Rainforest Foundation US is dedicated to protecting nature and human rights. We recognize the urgency of climate change, and the need for equitable, sustainable development.

We partner with indigenous peoples to protect vital rainforest ecosystems and address the climate crisis. We provide support to indigenous communities and organizations to secure their rights to their traditional lands and livelihoods. As an organization, RFUS prides itself on being nimble and flexible, engaging with our partners over the long term on initiatives based on their priorities and aspirations.

The following are among the key ways RFUS supports its partners:

TERRITORIAL MONITORING

RFUS provides training, tools and financial support to indigenous organizations to map, monitor, and secure their territories using cost-effective technology like smartphones and drones.

LAND MANAGEMENT

RFUS advises communities to build participatory, bottom-up land management plans to protect their forests and to set the stage for sustainable livelihoods that respect their values, beliefs, and ways of life.

POLICY & ADVOCACY

RFUS supports partners to advocate for national and international policy change as it relates to indigenous peoples’ rights, forest protection and restoration, natural resource management, climate action, and biodiversity preservation.

INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

RFUS invests directly in indigenous peoples’ organizations and partners with them to strengthen integral governance, communications, administrative, management and financial capacities.

Rainforest Foundation US

Securing Rights, Protecting Lands