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.
Rainforest Foundation US’s Climate Impact Report: 12M+ Metric Tons of CO₂e Removed in 2025
Forests within RFUS’s program footprint removed the CO2 equivalent to the annual electricity use of over 2.5 million U.S. homes.
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?
In 2025, Brazilian Amazon Fires Fell to Their Lowest Level in Four Decades. A “Super” El Niño Could Unravel the Progress.
After the worst fire season on record in 2024, the Brazilian Amazon caught a break in 2025 — but the reprieve may be short lived as scientists predict an approaching El Niño estimated to last through 2027.
Spring 2026 Newsletter
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, Each spring offers a moment to reflect on our connection to the natural world and our shared responsibility to protect it. As Earth Day nears, Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) recognizes the leadership of Indigenous communities, whose knowledge and care for their lands sustain the world’s […]
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.
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 […]
