Working with Communities in Guatemala to Combat Global Climate Change

Communities in Guatemala's Petén region will soon have a new incentive to conserve their forests. By selling credits for avoided deforestation on the international carbon market, they'll earn additional income to invest in conservation and pressing social needs.

Learn more about our work to reduce climate change.

For more than two decades, the Rainforest Alliance has been working to curb climate change through forest conservation. And nearly ten years ago, we began demonstrating that responsible forestry enables trees to store more carbon than clear-cutting. Learn how our climate change program has evolved and where it's heading.

Read an interview with Jeff Hayward.

A Change is Brewing in Argentina
Ninety Tea Farms Become Rainforest Alliance Certified

By reforesting areas along streams and rivers, improving soil management and much more, Rainforest Alliance Certified tea farms in Argentina are helping to conserve one of the largest fragments of South America's Atlantic forest -- habitat for endangered species such as the golden lion tamarin.

Find out how tea farming is protecting habitat in Argentina.

Green thumbs can make sure that even their outdoor furniture, shovels and garden spades support a healthy environment.

At our annual awards dinner, the Rainforest Alliance recognized companies and individuals who are paving the way toward a sustainable future.

Read about our honorees and their dedication to community and corporate sustainability.

With a population of fewer than 1,000 individuals, the golden lion tamarin is among the world's most endangered mammals. Found in the Atlantic Forest, a richly biodiverse region that is being decimated by irresponsible farming and urban sprawl, only about eight percent of the tamarin's habit survives.

Learn more about the golden lion tamarin.

During these challenging economic times, when it's more essential than ever that resources are directed toward our field programs, the Rainforest Alliance has temporarily switched from a print version of The Canopy to this online newsletter. This change will not affect quality or editorial direction; each issue of The Canopy will continue to be as informative as ever. If you are a Rainforest Alliance member (or would like to become one) and have found your way to this page via our Web site, you can also receive monthly issues of The Canopy delivered to your inbox.

Be part of the solution -- look for the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal in supermarkets, bookstores, coffee shops and more. Products bearing the green frog seal contain ingredients or materials from sustainably-managed farms and forests that protect the environment and ensure the well-being of workers and their communities. This month, you'll find new seal sightings on Naked® Juice smoothies and projected in New York's Times Square.