RAINFOREST TRUST
SETS AMBITIOUS FIVE-YEAR GOALS
$ 200 MILLION
ALLOCATED TO SAVE SPECIES AND HABITAT
125 MILLION
ACRES SAVED BY 2025
STORING 15B TONS OF CO2
50 MILLION
ACRES TURNED OVER
TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
BACKGROUND : GNP LANDSCAPES ; LOWER LEFT : BRUNO GARRIDO MACIAS / SHUTTERSTOCK
The next five years will be critical for addressing the great crises of our time : destruction of nature and biodiversity , the resulting spillover of disease from wildlife to humans , and disruption of the stable climate that has nurtured nature and people for millennia .
Rainforest Trust and our partners and supporters have an opportunity to contribute to solving these crises , out of all proportion to our means . To do that , we have spent the past six months working across the organization — board , staff , council , partners , donors and experts — framing ambitious , impactful but achievable goals for 2021-2025 .
To do all this , we will need to raise and allocate $ 200 million to new projects . With your help , we can do this , together . To learn more about our strategic plan and to help us achieve these goals , please go to : rainforesttrust . org / strategic-plan
GOAL 1
SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES
By 2025 , Rainforest Trust will have provided a lasting home for half of all known threatened bird and mammal species on Earth — and a fifth of all known threatened terrestrial and freshwater species .
GOAL 2
PROTECT THE PLANET
By 2025 , Rainforest Trust will have protected or be in the process of protecting 125 million acres , including 7 % of all currently unprotected high-integrity tropical and subtropical forests , permanently locking up 15 billion tons of carbon .
GOAL 3
ENGAGE PEOPLE IN OUR CONSERVATION MISSION
By 2025 , Rainforest Trust will have reached half a billion people with our brand and mission and will have respected , engaged and empowered people in all aspects of our work .