watchers, the River, and the Opportunists (Podcast in Spanish by Radio Ambulante)
