RAINFOREST TRUST
7078 AIRLIE ROAD, WARRENTON, VA 20187 www.rainforesttrust.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF RAINFOREST TRUST IS TO PROTECT THREATENED RAINFORESTS AND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE THROUGH PURCHASE OF PRIVATE LANDS, RESERVE CREATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND EDUCATION TO RAISE AWARENESS.

THE MISSION OF RAINFOREST TRUST IS TO PROTECT THREATENED RAINFORESTS AND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE.

THE LAND PURCHASE AND PROTECTED AREA CREATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY LANDS IN THE TROPICS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, ESPECIALLY RAINFORESTS AND OTHER THREATENED TROPICAL HABITATS. RAINFOREST TRUST TARGETS THESE AREAS FOR CONSERVATION AND ACHIEVES THEIR CONSERVATION IN PERPETUITY THROUGH METHODS INCLUDING DIRECT LAND PURCHASE AND GOVERNMENTAL DESIGNATIONS OF NEW PROTECTED AREAS. RAINFOREST TRUST WORKS ON-THE-GROUND WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH NEW PROTECTED AREAS. RAINFOREST TRUST PROVIDES TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DURING THE IDENTIFICATION, ESTABLISHMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF NEW PROTECTED AREAS. PROGRAM EXPENSE COSTS INCLUDE LAND PURCHASE AND LEASE, MEETINGS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS, DECLARATION COSTS, LEGAL REVIEW, DEMARCATION, AND SALARIES FOR PARK RANGERS.(A) IN TOTAL, WE HELPED DECLARE, PURCHASE OR EXPAND 33 NEW PROTECTED AREAS FOR A TOTAL OF 3,472,994 ACRES. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL ACRES SAVED SINCE OUR FOUNDING TO MORE THAN 24 MILLION ACRES ACROSS 63 COUNTRIES; (B) WITH OUR PARTNER, WE HELPED DESIGNATE THE 2.1 MILLIONACRE RHUKANRHUKA MUNICIPAL RESERVE IN BOLIVIA, WHICH CONNECTS A LARGE NETWORK OF NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS AND INDIGENOUS LANDS; (C) WE HELPED DESIGNATE 117,000 ACRES (ALMOST 25% LARGER THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED) OF SWAMP FOREST AS THE EKOLA YA BONOBO COMMUNITY RESERVE, THE ONLY SITE IN THE WORLD WHERE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BONOBO (PRIMATE) HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED; (D) WITH OUR PARTNER, WE DESIGNATED THE 788,000ACRE NIJHUM DWIP MARINE RESERVE IN BANGLADESH FOR SEVERAL SPECIES OF ENDANGERED SHARKS, DOLPHINS, AND RAYS. THIS FIRST DESIGNATION, IN THE NORTHERN BAY OF BENGAL, IS PART OF A PROJECT TO PROTECT CLOSE TO 3 MILLION ACRES OF CRITICAL MARINE HABITAT; (E) WE HELPED CREATE THE 97,670ACRE SAN LUIS S'BKALIS'SUWI INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THE CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS OF NEW AND EXISTING PROTECTED AREAS INCLUDING RANGER STATIONS, FENCING, TRAILS, REFORESTATION, MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PROVIDING FOREST GUARDIANS AND OTHER STAFF FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST WITH RAINFOREST PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT. IN 2018, WE LAUNCHED OUR CONSERVATION FELLOWS & GUARDIANS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT AND SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL CONSERVATIONISTS, WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, WHO LEAD OUR WORK GLOBALLY.

THE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM SUPPORTS: (A) TARGETED SEARCHES FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES TO DETERMINE WHICH PROPERTIES WITHIN A REGION HOST SIGNIFICANT UNPROTECTED POPULATIONS OF KEY SPECIES; (B) MEETINGS WITH LOCAL PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO EVALUATE INTEREST IN CREATING A NEW PROTECTED AREA; (C) INVESTIGATION OF LAND TENURE AND PROPERTY PRICES FOR KEY AREAS; (D) ASSESSMENT OF ECOTOURISM AND OTHER MECHANISMS THAT SUSTAINABLY SUPPORT CURRENT PROTECTED RESERVES; AND (E) RAPID RESPONSE PROJECTS TO FIGHT IMMEDIATE THREATS ON CURRENT PROJECTS AND PROJECTS IN PROCESS. IN 2018, WE SUPPORTED 28 RAPID PROTECTED AREA FEASIBILITY AWARDS IN 21 COUNTRIES. MOST STUDIES ARE LEADING TO PROPOSALS TO RAINFOREST TRUST TO CREATE NEW PROTECTED AREAS. IN 2018, WE STRENGTHENED OUR CONSERVATION TEAM WITH THE FULL RECRUITMENT OF OUR AFRICA, AMERICA AND ASIA-PACIFIC TEAMS, AS WELL AS THE RESTRUCTURING OF OUR SCIENCE AND MONITORING TEAM. THE SCIENCE AND MONITORING TEAM IS FOCUSED ON TARGETING OUR PRIORITY-SETTING, BASED ON THE NATURE CONSERVATION UNION'S (IUCN'S) DATABASES ON SPECIES, KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS (KBAS) AND THE PROTECTED AREAS.

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