Since our founding, we’ve supported securing over 43 million acres of Indigenous peoples’ land through titling and demarcation — an area comparable to the entire state of Florida.
Though impact can be measured in many ways, here are some highlights of the impact we made in protecting rainforests in 2025:
12.6 Million
Acres of land rights advanced through mapping of community boundaries and development of land management plans
19.3 Million
Acres of rainforests monitored through Indigenous-led monitoring programs
200+
Indigenous and local communities directly supported throughout Central and South America
$10.5 Million
of direct financing to Indigenous-led organizations and communities
Forests protected by Indigenous peoples play a vital role in capturing carbon, as much as or more than national parks. Protecting the rights of those safeguarding these forests is crucial to slowing climate change.
Forests protected by Indigenous peoples play a vital role in capturing carbon, as much as or more than national parks. Protecting the rights of those safeguarding these forests is crucial to slowing climate change.
Guyana
- 12.2 Million Acres Monitored
- 42Â Communities served
- 22Â Forest Patrollers Supported
- $1 Million in Direct Financing
Brazil
- 3.5Â Million Acres Monitored
- 16Â Communities Served
- 56Â Forest Patrollers Supported
- $2 Million in Direct Financing
Our Impact by Country in 2025
Central America and MexicoÂ
- 1.1 Million Acres Monitored
- 30 Communities Served
- ~60Â Forest Patrollers supported
- $40,000+ in Direct Financing
Peru
- 2.5 Million Acres Monitored
- 114Â Communities Served
- 290Â Forest Patrollers supported
- 896,000 Acres of Land Rights Advanced
- $3.3 Million in Direct Financing
Our Impact by Country in 2024
Central America and MexicoÂ
- +50 Communities Served
- 1.1 Million Acres Monitored
- 300,000Â Acres Land Rights Advanced
- +$400,000 in Direct Financing
Peru
- 56 Communities Served
- 200 Forest Patrollers supported
- 2 Million Acres Monitored
- 75,000 Acres of Land Titles Secured
Brazil
- 14Â Communities Served
- 4Â Million Acres Monitored
- 20 Forest Patrollers Supported
Guyana
- 12.2 Million Acres Monitored
- 3.5Â Million Acres Land Rights Advanced
- 26 Forest Patrollers Supported
- 40 Communities served
- $2.1 Million in Direct Financing
“Rainforest Foundation US was there at the beginning, when the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC) began to build its governance. They continue alongside us as a key player and our fiscal sponsor.”
Juan Carlos Jintiach
A leader from the Shuar people in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC), and shortlisted for a 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
