Half of the world's rainforest has already been destroyed.
Cool Earth has found the key to halting deforestation.
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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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Photograph by Toby Coulson
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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