Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US'S PROGRAMS ARE TACKLING THE WORLD'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES: BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO PROTECT VITAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR TRADITIONAL LANDS AND PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND LIVELIHOODS. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND IN 2020 WE PRIORITIZED THE COUNTRIES OF PERU, GUYANA, PANAMA, AND BRAZIL.OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DELIVERING THE FOLLOWING FIVE SERVICES:TERRITORIAL MONITORING: RFUS PROVIDES TRAINING, TOOLS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO MAP, MONITOR, AND SECURE THEIR TERRITORIES USING COST EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIKE SMARTPHONES, DRONES AND SATELLITE DATA. LAND TITLING & LEGAL INTERVENTION: RFUS WORKS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO OBTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS, SETTLE DISPUTES, AND SEEK JUSTICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PERPETRATED AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS. LAND MANAGEMENT: RFUS ADVISES COMMUNITIES TO BUILD PARTICIPATORY, BOTTOM-UP LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS TO PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND TO SET THE STAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS THAT RESPECT THEIR VALUES, BELIEFS, AND WAYS OF LIFE. POLICY & ADVOCACY: RFUS SUPPORTS PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY CHANGE AS IT RELATES TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS, FOREST PROTECTION AND RESTORATION, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE ACTION, AND BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION.INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING: RFUS INVESTS DIRECTLY IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS WITH THEM TO STRENGTHEN INTEGRAL COMMUNICATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL CAPACITIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $5M

  • Indigenous Rights and Rainforest Protection

    RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US'S (RFUS) PROGRAMS ARE TACKLING THE WORLD'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES: BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT VITAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR TRADITIONAL LANDS AND PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND LIVELIHOODS. WE WORK TO PROTECT THE TROPICAL RAINFORESTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND IN 2022 WE WORKED IN THE COUNTRIES OF PERU, GUYANA, PANAMA, AND BRAZIL. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DELIVERING THE FOLLOWING THREE SERVICES: LAND TITLING, LEGAL DEFENSE AND ADVOCACY. RFUS WORKS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND AND EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS; MAP AND DEMARCATE THEIR TERRITORIES, AND TO OBTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS, SETTLE DISPUTES AND SEEK JUSTICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PERPETRATED AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS. TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY: RFUS SUPPORTS PARTNERS TO MONITOR AND SECURE THEIR TERRITORIES, STRENGTHEN COLLECTIVE FOREST GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT, AND ISSUE EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS DEFORESTATION ON THEIR LANDS. DIRECT FINANCE: RFUS SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FINANCING OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITY-LED TERRITORIAL FACILITIES TO SUSTAIN FOREST PROTECTION STRATEGIES, THE STRENGTHENING OF PARTNERS' INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES TO ADMINISTER INCREASED FINANCIAL FLOWS, AND ABILITIES TO NEGOTIATE NEW ECONOMY-BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7.9M