The Future of Giving: How Crypto and AI Are Supporting Rainforest Protection
One of the more recent examples of technological potential is through S.A.N (Sentient Advocate of Nature), an AI creation designed to act as the “voice of the Earth.”
2024 A Year In Review
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, As we look back on this year, we are both humbled and inspired by the progress made alongside Indigenous communities across the Amazon and Central America. Together, we have witnessed historic wins: from securing legal titles for 20 Indigenous communities in Peru’s Amazon to training […]
COP16 & COP29: Global Promises Must Turn Into Urgent Action
Never before has the need for global unity in addressing the climate crisis been more urgent. Predictions have been made with near certainty that 2024 will be the warmest year on record. [1] This year, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst drought in recent history, accompanied by a record number of fires that blazed across […]
Protecting Biodiversity Starts with Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights: A Call to Action at COP16
COP16, the U.N. Biodiversity Conference, is a critical moment for countries to turn biodiversity commitments into action.
10 Organizations Working on Reviving Rainforests (Published by One Green Planet)
Carbon Markets and Our Rights: A Guide for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
The voluntary carbon market is quickly evolving and being introduced in new territories, making it challenging to sort out who’s who and what the implications are for impacted communities. To support Indigenous communities and local communities to better understand carbon markets, Rainforest Foundation US has launched a six-part animated series to demystify the market and provide communities with the essential information to protect their rights.
The Ancestral Forest: How Indigenous Peoples Transformed the Amazon into a Vast Garden
For centuries, many people in the Western world believed the Amazon to be an unpopulated and untouched forest. This has never been entirely true. The Amazon has been managed by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, explore how—through the creation of fertile soils and selecting and cultivating various plant and tree species over millennia—Indigenous peoples have transformed the Amazon rainforest into the most biodiverse ecosystem on Earth.
Recursos para Titulares de Direitos sobre Padrões do Mercado Jurisdicional de Carbono
ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL Análises técnicas para apoiar o envolvimento dos povos indígenas e comunidades locais nos padrões do mercado voluntário de carbono O mercado voluntário de carbono está evoluindo rapidamente em florestas tropicais ao redor do mundo. Está criando um cenário complexo de novos atores, padrões e requisitos para que os povos indígenas e comunidades […]
Mercados de Carbono e Nossos Direitos: Um Guia para Povos Indígenas e Comunidades Locais
O mercado voluntário de carbono está evoluindo rapidamente e chegando em novos territórios, o que pode tornar difícil entender quem participa dele e como isso afeta as comunidades envolvidas. Para apoiar as comunidades locais e indígenas a terem mais informações sobre os mercados de carbono, a Rainforest Foundation US lançou os três primeiros vídeos de uma série animada de seis capítulos para desmistificar este recurso e fornecer às comunidades as informações essenciais para proteger seus direitos.
Mercados de Carbono y Nuestros Derechos: Una Guía para Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Locales
El mercado voluntario de carbono está evolucionando rápidamente y se está introduciendo en nuevos territorios, lo que dificulta distinguir quién es quién y cuáles son las implicaciones para las comunidades afectadas. Para apoyar a las comunidades indígenas y locales a comprender mejor los mercados de carbono, Rainforest Foundation US ha lanzado los tres primeros vídeos de una serie animada de seis partes para desmitificar el mercado y proporcionar a las comunidades la información esencial para proteger sus derechos.
