RAINFOREST TRUST
Saves Rainforest
Since 1988, we’ve saved
23,536,616 acres
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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.
90% funded
Donations Doubled!
Conservation Action FundWORLDWIDE
Conservation Action Fund
- 19 Million acres
- $ 2.00 per acre
32% funded
Donations Doubled!
Saving Habitat for the “Asian Unicorn” in LaosLaos
Saving Habitat for the “Asian Unicorn” in Laos
- 130,966 acres
- $ 13.41 per acre
87% funded
Donations Doubled!
Saving Indigenous Lands in the AmazonPeru
Saving Indigenous Lands in the Amazon
- 6,102,946 acres
- $ 0.76 per acre
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RAINFORESTS ARE BURNING!
Tropical deforestation accounts for up to 15% of net global carbon emissions each year. The increasing uncontrolled human-driven fires in the Brazilian Amazon and around the world release stored carbon into our atmosphere at dangerously unnatural levels. Without the defense of the Earth’s rainforests, our planet will be left increasingly vulnerable to the climate crisis which threatens all species, including us.
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GUARDING OUR FORESTS!
Rainforest Trust Conservation Guardians work tirelessly in dangerous conditions to patrol and secure our protected areas. Their critical role requires surveying land, clearing invasive species, monitoring wildlife populations, removing snares and traps, preventing illegal logging and more.
In 2018, Rainforest Trust Protected:
Areas of Impact
The vast majority of Earth’s biodiversity lives in the tropics. But tropical ecosystems are also some of the most endangered. By focusing on the tropics, we’re focusing on protecting the most biodiverse and threatened areas of our planet.
Learn More About How We Protect Rainforest
Link to: Climate Action
Stop Deforestation and Reduce Carbon Emissions
Link to: Our Approach
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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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Link to: Saves Challenge
The SAVES Challenge
This initiative was made possible by a passionate donor who has pledged to match every dollar raised by Rainforest Trust through 2020.
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Link to: Corporate Sponsors
Our Corporate Sponsors
We are all stakeholders in protecting our planet’s most threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife.
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Link to: Monthly Giving
Conservation Heroes Monthly Giving
Your monthly donation helps us save threatened habitat for endangered species across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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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.”
