Saweto, Peru: Ending Impunity in the Rainforest
On October 30th, 2019, Jose Carlos Estrada was charged with directing and financing the murder of four Asheninka leaders.
Video: How Satellites and Drones Help Indigenous Peoples Protect the Amazon Forest
RFUS, Columbia University, and others teamed up to provide indigenous communities with technologies for monitoring and reporting deforestation.
Community-Based Monitoring and Technology Can Cut Deforestation in the Amazon
Columbia University researchers unveil the preliminary findings of a year-long study on Rainforest Foundation US’s territorial monitoring work in the Peruvian Amazon.
Rainforest Foundation US Partners Score a Hat Trick at the 2019 Equator Prize
Three of RFUS’s partner organizations won the UN Equator Prize for innovative forest protection and development strategies.
Smartphones and Satellite Imagery
The third of a series of blog posts covering tech-based monitoring strategies for combating deforestation, accompanied by a video from VICE News.
Training Indigenous Communities in Tech-Based Monitoring Saves Rainforests
The first of a series of blog posts covering tech-based monitoring strategies for combating deforestation, accompanied by a video by If Not Us Then Who?
Video: Communities Combat Coca Growers
“If Not Us Then Who?” and Rainforest Foundation US present a video about indigenous monitors who use technology to fight deforestation.
Video: Indigenous People in Peru Are Using Satellites And Drones To Fight Deforestation
Vice News follows the indigenous community of Buen Jardín de Callaru as they locate and confront illegal coca growers.
The Reunion: Rediscovering an Ancient Stone Face Deep in the Peruvian Amazon
“The Reunion”, a film produced by Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) and Handcrafted Films, follows the indigenous Harakbut people as they search for an enormous stone face, the Rostro Harakbut, deep in the Peruvian Amazon. The Rostro, part of the Harakbut’s mythology, had been lost for centuries. “The Reunion” captures the rediscovery of the lost monument. […]
