The Role of Intermediaries in Enabling Direct Funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Reflections From the Practice of Rainforest Foundation US
Published by the ICCA Consortium
Fall 2026 Newsletter
Leaders from AIDESEP and ORPIO, members of the Matsés people, and RFUS team members at the inauguration of a new territorial monitoring hub in Peru, September 2026.
The Role of Intermediaries in Enabling Direct Funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (Published by the ICCA Consortium)
The Living Infrastructure We Can No Longer Afford to Underfund
Indigenous-led forest protection is ready to scale. Are we ready to invest?
TREES 3.0: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Secure Key Wins in Revision of Leading Carbon Market Standard
How Indigenous and local community advocacy strengthened consent, benefit-sharing, and transparency requirements in the world’s leading jurisdictional REDD+ carbon standard.
18 Must-Read Books by Indigenous Authors to Read on International Day of Indigenous Peoples and Beyond (2026 Update)
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. Over six decades later, many […]
Summer 2026 Newsletter
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, Summertime is well underway, and this year, it has brought a sobering reminder of the accelerating climate crisis. In June, Europe saw record high temperatures, with parts of France reaching 112°F, while a massive heat dome and smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfed much of the […]
2025 Annual Impact Report
How Indigenous Women in Guyana’s North Pakaraimas Are Organizing for Change
Indigenous women are charting a path toward stronger leadership and gender representation in their communities—an approach reflected in Rainforest Foundation US’s new Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy.
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 […]
