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Rainforest Trust Rainforest Trust protects the most threatened tropical forests, saving endangered wildlife through partnerships and community engagement.
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Through these local partnerships, we empower indigenous people to own and steward their own lands while offering them education, training, and economic assistance. This training includes employing them as reserve guards, wildlife monitors, and eco-tourism guides. This highly effective, landscape-based, and community-inclusive model ensures long-lasting results for all the biodiversity within the forests we purchase and protect.

We’re sharing great news from Bolivia! 🇧🇴Thanks to the support of our donors, exceptional biodiversity is now protected ...
06/18/2026

We’re sharing great news from Bolivia! 🇧🇴

Thanks to the support of our donors, exceptional biodiversity is now protected from mining and other extraction in the Tropical Andes. ⛰️

With Conservación Internacional Bolivia and donors like you, we helped protect more than half a million acres through the creation of two new Municipal Parks & Natural Areas of Integrated Management: Palos Blancos Mountains & Watersheds (424,603 acres) and Illampu de Sorata (141,040 acres).

This exceeds our original goal, and we expect one more protected area to be added by the end of the year!

The new protected areas cover a variety of unique habitats in the transition zone between the Bolivian Yungas rainforest and the Amazon Basin.

This rugged landscape features steep, forested slopes, high-altitude lakes, grasslands, deep valleys, and snow-capped peaks.
Diverse habitats sustain an abundance of mammals, birds, amphibians, and plants, including;

🐸 The only known population of a Critically Endangered Andean frog, previously thought to be extinct

🌿 Significant populations of two other endemic, critically endangered frogs

🦅 The Andean Condor and the Endangered Black-and-white Chestnut Eagle, birds of prey whose global populations are declining

💚 The Yungas Tyrannulet, a rare, endemic flycatcher that nests in the evergreen foothills of the Andes Mountains.

Together, we can make a meaningful impact for threatened species. Our shared commitment is essential to conservation success.

Thank you for standing with us to protect the world’s irreplaceable rainforests!

Happy World Crocodile Day! 🐊We invite you to enjoy our public relations manager, Brynn Garner’s, story about her life-ch...
06/17/2026

Happy World Crocodile Day! 🐊

We invite you to enjoy our public relations manager, Brynn Garner’s, story about her life-changing trip to Ghana.

She shared up-close-and-personal moments with fascinating crocodiles in their riverside habitats and attended the official launch ceremony of the Techiman-Tanoso Crocodile Sanctuary, created with Rainforest Trust support.

This new 971-acre preserve protects nesting grounds for the Critically Endangered Slender-snouted Crocodile, which has lost 70 to 90% of its population over the past 75 years.

Brynn’s reflections from her trip (available now on Substack) highlight the dedicated local efforts that are giving the Slender-snouted Crocodile a second chance at survival.

From our partners at Threatened Species Conservation Alliance (THRESCOAL) to riverside communities that revere this rare reptile, “Rainforest Trust’s role in this work is to support the people closest to the place and the species we protect,” Brynn writes.

Conservation in Ghana will have a lasting impact, thanks to partnerships guided by urgency, understanding, and the unwavering belief that “no one protects a river alone.”

Link in comments to read the full article on Substack!

Happy World Sea Turtle Day 🐢To celebrate, we have exciting news from our partners at Loango Bay Community Marine Reserve...
06/16/2026

Happy World Sea Turtle Day 🐢

To celebrate, we have exciting news from our partners at Loango Bay Community Marine Reserve!

Our local partner, Renatura Congo, reported that the reserve’s monitoring teams have released 1,114 sea turtles caught in fishing nets!

Thanks to the support of our donors, we helped establish the Loango Bay Community Marine Reserve off Congo’s Atlantic coast, protecting 123,602 acres of vital marine habitat from commercial fishing and oil and gas development.

Green Turtles and Critically Endangered Hawksbill Turtles are among the many marine species that rely on Loango Bay for food, shelter, and refuge from the open ocean. 🌊

By regulating fishing operations in the bay, the reserve protects one of only two documented foraging grounds for sea turtles on Central Africa’s mainland coast.

Conservation like this gives vulnerable species a fighting chance and, in the case of Green Turtles, collective efforts are paying off.

Last year, global populations had increased enough to take the Green Turtle off the Endangered Species list!

Protected areas like the Loango Bay Community Marine Reserve are critical to sustaining this success.

Awareness and pride for this coastal sanctuary and its biodiversity brought together conservationists, scientists, fishermen, and communities to ensure long-term protection for the area’s irreplaceable marine life, including sea turtles. 💚

Your generosity was central to this achievement, too.

From all of us at Rainforest Trust, thank you for your commitment to conservation!

We are thrilled to share our annual report for FY 2025!With the generous support of our donors, we helped protect 4.7 mi...
06/11/2026

We are thrilled to share our annual report for FY 2025!

With the generous support of our donors, we helped protect 4.7 million acres of rainforests and tropical landscapes during the 2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025).

These include habitats for the world’s densest population of Jaguars, extremely rare birds like the Critically Endangered Banggai Crow, and 451 other threatened species of mammals, birds, and amphibians.

🌿 Our FY25 Global Impact: 453 threatened species protected

We also supported locally led conservation that integrates the needs of communities who live within the rainforest and prioritizes the rights and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded their traditional lands for generations.

In addition, our annual report features reflections from CEO James Deutsch and Board Chair Bernie Tershy on a year of financial and technical strength, grounded by a network of trusted partnerships that is wider and more collaborative than ever before.

Your partnership is essential to our success.

This impact is impossible without supporters like you! Thank you for your unwavering dedication and support.

Together, we make a meaningful difference for wildlife, people, and the planet! 💚🌎

Link in comments to read the full report

We’re excited to share that our CEO, James Deutsch, is featured on a new podcast!Rewilding Amazonia is an eight-part inv...
06/10/2026

We’re excited to share that our CEO, James Deutsch, is featured on a new podcast!

Rewilding Amazonia is an eight-part investigative series from Rewildology exploring what it truly takes to restore the Amazon and the people working to make it possible.

Hosted by conservation biologist, Brooke Mitchell, the series draws on six months of reporting across six countries, featuring voices from scientists, Indigenous leaders, land defenders, and community organizers.

It offers a nuanced, evidence-based look at one of the most urgent and complex environmental challenges of our time.

🎧 Link in the comments to listen!

06/08/2026

Happy World Oceans Day!

On tropical coasts around the world, biodiversity thrives where the rainforest meets the sea. 🌴🌊

Rivers rush through lush mountain slopes to drain at the coast and spread nutrients offshore. Under the waves, coral reefs draw birds from the branches to feast on fish, and mangrove roots capture rich, organic soil that nourishes new growth.

Rainforests rely on healthy oceans.

With a gift on World Oceans Day, you can help us protect the tropical habitats at greatest risk, including coastal and marine ecosystems at the edges of the rainforest.

Your donation will support our Conservation Action Fund, which has helped conserve habitats for iconic, endangered marine life like:

🇵🇭 Critically Endangered Hawksbill Turtles and Scalloped Hammerheads in the Philippines

🇲🇬 Endangered Blue Whales and Whale Sharks in Madagascar

🇨🇺 Critically Endangered Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals in Cuba

🇧🇷 A stretch of the world’s largest mangrove forest on the Atlantic coast of Brazil

Even as we mark conservation success, we must continue to fight for the protection of tropical coasts, coral reefs, and other marine ecosystems. 🪸🌊🐋🐠

You are essential to our mission, and we can’t do this without you!

In honor of World Oceans Day, tap the link in the comments to show your support and give now! 💙

Our donors helped make conservation history in Cuba! 🇨🇺We are thrilled to share that two new marine and terrestrial prot...
06/04/2026

Our donors helped make conservation history in Cuba! 🇨🇺

We are thrilled to share that two new marine and terrestrial protected areas will secure a safe future for Cuba’s remarkable coral reefs, coastal forests, and the species that rely on them. 🌊🐠🪸

In partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society, we helped create:

🪸 Desembarco del Granma National Park (282,194 acres)

This expansion includes Cuba’s first-ever Marine Protected Area (MPA) that exclusively conserves deep-sea ecosystems. This MPA will protect coral reefs and other habitats as deep as 2½ miles beneath the surface.

🐌 Cananova Wildlife Refuge (19,660 acres)

This new coastal and marine protected area secures the last viable habitat for Polymita sulphurosa, a critically endangered land snail. Known as the “world’s most beautiful snail,” this species has been heavily targeted by poachers for its uniquely colorful shell.

The expanded MPA conserves a spectacular array of sea life, with coral reefs that provide refuge for endangered, migratory species like Whale Sharks, Great Hammerheads, and Hawksbill Sea Turtles. 🦈🐢

Corals that face grave risk elsewhere, like Critically Endangered Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals, are healthy and well represented here.

Trusted, local relationships were central to this achievement, from scientists to fishermen.

Thanks to our donors, the benefits of marine and coastal conservation will flow across the Caribbean Sea! 💙

Climate change is raising the risk of natural disasters, and rainforest communities are on the front lines.Last year in ...
05/27/2026

Climate change is raising the risk of natural disasters, and rainforest communities are on the front lines.

Last year in Peru, weeks of intense rain followed a severe drought, causing flash floods and landslides that ruined homes, destroyed infrastructure, and even claimed lives.

Indigenous Peoples, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, faced food and economic crises, as the rain flooded essential crops like plantains, cassava, and corn.

Our local partners, Confederación de Nacionalidades Amazónicas del Perú, traveled 10 hours by boat to deliver emergency food, tools, and medicines to Indigenous Peoples on the Ucayali River.

Thanks to the support of our donors, we were able to help fortify these communities as they recovered from the floods.

But climate impacts will continue to strike, in the Amazon and across the tropics. To prepare for future disasters, the best protection starts with prevention.

By preventing deforestation, we build resilience to climate change.

We also harness the powerful climate solutions that rainforests provide:

🔥 Rainforests absorb and store billions of tons of carbon. Cutting them down releases carbon and accelerates global warming.

🌳 Intact tropical forests store 3x more carbon than degraded forests.

🌧️ Intact ecosystems prevent erosion, stabilize slopes, and strengthen recovery after natural disasters.

When you give to our Rainforest Climate Action Fund, your donation will help protect the rainforests that provide the best defense against climate change.

Link in comments to learn more and donate.

Every $1 donated to our Rainforest Climate Action Fund will be matched—giving your gift 2X the impact! 💚

Happy World Turtle Day! 🐢Every year, up to 40,000 female Endangered Giant South American River Turtles migrate to an imm...
05/23/2026

Happy World Turtle Day! 🐢

Every year, up to 40,000 female Endangered Giant South American River Turtles migrate to an immense breeding ground on the banks of the Guaporé River, which runs along the Brazil-Bolivia border.

They lay millions of eggs and, unlike other turtles that leave their nests, these mothers stay nearby for weeks, until their hatchlings join them in the river.

On unprotected shores, this unique behavior places the turtles at grave danger from poachers who sell their meat and eggs on the black market.

The Guaporé River hosts the world’s largest population of Giant South American River Turtles, but international demand has decimated their numbers.

With your help, we can protect a critical nursery for Endangered Giant South American River Turtles.

When you give for World Turtle Day, your donation will support our partnership with WCS Brasil to help establish the Guaporé Wildlife Refuge in the Amazon rainforest.

This designation will not only protect these rare turtles and their eggs from poaching, but it will also prohibit deforestation across 22,606 acres.

Your gift will also support local jobs, including patrols to protect breeding areas, research to better understand species behaviors, and eco-tourism to build awareness of this vital habitat and unique species.

On World Turtle Day, tap the link in comments to donate and help us save the shores of the Guaporé River for Giant South American River Turtles! 💙

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