11 MILLION ACRES SAVED
6 MILLION ACRES IN PROGRESS
STORED CO2 EQUIVALENT OF
604,921,991 PASSENGER VEHICLE EMISSIONS FOR 1 YEAR
156 COMMUNITIES
2,705 THREATENED SPECIES
RAINFOREST TRUST AND THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
The Peruvian Amazon is the second largest swath of the Amazon , after the Brazilian . It covers nearly 60 % of Peru ’ s landscape and is the life force for everything around it , including 3,940 unique and threatened species . These forests are home to hundreds of indigenous communities , who rely solely on this land to survive . The local benefits are obvious , but the Peruvian Amazon is also vital in the global
MAP OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
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COLOMBIA fight against climate change as one of our planet ’ s most important carbon stores , containing over 48.2 billion metric tons of carbon .
Despite its critical importance , this landscape is under significant threat from agricultural development . Slashand-burn deforestation is rampant , resulting in uncontrollable wildfires that burn for weeks at a time , releas-
GUYANA SURINAME
FRENCH GUIANA ing millions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere , putting the future of the planet in jeopardy . Deforestation rates are the highest in decades , driving species out of their habitat and leaving countless people with no refuge . Rainforest Trust began investing in
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the protection of the Peruvian Amazon with our partner , Center for the Development of an Indigenous Amazon ( CEDIA ), over 25 years ago . CEDIA ’ s approach focused on empowering local indigenous communities to gain legal rights to their land , thus preventing commercial land developers from obtaining the land and destroying their forest home . Working together , Rainforest Trust and CEDIA have embarked upon a multi-year , multi-project journey to |
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