COOL EARTH IS THE NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION THAT WORKS ALONGSIDE RAINFOREST COMMUNITIES TO HALT DEFORESTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
How Cool Earth protects
rainforest in 3 steps.
Cool Earth supports livelihoods so that communities earn more from keeping forest standing.
Read moreHow Cool Earth protects
rainforest in 3 steps.
The more biodiverse a forest, the more carbon it stores. We work with communities to monitor the wildlife and keep an eye on the forest using satellite imaging.
Read moreHow Cool Earth protects
rainforest in 3 steps.
From building a new classroom to funding a new way to grow food. Communities decide what they need and where Cool Earth can help.
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“Helping Cool Earth to halt tropical deforestation makes a real difference. Perhaps the biggest difference we will make in our whole lives.”
– Sir David Attenborough
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Cool Earth's Impact
901,679
Acres
234,436,540
Tonnes of CO2
5,668
Rainforest Partners
Cool Earth's partnership locations
Ashaninka
Our Ashaninka Project in central Peru is working alongside 15 villages to form a shield to halt the advance of logging and protect millions of acres of pristine rainforest.
- Location Central Peru
- Threat Logging, Cocaine
- Livelihood Focus Cacao, Coffee
- Population 2,151
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Lubutu
Our first project outside of the Amazon is working with 5 villages in eastern DR Congo to form a buffer for two neighbouring national parks.
- Location DR Congo
- Threat Mining
- Livelihood Focus Agroforestry
- Population 12,900
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Awajun
Located in one of Peru's worst deforestation hotspots, we're partnering with 6 Awajun villages to defend their vunerable forest.
- Location Northern Peru
- Threat Logging, Extraction
- Livelihood Focus Fish Farms, Seed Jewellery
- Population 2,213
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Gadaisu
Helping three villages turn down the off of a palm oil contract to prevent 140,000 acres of primary forest being converted into monoculture
- Location Papua New Guinea
- Threat Palm Oil
- Livelihood Focus Coconut Oil
- Population 270
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Hunstein
Strengthening the capacity of six villages in PNG's Highlands so they are best placed to make decisions on the future of their forest.
- Location Papua New guinea
- Threat Logging
- Livelihood Focus Smoked fish, eaglewood resin
- Population 1,975
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Orangerie Bay
Of all the drivers of deforestation, palm oil is the worst. An ecosystem that has taken millions of years to evolve is destroyed in a matter of days.
- Location Papua New guinea
- Threat Palm Oil
- Livelihood Focus Smoked fish, eaglewood resin
- Population 1,975
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