Expanding Impact in Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Rainforests

Webinars

Right to the Land: Indigenous Land Titles as a Climate Strategy

Here’s an insight at the heart of RFUS’s work: Lands legally controlled by Indigenous peoples and local communities show lower rates of deforestation—up to a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. Listen to Cameron Ellis and Kim Chaix of Rainforest Foundation US speak about the power of land titling.

Right to the Land: Indigenous Land Titles as a Climate Strategy

Right to the Land: Indigenous Land Titles as a Climate Strategy

Here’s an insight at the heart of RFUS’s work: Lands legally controlled by Indigenous peoples and local communities show lower rates of deforestation—up to a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. Listen to Cameron Ellis and Kim Chaix of Rainforest Foundation US speak about the power of land titling. Titling doesn’t only benefit the forests and the Indigenous peoples on the front lines of climate change who call those forests home. It also affects the amount of carbon stored, and the biodiversity needed for our planet to thrive.

Stories

Stories From the Ground: A Visit to Upper Napo Beekeepers and Rainforest Monitors

Reports

Making forest carbon markets work for communities: A case study on benefit sharing in the REDD+ Guatecarbon Project

Stories

The Artisans of Chunga: An Opportunity to Care for the Forest

Stories

Climate Resilience in Action: Lessons from Indigenous Communities in Brazil’s Amazon

Stories From the Ground

Receive stories like these directly in your inbox

Sign up for occasional updates, stories, and opportunities to get involved.

Join Our Community

Subscribe to our email list

Get news, updates, and stories from the rainforest—straight to your inbox.

Join Our Community on Social Media

THINK YOU KNOW RAINFORESTS?

How much do you know about the world’s rainforests?

In honor of World Rainforest Day, we’ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge about these vital ecosystems. See how much you really know—and learn a few facts along the way.

Take Action