10 Years of Community-Based Forest Monitoring

Since 2015, Rainforest Alert has trained 400+ community members to monitor millions of acres of Peruvian Amazon.
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 Living Infrastructure We Can No Longer Afford to Underfund

Indigenous-led forest protection is ready to scale. Are we ready to invest?
2025 Annual Impact Report
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 […]
More Than a Thousand Turtles Return to the Amazon After Being Rescued From Illegal Trafficking (Article Published in Spanish by Infobae)
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 […]
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Amazonas Adentro | 3. The Watchers, the River, and the Opportunists (Podcast in Spanish by Radio Ambulante)
