How it works The projects Rainforest projects
Cool Earth currently has projects in Peru, Brazil and Ecuador - with new sites in development. The project areas have been specifically chosen because they are of high strategic value for a number of reasons:
- They are located at the frontier of destruction, where rain forest is immediately threatened by human activities like logging and cattle ranching.
- Either their location or their conservation acts as a protective blockade for tens of thousands of acres of forest behind them, ensuring our sponsors are protecting far more than their own acres.
- They are mature rainforests with uniquely high levels of biodiversity reflecting thousands of years of undisturbed growth, wildlife and species.
Sustainable development is key to preserving the rainforest
(Evan Bowen-Jones/FFI)
Each of the Cool Earth projects secure threatened rainforest with your money. We put it in a local trust, and work towards protecting it around the clock to keep the carbon where it belongs. We employ local people to do the work, help fund community based livelihood and/or education services and make sure the rainforest is worth more standing than cut down.
You can find out more about each project below and by reading the project updates which we will be adding every few months:
