One of the most obvious ways to protect our rainforests is by reducing the number of trees that are destroyed to feed our insatiable demand for lumber and paper products.

The RainTrust Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness and production of FSC Certified Wood products as well as tree-free paper made from renewable natural fibers. We support only low-impact, certified logging practices, in full accordance with the strict guidelines of The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), managing the forests under our protection in a socially and ecologically responsible way.

Paper Doesn't Only Grow on Trees
At least one out of every three trees harvested today ends up as pulp for making paper. Even majestic 1,000-year old trees can be sliced, shredded, pulverized, bleached, and pressed into flat sheets of paper.

To help meet that demand in a much more forest-friendly manner, RainTrust will train and support local rainforest people to develop a wide-range of 100% natural, "tree-free" paper products made from agricultural products like waste straw, kenaf, hemp, and the non-edible parts of pineapple plants. Some may even be made with traditional, hand-made Japanese "washi" techniques. And not a single tree will be cut down to produce them.