Local action, system change

A new era of rainforest protection

We support Indigenous Peoples and forest communities to secure their lands, defend their rights and protect the world's rainforests. Our 2033 Vision sets out how.

Vision 2026 to 2033 Download the PDF
Since 1989 326,000 km²

of forest secured under legal title by Indigenous Peoples and local communities

Today 930,000 km²

under active protection, roughly the size of France and Italy combined

Focus 2 basins

the Congo and the Amazon, where our history and networks drive change

Figures cover the Rainforest Foundation network. Source: A 2033 vision for a new era of rainforest protection (RFUK, 2026).

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Tech for good

Putting communities on the map

Award-winning tools like MappingForRights and ForestLink give communities practical, low-cost ways to map, monitor and defend their forests, sending real-time alerts of illegal activity even from areas with no connectivity.

ForestLink Real-time community forest monitoring
MapeoParaDerechos Participatory mapping of community lands
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Where we work

We focus on the Congo and Amazon Basins, where our history, knowledge and networks position us to drive meaningful change, and collaborate globally with Rainforest Foundations Norway and the US.

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Cuenca del Congo
  • RepĆŗblica DemocrĆ”tica del Congo
  • Republic of the Congo
  • CamerĆŗn
  • RepĆŗblica Centroafricana
  • Gabón
Amazon Basin
  • PERÚ
  • Ecuador

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