24,700,755
Acres of Rainforest Habitat Saved
Charity Navigator’s Highest Rating of 4/4 Stars
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RAINFORESTS ARE BURNING!
Fires continue to rage through some of the world’s most important rainforests due to rampant slash-and-burn agriculture. Join us in our fight to halt forest destruction and safeguard these tropical forests.
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SAVE WEST AFRICA’S LAST INTACT FORESTS
Home to incredible biodiversity, we need your help today to protect a final 406,913 acres in a multi-year project to safeguard more than 1,000,000 acres in Liberia!
Urgent Appeals
Every day, more of our planet’s ecosystems are destroyed. But our partners work on the front lines of conservation. By supporting one of these projects, you can help protect rainforest, stop habitat loss before it begins, and save endangered species.
Urgent
Donations Doubled!
Rescue South Africa’s Lost Snake From the Brink of ExtinctionSOUTH AFRICA
Rescue South Africa’s Lost Snake From the Brink of Extinction
- 23440 acres
- $ 12.12 per acre
Urgent
Donations Quadrupled!
Land Purchase for the Santarem ParakeetBRAZIL
Land Purchase for the Santarem Parakeet
- 2523 acres
- $ 399.91 per acre
Areas of Impact
The vast majority of Earth’s biodiversity lives in the tropics. But tropical ecosystems are also some of the most endangered. These are a select few of the current project sites we’re working to protect.
To Date, Rainforest Trust Has Protected:
296
Endangered and Vulnerable MAMMAL SPECIES Protected
18 Billion
Trees Protected
456
Endangered and Vulnerable BIRD SPECIES Protected
4.1 Billion
Metric Tonnes of CO2 Equivalents Safeguarded
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Stop Deforestation and Reduce Carbon Emissions
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Every minute, almost 50 acres of rainforest are lost forever and critically endangered species lose their habitat.
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The SAVES Challenge
This initiative was made possible by a $50 million matching grant enabling the investment of $100 million for the creation of protected areas.
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We are all stakeholders in protecting our planet’s most threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife.
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BOARD MEMBER
Dr. E.O. Wilson, Conservationist & Biologist
“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
CONSERVATION FELLOW
Esther Kagoya, NAFIRRI, Uganda
“Accessing conservation study and funding opportunities plus the experience and protection successes shared by other Fellows on the Rainforest Trust website inspires me and makes me proud to be a part of the Conservation Fellows.”
CONSERVATION FELLOW
Samuel Ngueping, ERuDef, Cameroon
“Being a Rainforest Trust Fellow makes me connected with renowned conservationists to exchange field experiences in diverse conservation specialties. This equally makes me to contribute what I know with peers to promote a safe environment where man can live in harmony with nature.”
GUARDIAN
Ndelle Lizett, CWCS, Cameroon
“As a woman conservationist, I feel very special because so many women shy away from this kind of job… But they don’t know what it feels like conserving nature and ensuring sustainability of our natural resources.”
