Through the use of RainTrust Conservation Agreements with the owners of rainforest lands and other biodiverse forests around the world, the RainTrust Foundation is helping establish a truly innovative and comprehensive program for protecting the planet's natural defense against global warming.

Our model Protect-an-Acre program in the Amazon is further supported by Brazilian law and is in accordance with internationally-accepted standards of conservation, preservation, and sustainable land use.

All lands under "Cooperative Preservation Through Private Sponsorship" ("Protect-an-Acre") program are protected in perpetuity and are only to be used to develop and support ecologically and socially-sound programs, including the wild-harvesting of organic fruits and herbs, the creation of fair-trade non-timber forest products, FSC certified wood, and other renewable resources, such as natural latex and spring water. All done under strict "forest-friendly" guidelines to preserve the fragile ecology and promote biodiversity.

When you Protect an Acre, you have the right to visit your sponsored acre, monitor the activities for sustainability and to propose plans for its future as described in the Certificate of Participation. NOTE -- VISUALS: SHOW MAP OF AMAZON & TOTAL ACREAGE PROTECTED PLUS OTHER FUTURE AREAS IN INDONESIAN RAINFOREST & CHINA

Learn about RainTrust's efforts at "Preserving Indigenous Rainforest Cultures While Protecting Their Sacred Environment" »