Indigenous peoples are the rainforests’ best protectors. But less than 1% of international climate funding goes directly to Indigenous communities. Will you help close the gap and give at least 1% of your annual income to Indigenous-led rainforest protection?
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In 2023, fires scorched a staggering 26.4 million acres of rainforest in Brazil—a 35.4% increase from the year prior—threatening biodiversity, Indigenous livelihoods, and our planet’s climate. With every acre lost, we edge closer to irreversible damage.
Research shows that Indigenous communities are best at protecting their forests: Between 2001 and 2021, Indigenous-managed rainforests in the Amazon removed as much CO2 from the atmosphere each year as the UK emitted from fossil fuels.
Despite the scientific evidence backing Indigenous-led rainforest protection, less than 1% of international climate funding goes directly to Indigenous communities.
Will you help close the gap and give at least 1% of your annual income to Indigenous-led rainforest protection?
When Indigenous and modern technologies are combined…
… and centuries-old forest management practices are combined with contemporary legal protections…
… rainforests remain healthy and standing.
And science backs this up: Lands titled to Indigenous communities show 66% less deforestation than untitled lands.
When Indigenous communities are free to exercise their power to protect their lands, our planet and all its inhabitants benefit.
Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has worked for more than 35 years supporting Indigenous communities and organizations working to protect vital rainforest ecosystems, safeguard their land rights, and address the climate crisis.
We’re experts in:
Combining satellite and drone technology with Indigenous forest monitoring
Communities using our Rainforest Alert monitoring program saw 52% less deforestation in the first year alone
Strengthening Indigenous-led organizations working for the rainforest
Our work with Indigenous partners created a funding mechanism to directly channel money to communities working on rainforest protection
Gaining permanent legal protection for Indigenous communities’ land
RFUS’s innovative work with Indigenous partners and local governments in Peru yielded an astonishing 37 land titles covering 185,000 acres, an area 1.5 times the size of New York City. What normally takes years took just ten months
Together, we can protect rainforests by putting the power back in the hands of the rainforests’ best caretakers. Sign our pledge and give 1 For The Rainforest today.
Less than 1% of international climate funding goes directly to Indigenous communities. Will you help close the gap and give at least 1% of your annual income to Indigenous-led rainforest protection?
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Rainforest Foundation US recognizes and honors the original peoples of the land on which our headquarters is based in Brooklyn, New York: The Ramapough Munsee Lenape, who have cared for these lands and waters for generations. We ask the Ramapough Munsee Lenape people’s permission to be here as their guests and ask their blessing for the good continuation of our work.
