Institutional Capacities in Latin America
Working across Latin America’s most significant natural landscapes—from the South American Amazon rainforest to the Mayan jungle which extends through Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize—the Rainforest... View more
Amazon Rainforest Facing Most Devastating Fires Ever Seen
Experts believe this year’s Amazon rainforest fires could be the worst yet, after deforestation rose 17% on 2020.
Project Profile: Meso-American Sustainable Forestry Program
Using traditional indigenous knowledge, data, and best practices for a sustainable tamshi harvest
Project Profile: Transforming Indigenous Economies
After decades of struggle for land rights, Peru’s indigenous communities now own approximately 15 million hectares of the country’s roughly 70 million hectares of mega-diverse Amazon forestlands. While securing rights is a key first step, tenure alone will not keep forests standing. Growing global demand for gold, petroleum, cocoa, timber, and oil palm is causing widespread deforestation and environmental degradation in indigenous territories. Expansion of these industries–typically without...
New Women-Led Climate Fund to Save Vast Tropical Forests
Impact investment advisor AlphaSource announced today that they have teamed up with conservation NGO the Rainforest Alliance; wildlife and forest protection experts Wildlife Works; and the...
Project Profile: Net-Zero Deforestation Zones
Reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing forest carbon stocks in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia