Rainforest Partnership
Description
Rainforest Partnership is an environmental organization that works to protect standing rainforests by centering the rights and needs of Indigenous and local communities.
Founded in 2007 and based in Austin, Texas, it runs conservation projects on the ground with rainforest communities in Ecuador and Peru, helping them build sustainable economic alternatives to deforestation such as shade-grown crops, sustainable harvesting and ecotourism. It also works in Mexico and Colombia. At the same time, it educates communities in the United States about the role rainforests play in protecting the climate, linking rainforest communities with partners abroad.
The organization convenes global initiatives to widen its reach, including World Rainforest Day, launched in 2017 to build awareness and collective action for tropical rainforests, and Films for the Forest, a short film competition raising awareness of deforestation. It also organized the Rainforest Collective, bringing together rainforest-focused organizations, communities and industries worldwide, and Gen Z for the Trees, a youth-led initiative on rainforest protection. Its scientists carry out biodiversity fieldwork and species research in Peru and elsewhere as part of this conservation work.
Latest news
Women Building Stronger Communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon
In Ecuador’s Amazon, protecting the rainforest is inseparable from strengthening the communities who call it home.Along the Napo River, women are creating new opportunities for their families while building stronger community organizations and developing livelihoods that work with, rather than...
8 Sep 2026
Live from the Rainforest: A Virtual Visit to Sani Isla
On Friday, August 28, Rainforest Partnership will host Live from the Rainforest: A Virtual Visit to Sani Isla, a special online event connecting supporters with Geovanny, our local program manager, and young people from the Kichwa community of Sani Isla.
17 Aug 2026
Rooted in Our Mission, Growing Into Our Next Chapter
Since Niyanta Spelman founded Rainforest Partnership in 2007, one conviction has guided our work: lasting rainforest protection begins with the people who call the forest home. By working alongside rainforest communities to create sustainable economic opportunities, we help make standing forests...
28 Jul 2026
Celebrating 10 Years of World Rainforest Day and Building the Future of Conservation
Every year on June 22, people around the world unite with a shared purpose—to protect one of Earth's most extraordinary ecosystems. This year marked an especially meaningful milestone as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of World Rainforest Day, bringing together supporters across continents to...
25 Jul 2026
World Rainforest Day 2026: The Forest Within You and Beyond
Every year on June 22, people around the world come together to celebrate World Rainforest Day—a global reminder that the future of our forests depends on the choices we make today.
25 Jul 2026
Your Impact in Action: Rainforest Partnership's Mid-Year 2026 Update
Every rainforest protected, every student inspired, every scientific discovery, and every community strengthened begins with people who believe that positive change is possible. As we reach the halfway point of 2026, we want to take a moment to celebrate what our community has accomplished...
25 Jul 2026
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