Our projects have a 99% success rate. Let’s sustain them.

Fully 99.3% of the forests we have protected remain standing today. But unexpected events and ongoing challenges facing our local partners—such as natural disasters, political upheaval, the loss of a key funding source, or the departure of an essential staff member—can threaten the long-term survival of these protected areas.

The Sustainability Action Fund ensures that our projects maintain their extraordinary success rate despite the challenges that affect our partners in 62 countries in the Global South—where rainforest habitats shelter thousands of species at risk of extinction along with all the other life they nurture.

These high-biodiversity hotspots are often found within political boundaries where human-caused emergencies—like armed conflicts—arise in or near existing projects. Help us to support our partners in responding to these emergencies as well as the natural disasters that are becoming more prevalent with a changing climate.

Help our partners prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies

Natural disasters like mud slides, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes strike remote areas with as much force as in highly populated areas, but they happen in relative isolation without media coverage or access to recovery funds. At Rainforest Trust, we respond with urgency to support our partners on the front lines of conservation when these disasters strike.

The likelihood of armed conflict affecting a protected or conserved area—and the front-line staff who defend these lands and waters—depends on its geographic location, but tragically, conservation work can be dangerous. When our partners’ operations are affected by armed conflict, Rainforest Trust is responsive when possible to help them to, for example:

• hire for unexpected staff disruptions,
• rebuild field stations that have been destroyed by rebels, and/or
• increase patrolling capacity against intrusion and poaching.

Help our partners strengthen their capacity—for lasting success

The commitment and dedication of our partners to protect species, communities and our planet can only be sustained when their organizations are strong. We assist our partners to address unforeseen staffing and equipment needs, and to build the expertise of their staff in the practical, results-oriented leadership skills they need to affect change in their organizations and communities. The end result is resilience for today, and for tomorrow.

Be part of a bright future where conservation wins

By supporting the Sustainability Action Fund, you are giving long-term conservation a meaningful boost. With our donors and partners, we are achieving great things! But there remain myriad factors at play in the world today that are serving to stack the deck against the survival of protected and conserved areas, the species at risk of extinction who call these refuges home, and the Indigenous and local communities who rely on these natural areas for their lives and livelihoods. Let’s improve the odds in favor of enduring conservation, together!

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Many thanks to our local partners in the field who make our work possible.