Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has worked with Indigenous Peoples on the front lines of the battle against deforestation for 30 years. RFUS supports a rights-based approach has been tested, and proven to deliver concrete results for climate action, biodiversity protection, and local communities.
RFUS is continuously refining methodologies and building relationships in the Amazon basin, proving that the right technology, deployed in the right places with the right leadership can re-write the story of our threatened tropical forests and cultures. So far, RFUS has helped Indigenous Peoples protect more than 13 million hectares of forests.
How does it work?
- Start with strong Indigenous federations.
- Build Indigenous tech/data hubs that can manage information and support advocacy.
- Those Indigenous data hubs work with satellite data and on-the-ground monitoring teams, building evidence of: threats, illegal activity, historic use and occupation, management opportunities.
- Based on evidence, village and regional leadership, Indigenous Peoples can address threats, make land-use decisions, and build strong cases for land rights.
- Documented threats are addressed via transparent relationships among government agencies, Indigenous organizations, technical staff and law enforcement.
RFUS brings to Initiative 20x20 a range of relevant standards frameworks, programs and new opportunities for collaboration:
- RFUS supports forest monitoring initiatives in more than 38 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon, the Indigenous Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the East (ORPIO), and other stakeholders to use technology to monitor deforestation and forest restoration. These communities cover a total territory of nearly 300,000 hectares, of which nearly 15 per cent has been degraded and is now designated for restoration. RFUS also supports communities interested in restoring degraded tropical forest in Panama and Guyana.
- RFUS transfers satellite information and monitoring technology such as smart phone applications and drones to Indigenous landholders so that they can detect, measure, monitor, and communicate about deforestation and restoration efforts within their collective territories. This system will help verify contributions to Initiative 20x20 and can be replicated in other participating areas where civil society and private sector stakeholders are contributing to the international goals.
- RFUS has significant experience engaging with country governments and community stakeholders to improve governance and transparency of financial flows.
RFUS has joined the Monitoring and Transparency Task Force in order to provide technical assistance to country officials and private sector stakeholders on monitoring forest and landscape restoration.
Country
Peru
Panama
Brazil
Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has worked with Indigenous Peoples on the front lines of the battle against deforestation for 30 years. RFUS supports a rights-based approach has been tested, and proven to deliver concrete results for climate action, biodiversity protection, and local communities.
RFUS is continuously refining methodologies and building relationships in the Amazon basin, proving that the right technology, deployed in the right places with the right leadership can re-write the story of our threatened tropical forests and cultures. So far, RFUS has helped Indigenous Peoples protect more than 13 million hectares of forests.
How does it work?
- Start with strong Indigenous federations.
- Build Indigenous tech/data hubs that can manage information and support advocacy.
- Those Indigenous data hubs work with satellite data and on-the-ground monitoring teams, building evidence of: threats, illegal activity, historic use and occupation, management opportunities.
- Based on evidence, village and regional leadership, Indigenous Peoples can address threats, make land-use decisions, and build strong cases for land rights.
- Documented threats are addressed via transparent relationships among government agencies, Indigenous organizations, technical staff and law enforcement.
RFUS brings to Initiative 20x20 a range of relevant standards frameworks, programs and new opportunities for collaboration:
- RFUS supports forest monitoring initiatives in more than 38 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon, the Indigenous Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the East (ORPIO), and other stakeholders to use technology to monitor deforestation and forest restoration. These communities cover a total territory of nearly 300,000 hectares, of which nearly 15 per cent has been degraded and is now designated for restoration. RFUS also supports communities interested in restoring degraded tropical forest in Panama and Guyana.
- RFUS transfers satellite information and monitoring technology such as smart phone applications and drones to Indigenous landholders so that they can detect, measure, monitor, and communicate about deforestation and restoration efforts within their collective territories. This system will help verify contributions to Initiative 20x20 and can be replicated in other participating areas where civil society and private sector stakeholders are contributing to the international goals.
- RFUS has significant experience engaging with country governments and community stakeholders to improve governance and transparency of financial flows.
RFUS has joined the Monitoring and Transparency Task Force in order to provide technical assistance to country officials and private sector stakeholders on monitoring forest and landscape restoration.
Country
Peru
Panama
Brazil
