Rainforest Rescue
Rainforest Rescue is a not-for-profit
organisation that has been protecting and restoring rainforests in
Australia and internationally since 1998 by providing opportunities
for individuals and businesses to Protect Rainforests Forever.
Our projects re-establish rainforests through planting,
maintenance and restoration programs, as well as purchasing and
protecting high conservation value rainforest and preserving its
biodiversity.
Our mission is to inspire, engage and build community for the
protection, preservation and restoration of rainforests through
fundraising and education.
What a gift of $25 can achieve
Every $25 donated to Rainforest Rescue will
- buy back and protect 5 square metres of Australian Daintree
Lowlands Rainforests, protecting it forever from rural residential
development.
- plant and maintain one rainforest tree for two trees in the
Daintree and Big Scrub Rainforests of Australia, restoring habitat
for many endemic species of plants and animals
- plant and maintain one Birdwing Vine for two years in the
sub-tropical rainforests of Australia, restoring habitat and food
for the threatened Richmond Birdwing Butterfly
- protect 500 square metres of Orangutan habitat through engaging
local people to manage on-ground conservation outcomes including
the propagation, planting and maintenance of rainforest trees along
with the removal of illegally planted Oil Palms
- purchase and protect 800 square metres of Cloud Forest in
Ecuador, reconnecting the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve and
the Mindo Nambillo Reserve
- plant 25 trees in Sri Lanka to restore the World
Heritage-Listed Sinharaja Forest Reserve through engaging local
people in plant propagation and rainforest conservation
Rainforest Rescue Projects
Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever
Project
The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest rainforest in the world
and of international conservation importance. While most of the
Daintree was declared a World Heritage Area in 1988, areas of the
Daintree Lowland Rainforest were not included and were subsequently
divided into rural residential lots. Approximately 180 rainforests
are still undeveloped and maintain their development rights.
Rainforest Rescue is buying back those properties with high
conservation status to reduce the amount of fragmentation of the
rainforest and to protect the unique biodiversity values of the
Daintree Rainforest forever.
For more information visit http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/save-a-rainforest-daintree.html
Daintree Plant a Rainforest Project
Over the past 100 years areas of the Daintree Rainforest have
been cleared for agriculture and rural residential development
causing fragmentation and loss of habitat for over 122 threatened
species. Rainforest Rescue's Daintree Plant a Rainforest Project
restores previously cleared areas of rainforest and establishes
habitat for plants and animals local to the specific ecosystem
which protects its precious biodiversity.
For more information visit http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/plant-a-rainforest-daintree.html
Big Scrub Plant a Rainforest Project
The Big Scrub Rainforest was once the largest expanse of lowland
sub-tropical rainforest in Australia. Today only 700 of the
original 75,000 hectares remains and is listed as critically
endangered. Remnant patches are under constant threat from weeds
and other environmental pressures. These patches are rich in
species diversity and are home to 50 species of threatened plants
and animals. Rainforest Rescue is actively working to protect
remnant patches through planting trees and supporting natural
regeneration processes.
For more information visit http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/big-scrub-restoration.html
Orangutan Habitat for Survival Project
Orangutans are found only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra
in Indonesia where their survival is threatened by illegal logging
and the establishment of Oil Palm plantations. There are estimated
to be only 6624 Critically Endangered Sumatran Orangutans left in
the wild. Our project is helping to restore vital Orangutan habitat
in the Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, through the
planting of rainforest plant species, the removal of illegally
planted Oil Palms, and the prevention of further clearing of the
rainforest. Our project is also empowering local communities to
protect and improve their environment and surrounding forests
through providing sustainable employment in rainforest
restoration.
For more information visit http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/save-a-rainforest-orangutan.html
Ecuador Save a Hectare Project
The Andean Cloud Forests of Ecuador are in grave danger from the
constant threat of logging, mining and farming. The creation of the
Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor in Ecuador by Rainforest Concern
is supported by Rainforest Rescue. It protects threatened
rainforests and creates a vital link between the Andean Cloud
Forests and the lowland forests of the Awa Ethnic Reserve.
For more information visit http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/save-a-rainforest-ecuador.html
Sri Lanka Plant a Rainforest Project
The rainforests of Sri Lanka are one of the most threatened
ecosystems on the planet. With total cover less than a few thousand
hectares, the rainforests of Sri Lanka have been reduced to 140
forest patches. The largest of these is the Sinharaja Forest
Reserve, regarded as one of the world's 25 biodiversity hot spots.
Rainforest Rescue's Sri Lanka Plant a Rainforest Project is working
to protect the Sinharaja Reserve by reducing pressures on
rainforest resources through community education and rainforest
regeneration, as well as establishing a sustainable livelihood for
local residents through providing employment in ecosystem and
biodiversity maintenance.
For more information visit http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ourprojects/plant-a-rainforest-sri-lanka.html
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