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The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional people of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights.
Our approach
The Rainforest Foundation was one of the first organizations to focus on the vital link between protection of the rainforest and securing the rights of indigenous peoples. As deforestation pressures have intensified, providing the support needed for indigenous peoples to remain stewards of their ancestral lands has proven to be extremely effective in protecting rainforest. Recent data in Brazil shows that the deforestation rate in the Amazon was 1% in indigenous areas versus 24% outside of those areas.
Rainforest Foundation history
In 1989, Sting and Trudie Styler founded The Rainforest Foundation in response to a direct request for help from a Kayapo Indian leader in Brazil who was seeking to protect his peoples' land and culture. The organization's initial project led to a role coordinating the first ever privately funded demarcation of Indian land in the region. Since then the Rainforest Foundation has grown into a small network of 4 independent organizations in the US, the UK and Norway, working collectively in 20 rainforest countries around the globe. Collectively we have helped protect 28 million acres of forest.
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Commando767
(3 months ago)
hi!!!!!!!!
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chockeyockey1
(2 years ago)
good luck with what you're doing-hopefully one day the world will wake up to what needs to be done to save this beautiful planet we all abuse.suscribed:)
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