Rainforest Partnership

RAINFOREST PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND REGENERATE TROPICAL RAINFORESTS BY WORKING WITH RAINFOREST COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS THAT EMPOWER AND RESPECT BOTH PEOPLE AND NATURE.

PROGRAM CODE - TROPICAL ANDES (CLOUD FOREST ECOSYSTEM): TO THE NORTH OF PERU, AN ENORMOUS FOREST COVERED BY A BLANKET OF CLOUDS EXTENDS OVER APPROXIMATELY 900,000 ACRES - THE CORDILLERA DE COLÁN. IN 2021, RAINFOREST PARTNERSHIP (RP) LAUNCHED A PROJECT TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF THE CLOUD FORESTS AND THE HIGH BIODIVERSITY OF THE AREA. RP COORDINATED WITH SEVEN LOCAL CONSERVATION UNITS, WHICH CAME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME TO DEVELOP AN OVERALL CONSERVATION STRATEGY BASED ON FOUR COMPONENTS: STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT, CONDUCTING CONSERVATION RESEARCH, SUPPORTING LOCAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE PROJECT INCREASED ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPTIONS, AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS THAT EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ENVISION, PLAN, AND IMPLEMENT THEIR OWN PROJECTS AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LAND. WITH EXPANDING AND REPLICABLE MODELS, THE PROJECT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IMPACTED THE OVER 68,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CORDILLERA DE COLÁN. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION.

PROGRAM CODE - LOWLAND AMAZON AND OTHER TROPICAL FOREST SYSTEMS - ON AUGUST 8, 2021, ONE OF RAINFOREST PARTNERSHIP'S PROJECT COORDINATORS BEGAN A WEEKLONG JOURNEY TO FIVE KICHWA COMMUNITIES ALONG THE NAPO RIVER. THIS WAS THE START OF RAINFOREST PARTNERSHIP'S WOMEN OF THE RIO NAPO PROJECT, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER GROUPS (LED BY WOMEN BUT INCLUSIVE OF ALL WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE) IN THESE COMMUNITIES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES THAT INCREASE ECONOMIC SECURITY, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO LEAD CONSERVATION OF THEIR FORESTS. THE PROJECT EXPANDED GREATLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR: THE COMMUNITIES BEGAN TO WORK IN AGROFORESTRY/SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF RAINFOREST PRODUCTS AS WELL AS SUSTAINABLE FISH FARMING, AND OVER TIME THE PROJECT HAS CREATED MORE INCOME AND STABILITY FOR THESE COMMUNITIES. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS SUCH AS THESE ARE KEY TO BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM, EFFECTIVE FOREST PROTECTION, LED BY RAINFOREST COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION.

PROGRAM CODE - GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT - RP ACTS AS A FOUNDER AND CONVENER OF SEVERAL INITIATIVES THAT ACTIVATE A BROAD COALITION OF PEOPLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD'S TROPICAL FORESTS. THESE INCLUDE: 1) WORLD RAINFOREST DAY, FOUNDED IN 2017 BY RP AS AN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS AND CELEBRATION, RECOGNIZES STANDING, HEALTHY FORESTS AS POWERFUL AND COST-EFFECTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TOOLS AND BUILDS A COLLECTIVE, GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THEM. 2) FILMS FOR THE FOREST ENGAGES FILMMAKERS AND EDUCATES GLOBAL AUDIENCES ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS THROUGH IMPACT-DRIVEN STORIES ABOUT RAINFORESTS. 3) PARTICIPATION IN THE UN CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN NOVEMBER 2021 ALLOWED RP LEADERSHIP AND TEAM MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATIONS WITH POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST CONSERVATION. 4) GEN Z FOR THE TREES, RP'S YOUTH-LED INITIATIVE, EMPOWERS YOUNG ACTIVISTS TO SHARE A BOLD VISION OF NET-ZERO DEFORESTATION BY 2030 AND SHOWCASE THE IMPACT YOUTH CAN HAVE IN RAINFOREST CONSERVATION. 5) RAINFOREST ACADEMY CREATES A VAST STOREHOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RAINFORESTS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM. 6) RAINFOREST COLLECTIVE FOSTERS HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS THAT CENTERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR LONG-TERM SUCCESS AS FIRST-LINE DEFENDERS OF THE RAINFORESTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION.