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Donate to protect the Amazon rainforest

For over 25 years we have worked in partnership with our Indigenous partners in Ecuador and Peru to keep their land and culture free from extractive industries such as oil, logging, and mining.

Your donation will:

  • protect 80 million acres of rainforest
  • support Indigenous organizing and governance
  • develop sustainable industries that support rainforest conservation
  • maintain the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet

A Unique Partnership for the Rainforest

We work in partnership with the Indigenous people of the Sacred Headwaters region of the Amazon rainforest to defend their land and culture on their terms.

Permanently protecting the lungs of the planet

The Sacred Headwaters—an 86-million acre region of tropical rainforest in Ecuador and Peru—boasts the highest concentration of biodiversity in all of the Amazon and in the world. Many call this area the lungs of the planet because it draws in carbon dioxide and produces oxygen for the entire world. It is home to 500,000 Indigenous people from more than 20 nationalities.

We work with our sister organization in Ecuador, Fundación Pachamama, to support the Indigenous governing organizations and strengthen the local Indigenous peoples’ capacity to preserve this critical ecosystem.

Programs Your Donation Supports

Strengthening Indigenous Organizations

Strengthening the self-determination and governance processes of Indigenous peoples.

Human Rights and Rights of Nature

Legal training and consulting on Indigenous peoples’ collective and legal rights under local, national and international law, and advocacy for giving legal rights to nature itself.

Ikiama Nukuri (Maternal Health Program)

Building collective power among Indigenous women in order to improve maternal, infant, and reproductive health.

Forest Economies

Economic projects using local biodiversity to improve the living conditions of the Amazonian peoples while supporting conservation of the forest.