A conservation success story

Not for profit organisation Rainforest Rescue 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 restorating programs, as well as purchasing and protecting high conservation value rainforest and preserving its biodiversity.

Save a Rainforest

Our Save a Rainforest projects operate in Australia and internationally to Protect Rainforests Forever. We are purchasing rainforest land at risk of development  and working with local communities to provide creative alternatives to rainforest clearing.

Australia

Our Daintree Buy Back & Protect Forever Project identifies and purchases rainforest at a risk of development and establishes Nature Refuge Status. The Daintree rainforests are on international conservation importance as one of the most significant regional ecosystems in the world.

Ecuador

The Andean Cloud Forests of Ecuador are in grave danger from the constant threat of logging, mining and farming. Our Ecuador Save a Hectare Project is helping to create the Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor in Ecuador to protect threatened rainforests and providing a vital link between the Andean Cloud Forests and the lowland forests of the Awa Ethnic Reserve.

Indonesia

Our Indonesia Orangutan Habitat for Survival Project protects habitat for the endangered Orangutan in Sumatra's Bukit Tigapuluh National Park by preventing illegal logging and clearing. This project employs staff to patrol protected areas and supports local communities in developing a livelihood that benefits from conservation.

Plant a Rainforest

Our Plant a Rainforest Projects operates in Australia and internationally to restore and maintain biodiversity. By replanting previously cleared areas of rainforest, we are re-establishing critical habitat and creating wildlife corridors.

Daintree Australia

The Daintree Rainforest is the most significant tropical rainforest in Australia and sustains a unique range of flora and fauna. Over the past 100 years parts of the Daintree have been cleared to create land for farms that are no longer in operation. Replanting these cleared areas with rainforest trees provides important habitat for the endangered Cassowary and 100 other threatened species.

Byron Bay Australia

The Big Scrub was once the largest expanse of subtropical rainforest in Australia, extending over 75 000 hectares between Byron Bay, Ballina and Lismore. The Big Scrub is the most diverse ecosystem in New South Wales supporting 29 threatened species of flora and 22 threatened species of fauna. With only 1% of the Big Scrub remaining, replanting rainforest to restore the Big Scrub is vital for their survival.

Sri Lanka

The Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a World Heritage Area and the largest remaining rainforest in Sri Lanka. Our project engages local people through education, training and practical and the natural environment. This leads to conservation of the ecosystems and biodiversitymaintenance.

Indonesia

Orangutans are only found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia where their survival is threatened by illegal logging and the establishment of oil palm plantations. Our project is helping to rehabilitate rainforests in the Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, restoring vital Orangutan habitat and empowering local communities to protect and improve their environment and surrounding forests.