Our impact
By donating to us, you help rainforest communities keep their forest intact.
99% of rainforest remains intact thanks to your donations
The most effective way to have impact on rainforest protection and to tackle climate change is by supporting Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous peoples and local communities manage 54% of the world’s remaining forests; their very existence is the reason rainforest still remains intact.
Thanks to our partnerships with rainforest communities around the world our impact on the rainforest is huge. Here’s the headlines:
2.1m
Acres of Rainforest
From Peru to Papua New Guinea and The Congo Basin – that’s 263 times the size of central London!
380m
Trees in our Partnerships
Trees are our greatest natural carbon-storing technology in the fight against the climate crisis.
500m
Tonnes of Carbon Stored
We’ve helped prevent the equivalent annual carbon emissions of 39 million people in the UK from entering the atmosphere.
“For almost twenty years, Cool Earth has built an effective and proven approach to tackling the climate crisis by halting deforestation at its source. They have a simple, fair, and powerful solution. Donate to Cool Earth. Their work offers real hope at a critical time for our planet.
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Protecting rainforests one village at a time
Your donations help people like Gales in Papua New Guinea, where loggers once took their rainforest for just £10.
We pass on your donations to Gales’ community meaning they no longer have to accept offer from loggers, and the rainforest remains standing. A win for you, for us and for climate.
Making an impact on rainforest and climate together
We focus on protecting the rainforest and tackling climate change, while also supporting the well-being and livelihoods of the people in those communities.
After all, taking care of the people is key to protecting the rainforest. Their very existence is the reason rainforest still remains intact. Our role is to make their lives easier so they can continue doing just that.
Since 2007, we have provided cash directly and unconditionally to rainforest communities, helping to maintain forest loss rates below 1% in our partnerships in Peru, Papua New Guinea and The Congo Basin.
Impact in action
What we’re doing on-the-ground right now to empower Indigenous communities in the rainforest.
Cool Earth moves into Colombia
A region marked with conflict and deforestation? That’s exactly what Cool Earth’s model is made for.
We’re in Westminster right now for the rainforest
Two cheers for the The Tropical Forest Forever Facility
Our Rainforest Research
Explore our research and insights on unconditional cash transfers in the rainforest.
By sharing our research, we aim to highlight the ever-evolving dynamics and realities of living in the rainforest.
“What I value most about Cool Earth is their transparency and the respect they have for us. They have never told us to do things their way. They have always respected our decisions; our Indigenous autonomy. ”
All over the press
From protecting rainforests with latest technology to backing Indigenous peoples with cash, our projects and impact are making headlines.
How tech helps fight deforestation
Can a £2-a-day protect rainforests?
Basic income pilot slows logging
