Stand For  Trees

"Rangers from this project confiscate more than 1,500 chainsaws a year. That's around 5 a day and each one can clear cut up to one hectare every day!

"Rangers from this project confiscate more than 1,500 chainsaws a year. That's around 5 a day, and each one can clear cut up to one hectare every day!

The rainforests surrounding the ValparaÔöť┼čso and Jurua Rivers contain some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world, with 30,000 endemic plant and 42 endemic animal species. The ecoregion also has the highest mammal and bird richness recorded in the Amazon: 257 mammal and 782 bird species. The project is imperative to protecting its species diversity and freshwater networks.

Biodiversity & Ecosystems

Locals are receiving training in sustainable agricultural practices, and the project has launched a community association to assist with cassava flour and aÔöť┼żaÔöť┼č production. ValparaÔöť┼čso is also implementing new education programs and expanding regional health centres and dental clinics.

Community Development

Amazon ValparaÔöť┼čso will prevent the emissions of 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 over the first 10 years of its 30-year lifetime, validated and verified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). It has also achieved CCB Gold status for exceptional community benefits.

Emissions Reductions & Certifications

The jaguar is the flagship species of the area and has declined by 25% in the last 20 years due to habitat loss, trophy hunting, and illegal trade. In addition to the jaguar, Amazon ValparaÔöť┼čso protects critical habitat for at least 25 species, including the lowland tapir and short-eared dog.

Endangered Species

Southern Cardamom protects 497,000 hectares of lowland tropical rainforest in Cambodia's Cardamom Rainforest landscape. The Cardamoms are a critical part of the Indo-Burma global biodiversity hotspot ├ö├ç├┤ one of the planet's highest conservation priorities. Their forests are threatened by illegal logging for high value timber, fuel for Cambodia's garment factories, and deforestation by outsiders for land sales. The project addresses these threats by supporting communities and local government with protected area management, law enforcement, and by helping to develop alternative livelihoods that depend on forests and biodiversity.

Southern Cardamom

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Help this project protect over 250,000 hectares of critical bonobo and forest elephant habitat and provide drinking water, education, healthcare, and food security to 30,000 locals.

Mai Ndombe protects over 250,000 hectares of critical bonobo and forest elephant habitat within the world's second-largest intact rainforest, the Congo. It empowers communities in one of the world's most impoverished countries by creating a pathway to low-carbon economic development, agricultural and economic diversification, education, and healthcare. Without its presence, the area would likely be leased to foreign logging and mining companies.

Mai Ndombe

"What's better than turtles? Baby turtles. They are raised and reintroduced into the Jurua and Valparaiso rivers by this project.

Located within the Brazilian state of Acre, Amazon ValparaÔöť┼čso preserves 28,000 hectares of pristine tropical rainforest alongside the Valparaíso and Jurua Rivers in the Amazon Basin. By enhancing the quality of life and socio-economic development of local populations through training in sustainable agriculture, provision of health services, and education, the project makes conservation an economically viable alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture, cattle ranching, and commercial logging.

Amazon Valparaíso

In a world increasingly transformed by the hands of humans, this project protects a rare expanse of untouched forest the size of the US state of Connecticut, known as the ├ö├ç┼Ťjewel of the Peruvian Amazon'. Help keep this precious forest standing.

In a world increasingly transformed by the hands of humans, this project protects a rare expanse of untouched forest the size of the US state of Connecticut, known as the 'jewel of the Peruvian Amazon'. Help keep this precious forest standing.

Mountainous cloud forests, lush Amazon lowlands, sparkling blue lagoons, and rich biodiversity have earned Cordillera Azul National Park the title of ├ö├ç┼Ťjewel of the Peruvian Amazon'. It is home to unique habitats, some virtually untouched by man, and to an estimated 6,000 plant species, more than 80 mammals, about 180 fish species, and over 600 bird species.  Although protected, the park is at risk of deforestation from nearby communities dependent on its resources. The project creates alternative, sustainable livelihoods for them, protects more than 1.35 million hectares in a wider landscape of 2.3 million hectares, and prevents the emissions of more than 15 million tonnes of CO2.

Cordillera Azul

Help prevent 19 million tonnes of emissions, the equivalent of powering 3.2 million homes, by saving 180,000 hectares of some of the most diverse and fragile forests on the planet in ParÔöť├ş, Brazil.

ParÔöť├ş, Brazil houses one of the most diverse and abundant ecosystems on the planet. The Brazilian Rosewood project in ParÔöť├ş's Portel municipality works to protect this fragile area by stopping rampant deforestation of carbon-dense rainforest and allowing degraded forests a chance to regenerate. It is supporting 130 families, helping them to strengthen social structures, gain land tenure, and improve their food security through agroforestry, plus providing jobs and education in forest protection and preservation and opportunities for communities to develop local businesses.

Brazilian Rosewood

"By supporting this project, you help preserve a remote tropical rainforest that was in danger of becoming a cattle ranch.

The Envira Amazonia project protects 39,000 hectares of tropical rainforest alongside the Jurupari River, near the city of FeijÔöťÔöé in the state of Acre, Brazil. A highway built in the 1980s has consistently increased deforestation and development pressure in the area, especially for cattle ranching. The project was formed in response to these pressures.  It prevents the emission of more than 12.6 million tonnes of CO2, preserves an extraordinary amount of biodiversity ├ö├ç├┤ especially rare birds ├ö├ç├┤ and directly benefits local communities.  Landowners are implementing many activities to assist communities and mitigate deforestation pressures, such as agricultural support, deforestation patrols, and sustainable economic alternatives.

Envira Amazonia

Saving a rainforest the size of Los Angeles, supporting over 611 cacao jobs, and protecting more than 30 incredible species like jaguars, macaws, and giant river otters, this project in a National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon does it all. Help protect this forest today.

Recognized internationally as an area of incredible biodiversity, the Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park in the Peruvian Amazon are home to some of the world's most beautiful and endangered wildlife. Jaguar, giant river otters, and giant armadillos can be found alongside blue macaws and other species in need of immediate protection. Families and communities living around the Reserve rely on the forests for clean water and other resources. However, the area has long been under threat from illegal loggers, subsistence farming, and artisanal gold mining. The Tambopata project helps fund the preservation of this highly biodiverse rainforest, the protection of the Reserve, and the restoration of degraded lands for small farmers and native communities.

Tambopata Biodiversity Reserve

Since 2011, this project has protected the home of elephants, cheetahs, and lions; removed over 600 snares; and supported healthcare, clean water, schooling, conservation agriculture, community gardens, beekeeping, and ecotourism.

With limited economic opportunities due to political and economic turbulence, Zimbabwean communities have been forced to delve into their forests for subsistence farming and fuelwood, leading to the loss of more than a third of the country's forest area. Kariba connects four national parks and eight safari reserves, forming a giant biodiversity corridor that protects a majestic forest near the Zimbabwe-Zambia border and numerous vulnerable and endangered species on the southern shores of Lake Kariba. At 785,000 hectares, it is one of the largest REDD+ projects by area. 

Kariba Wildlife Corridor

Prioritizing indigenous-led development by scaling up sustainable community forest management. Help continue these activities and traditions, preserve 120,000 hectares of tropical forest, and improve the livelihoods of seven remote indigenous communities on the edge of the Peruvian Amazon.

Nii Kaniti means ├ö├ç┼Ťforest and development' in the indigenous language local to the Ucayali region of central Peru. The project prioritizes indigenous-led development, scaling up sustainable community forest management to improve the livelihoods of seven remote indigenous communities on the edge of the Peruvian Amazon. By preventing land invasions for unsustainable agriculture, illegal use of forest resources, and land grabs, it protects 120,000 hectares of threatened forest, home to animals such as jaguars, macaws, and tapirs.  A distinctive feature is a social enterprise, Nii Biri, which is a hub for indigenous economic activities and supports business administration, scaling of production, and improved market access for local producers. 

Nii Kaniti

Orangutans are critically endangered. But we can save them by saving their forests.  Rimba Raya protects lowland peat swamp forests in Borneo, Indonesia, helping to ensure that one of the last remaining populations of orangutans on the planet will be around for years to come.

Nestled in the southern coast of Borneo lies the Rimba Raya Orangutan Reserve. One of the most highly endangered ecosystems in the world, this lowland peat swamp forest is home to over a thousand plant and animal species.  Every day, paper and palm oil interests put Indonesian forests in jeopardy. Losing them means losing one of the largest natural carbon stores in the world. Rimba Raya helps protect these forests, the communities and wildlife that depend on them, and improves access to clean water, clean energy, and health care for these communities.

Rimba Raya Orangutan Reserve

"Protecting over 200,000 hectares of a vital migration corridor between Tsavo East and West National Parks, the Kasigau Wildlife Sanctuary helps keep two of East Africa's vast natural spaces connected. 

Nestled between Kenya's Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks, the Kasigau Wildlife Sanctuary protects 200,000 hectares of dryland forest threatened by cattle ranching, poaching, subsistence agriculture, and illegal tree harvesting. It supports over 116,000 community members through job creation, carbon credit payments, and sustainable development; protects thousands of endangered animals, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, and elephants; and prevents the emissions of more than 45 million tonnes of CO2. It was the first REDD+ project in the world to issue VCS credits.

Kasigau Wildlife Sanctuary

With tropical forests, wetlands, mangroves, and lagoons, this project protects the beautiful and unique biodiversity of the Guatemalan coast, and grows cardamom, cinnamon, lychee, and rambutan in sustainable agroforestry. Help save this forest now.

With ecosystems ranging from lowland to pre-montane tropical forests, wetlands, mangroves and lagoons, the forests of the Guatemalan Caribbean are home to extraordinary beauty and biodiversity. The coastline is part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, a natural land bridge from South to North America and a migratory corridor for hundreds of species of birds.  Agriculture and cattle ranching have reduced original forest cover by 65%. The project protects the remainder by addressing drivers of deforestation through law enforcement, land-use planning, education, economic development, and sustainable agroforestry. Hundreds of landowners, spanning the entire Caribbean coastline, have combined to protect almost 54,500 hectares of forest and to prevent the emissions of 18 million tonnes of CO2.

Guatemala Conservation Coast

This project conserves the largest remaining area of Upper Guinea rainforest in Sierra Leone, home to chimpanzees, hippos, and forest elephants.  Help to uplift 122 cocoa-farming communities after years of conflict and the Ebola outbreak.

The Gola Rainforest is a catalyst for peace, prosperity, and national pride in Sierra Leone. It conserves globally important habitats in the 70,000-hectare Gola Rainforest National Park and Greater Gola Landscape, the largest remaining area of Upper Guinea rainforest in Sierra Leone. It is a biodiversity hotspot and is home to thousands of bird, butterfly, plant, and mammal species, including chimpanzees, forest elephants, and the enigmatic pygmy hippo.  Leading the way towards a sustainably managed landscape spanning Liberia and Sierra Leone of over 350,000 ha, the project ensures that communities are active stewards of the forests that maintain and enhance their lives.

Southern Cardamom

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Mai Ndombe

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Amazon Valparaíso

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Cordillera Azul

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Brazilian Rosewood

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Envira Amazonia

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Tambopata Biodiversity Reserve

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Kariba Wildlife Corridor

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Nii Kaniti

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Rimba Raya Orangutan Reserve

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Kasigau Wildlife Sanctuary

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Guatemala Conservation Coast

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Gola Rainforest

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