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Rainforest Foundation UK

Our work is vital to the future of the world's rainforests.

About Rainforest Foundation UK


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At RFUK, we tackle deforestation locally and globally. Locally, we help forest communities to gain land rights, challenge logging companies, manage their forests and protect their environment. Globally, we campaign to influence national and international laws to protect rainforests and their inhabitants.

We believe that the best way to protect the rainforest is through empowering indigenous peoples to defend their ancestral lands.

Our approach differs from that of other organisations in that it is committed to both human rights and environmental protection. Instead of purchasing land or conserving forests purely for their biodiversity value, RFUK promotes the establishment of community rights over rainforest lands, tackling the root of the problems related to deforestation and paving the way for local people to benefit fairly from the use and protection of forest resources.

Since our inception, the Rainforest Foundation has helped indigenous communities and local communities to protect more than 12 million hectares of rainforest.

Your Impact

We have a range of projects across Africa and South America, each focused on different aspects of rainforest protection and community land rights. Whether providing legal and technical training or supporting advocacy and rights awareness, all our projects are based on a participatory approach that puts local people at the heart of what we do.

£30

Could protect 10 hectares of rainforest.

£60

Could enable forest communities to protect 20 hectares of their forest homes.