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The Rainforest Foundation Worldwide
The Rainforest Foundation supports people living in and around the world's rainforests to protect the environment and fulfil their rights to land, life and livelihood. The work of the Rainforest Foundation spans all major tropical rainforest regions with projects in 18 countries.
In 15 years the Rainforest Foundation has already protected over 115,000 sq km. Current projects aim to save nearly 1million sq km of rainforest - an area the combined size of UK, France and Ireland.
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Latest News
Rainforest group challenges police brutality and repression - 09/05/2008
Determined to hault the police brutality and repression faced by campaigning organisations in Gabon, Rainforest Foundation UK partner Brainforest is at the forefront of a coalition to confront the government there.
› Read moreNew project to protect poverty stricken communities in CAR rainforests - 30/04/2008
This month the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is starting work in the Central African Republic. The country’s massive rainforest is seriously threatened by logging, yet its forest communities have practically no rights to stop their homes being destroyed. RFUK's Samuel Dieval explains how a new project aims to strengthen local communities and protect the rainforests they live in.
› Read moreGet Involved
With summer on its way there has never been a better time to get your running shoes out and hit the streets but if you still need an incentive, why not join our Great South Run team. Britain's leading 10-mile running event takes place in Portsmouth on 26th October 2008.
Find out more about getting involved here.
New on the Website
Fact of the day: the word "orangutan" comes from the Malay and Indonesian words "orang" meaning "man" and "hutan" meaning "forest". Sadly around 6,000 of these 'forest men' die every year placing the highly intelligent great apes among the world’s most endangered species. A new book, Thinker of the Jungle, reveals the plain truth, and the tragedy, of what is happening in the jungles of Borneo and Sumatra with a selection of breathtaking and moving photographs. Find out more here.
