Projects of our partners on the ground
The rainforest projects of our partners line up along the equator like a string of pearls. Indigenous rainforest defenders, eco-guards and activists are in the field every day to protect irreplaceable ecosystems and the homes of Indigenous and traditional forest communities. Want to know more? Here is a selection of the more than 50 projects that we support with your donations.
Freedom for captive wildlife: the amaZOOnico wildlife conservation center
Support the release of white-bellied spider monkeys and Brazilian giant tortoises, and the planting of fruit trees in the Selva Viva reserve.
The indigenous Awa Guajá document their history
From cloud-high rainforest to freight trains heavy with iron ore: Awa Guajá teachers chronicle survival, resistance and fragile futures.
Life for the Xingu River in Amazonia
Where the Xingu bends through the rainforest, people are rising up to protect the waters that have sustained them for generations.
Traditional peoples and communities defend forests and food sovereignty
Amid Brazil’s agribusiness frontiers, Bahia’s Peoples’ Web is restoring forests and food sovereignty through shared ancestry and solidarity.
United against loggers and land grabbers
The activists of CPT Maranhão help traditional communities defend their Cerrado lands from land grabs, deforestation, and industrial soy expansion.
Yes to Yasuní: Keeping the oil in the ground
Yasunidos is a pluralistic movement in Ecuador campaigning to end oil production in the ITT block in Yasuní National Park.
Making another world possible in Chiapas, Mexico
Otros Mundos Chiapas activists are working under extremely challenging conditions to protect nature, forests, water and human rights.
Women leading in Sulawesi: Protecting the forest from nickel corporations
Women in Sulawesi are taking up the fight against land grabbing, environmental destruction and criminalization – and yet more nickel mines.
Working to benefit gorillas and local communities
Will the fossil fuel industry soon threaten the Congo Basin? Our partner, Réseau CREF, is working closely with local communities to mobilize resistance.
A network for forests in the Congo Basin
Deep in the Congo Basin, activists of RIAO-RDC risk everything to protect Africa's green heart. Their story of courage reveals what's truly at stake.
Risking their freedom for nature and democracy
Mother Nature Cambodia reaches millions of people with its creative and fearless campaigns, often at the cost of the activists’ own freedom.
Protecting the Tapanuli orangutan forest
From pulp plantations to thriving forests: Villages are reclaiming their ancestral lands and proving that nature heals when Indigenous people lead.
Defending the Amazon against global demand for commodities
Justiça nos Trilhos supports people in the Amazon rainforest who are threatened by the production of raw materials such as soy and iron ore.
Mangroves, peat bogs, swamps: protecting Aceh’s wetlands
Burned forests, stonewalling corporations, and Indigenous rangers replanting hope: Inside Aceh’s struggle for its last wetlands.
Resisting mining in Sulawesi
Mining for gold, nickel, sand and minerals is devastating the paradise of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The JATAM Sulteng anti-mining network is fighting back.
Protecting Borneo’s rainforests and empowering Indigenous people
Kinipan’s fight inspires: Rainforest Rescue and SOB support Indigenous people in Borneo battling deforestation and defending ancient forests.
Bonobo conservation: fostering trust with a school
In Congo’s rainforest, saving bonobos also means building a future for local children. Our partner Bonobo Alive helps both thrive.
Stopping the EACOP oil pipeline
Our partner Tasha is pushing back against the African fossil fuel boom by educating local communities about the dangers of drilling and pipelines.
Leuser: a refuge for orangutans, tigers, rhinos and elephants
In Sumatra’s Leuser, the world’s last wild giants cross paths. Meet the rangers on the front line of rainforest protection.
A radio station for communities and nature
In Tanzania’s savannas, a radio station becomes a bridge. Pastoralists, conservationists, and Indigenous leaders discover they can hear each other.
Protecting the forest with the Túumben K’óoben Indigenous women’s cooperative
Instead of mass tourism, Indigenous Mayan women are choosing their own path: forest conservation, agro-ecology, and cultural survival on their terms.
Eco-Guards: monitoring the forest at Afi Mountain
Where gorillas hide and forest elephants roam, volunteers in green uniforms patrol on foot. Meet the Eco-Guards protecting Nigeria’s last forests.
Protecting the forest with ancient rites and a radio program
A traditional king uses spirituality and radio waves to protect Guinea-Bissau’s forest. Listeners call in to report crimes, spirits mark sacred trees.
Saving the rainforest of southern Papua and empowering Indigenous Papuans
Where birds of paradise still dance, Indigenous defenders face bulldozers in a struggle over Papua’s future. Our partner Pusaka is in the front line.
Guardians of the jungle: protecting chimpanzee habitat
Female Eco-Guards patrol Liberia’s rainforests, safeguarding endangered chimpanzees – while transforming their own lives and communities.
The Ka’apor people: defending the Amazon rainforest
Armed with bows, arrows, and determination, the Indigenous Ka’apor people are holding the line against mining, logging, and cattle barons.
Securing the land rights of Indigenous people
Deep in Borneo’s rainforests, Matek’s maps speak louder than chainsaws by turning GPS data into a shield for the Indigenous Iban people's land rights.
Giving captive birds their freedom
One million birds stolen a year – FLIGHT shadows smugglers and rescues captive songbirds so Indonesia’s wild songs can keep filling the forests.
The Batwa people and the gorillas
Our partner CAMV is helping Indigenous Batwa families reclaim land, plant trees and protect gorillas in Kahuzi-Biega National Park's rich rainforest.