YEAR IN REVIEW
RAINFOREST TRUST ’ S IMPACT IN 2021
ASIA PACIFIC
In Asia / Pacific , we saved over 133,403 acres and 104 threatened species , including :
104 THREATENED SPECIES SAVED
133,403
ACRES SAVED IN 2021
Protected vulnerable mountain forests by establishing the Khoun Xe Nong Ma ( KXNM ) National Protected Area in the Annamite Mountains of Laos . With our local partner , Asian Arks , we have protected what is possibly one of the last remaining habitats on Earth for the Critically Endangered Saola , often referred to as the “ Asian Unicorn .”
Safeguarded highly vulnerable habitat in the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra , Indonesia , one of the largest contiguous forest areas remaining on the island of Sumatra — and the last place on Earth where orangutans , elephants , rhinos and tigers coexist in the wild .
Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros by Bill Konstant ( IRF )
103 THREATENED SPECIES SAVED
144,430 ACRES SAFEGUARDED IN 2021