The World’s Best Forest Guardians: Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples and local communities have an unsurpassed connection to the Earth's forests. ... Continue Reading
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Indigenous peoples have an unsurpassed connection to the Earth’s forests. They manage at least one quarter of the world’s lands, home to approximately 80 percent of our planet’s biodiversity. Even with their often-limited access to financial resources or legal support, Indigenous peoples have proven to be the best guardians of the world’s forests.
The Rainforest Alliance has always made it a priority to partner with—and learn from—Indigenous peoples. We support the conservation efforts and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples through our landscape and community programs, by providing technical assistance and facilitating market connections for their businesses, which are rooted in their traditional ecological knowledge and exemplary land stewardship practices.
Watch this video to learn about Warmi Awadora, a brand of Kichwa women weavers in Peru who are improving their livelihoods while preserving their cultural heritage.
Watch this video about the people of Madre de Dios, who have developed forest-friendly enterprises that support conservation and guard against environmental threats.
Learn about how the Forest Allies community of practice can help your company recognize Indigenous peoples as effective forest stewards and future business partners.
Read this paper to discover our principles and strategies for stopping forest degradation and supporting forest communities in vulnerable tropical regions.
Indigenous peoples and local communities have an unsurpassed connection to the Earth's forests. ... Continue Reading
Peru: Where indigenous knowledge, climate science, and global markets meet.... Continue Reading
Sustainably harvested wood is at the heart of this new business run by indigenous Maya women.... Continue Reading
An innovative new project puts indigenous and local communities in the driver's seat. ... Continue Reading
The only realistic way to conserve forests is to apply sustainable forest management practices.
The people of Madre de Dios are sustainably managing more than 197,000 acres (80,000 hectares) of forest.
A Case Study of Work with Tres Islas Native Community (Madre de Dios, Peru)
The last two decades have seen a marked shift towards decentralized forest management in developing countries. Upwards of... View more
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Mexico is characterized by a strong community forestry sector. The Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) introduced an agrarian reform process implemented in successive waves during the 20th century. Over a... View more
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This report is the second of ten case studies produced as part of a community forestry project in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. The study chronicles work undertaken with indigenous... View more
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This report is the first of ten case studies produced as part of a community forestry project in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. The study focuses on the indigenous Mayangna of Awas... View more
Available in: English, Spanish