Profile in Forbes Gives a Face to the Amazon’s Front Line

An article in Forbes describes the work of indigenous leader Betty Rubio Padilla, who uses satellite technology and deforestation alerts in order to quickly detect and respond to illegal incursions.
Betty‌ ‌‌Rubio‌ ‌Padilla uses her cell phone to monitor the Amazon Rainforest for deforestation.
Meet Fernando Durán, President of the Reforestation Committee of Buen JardĂn de Callaru

This is the story of Fernando Durán, who is leading his community of Buen JardĂn de Callaru to restore landscapes destroyed by illegal loggers and coca-growers.
Video: Reforestation Alert

Reforestation Alert follows the story of a community in the Peruvian Amazon that, having once successfully eliminated illegal deforestation on their territories, tackles what comes next: reforestation.
Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon Mobilize to Prevent COVID-19

RFUS is assisting indigenous communities to access and share COVID-19 prevention information.
Video: Rainforest Foundation US 2019 Year In Review

Rainforest Foundation US Senior Geographer, Cameron Ellis, shares an overview of the major victories of Rainforest Foundation US in 2019.
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.
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.