Looking Forward
Opportunities on the Island of New Guinea
The island of New Guinea holds the thirdlargest tract of intact tropical forest after the Amazon and Congo rainforests . The island ’ s eastern half , Papua New Guinea , is an area of unparalleled biodiversity and endemism that hosts 7 % of the world ’ s species , 30 % of which are endemic . It is home to at least 49 of the 335 global species of marsupials , four of which are critically endangered . In 2020 , Rainforest Trust worked with partner Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program , Indigenous communities , and other stakeholders to safeguard 223,187 acres of rainforest in this extraordinary region of the world . We have now initiated two more projects here and one on the nearby island of Borneo .
Indonesian Papua
Rainforest Trust is currently working to secure long-term protection for three critical wilderness areas in Indonesia ’ s “ Crown Jewel of Papua ” with local partner EcoNusa . The entire area is threatened by deforestation for oil palm plantations and timber extraction , and mining . The spectacularly diverse rainforest ecosystems here are 93 % intact and are home to the Critically Endangered Western
101 projects in
Africa
80 projects in the Americas
38 projects in Asia-Pacific
Projects in Pipeline
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Projects in Pipeline
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Acres
Long-beaked Echidna , a quill-covered , egg-laying mammal , and Black-spotted Cuscus , a large nocturnal marsupial . Endangered Spectacled Flying Fox , several tree kangaroo species and Vulnerable endemic Western Crowned Pigeon and Pesquet ’ s Parrot also live here .
Protections will be achieved here through the establishment of 120,000 acres of Customary Forests ( Hutan Adat ) or Village Forests ( Hutan Desa ) whereby the
$ 140M in Funding
Currently Active Projects
Pipeline projects in early-stage discussions with potential pa�ners
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Pipeline projects have a pending Concept Note
Pipeline projects in project design with Rainforest Trust staff
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22 Rainforest Trust 2023 Annual Report above Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea | sarah lewis-shutterstock