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TANGIBLE RESULTS
Rainforest Trust is working to ensure a future for
endangered species across the world by saving
tropical habitats and creating a secure network of
protected areas.
Since 1988, Rainforest Trust has been a leader in the protection of
tropical habitats and their threatened biodiversity.
Our mission is straightforward: we work with local communities and
conservation leaders to save endangered wildlife by protecting
at-risk rainforests and tropical habitats through land purchase and
the designation of protected areas.
Celebrating 27 years of conservation achievements, Rainforest Trust
has played a central role in the creation of more than 100 protected
areas by partnering with in-country organizations that share our
expertise and passion for rainforest conservation.
Sustained by the steadfast dedication of our supporters, Rainforest
Trust has helped conserve more than 11.5 million acres in over 20
countries. And we’re just getting started.
By the year 2020, we aim to protect a total of 50 million acres
worldwide with your help. Providing a safety net for countless
threatened species, these acres enable imperiled wildlife not only
to survive, but to rebound and thrive.
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
With only 400 of these magnificent animals left in the
world, safeguarding their primary habitat is critical to
saving the species.
Our innovative approach to rainforest protection makes us one of
the most cost-effective international conservation organizations
in the United States, earning us the highest praise from Charity
Navigator and other independent charity evaluators.
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MAKING AN IMPACT
LETTER FROM THE CEO
Our commitment to tropical habitat conservation inspires everything we do. At Rainforest Trust, we believe in
collaboration, innovation, hard work, efficiency and putting your dollars where they count the most.
YOUR DONATION
Your project donation is fully taxdeductible in the U.S. and 100%
of it directly funds the project
of your choice. You can donate
online, via check or through
stocks and planned giving.
Thanks to your support, the reach and impact of our work expanded dramatically last year,
evolving to span the globe with more new project sites in Africa, Asia and Latin America than
ever before. In 2015, we helped save more than 3.7 million acres in nine countries with massive
victories in Peru, Madagascar, Sumatra and Borneo. Our mission of protecting the world’s most
threatened tropical forests and their endangered species has never been stronger.
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Our Conservation Team works
with experienced in-country
partners to establish wildlife
reserves and protected areas
for endangered species that
urgently need help.
Dear Friend of Rainforest Trust,
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Because our board covers the
majority of our operating costs,
we are able to allocate 100% of
your project donation directly to
conservation action.
We’re saving huge tracts of forest. The creation of the 3.3-million-acre Sierra del Divisor
National Park in Peru represents the single largest conservation success in Rainforest Trust’s
history. Declared in November 2015, the new park now provides a refuge for a variety of rare and
endemic species, including some new to science.
We’re stopping deforestation. In Borneo, we helped to swiftly convert 168,032 acres of a
commercial logging concession to a permanent forest reserve, immediately halting the logging
and extraction of spectacular dipterocarp trees. As a result, endangered Pygmy Elephants and
Bornean Orangutans that struggled to survive in the island’s remaining forests can now count on
a safe haven.
We’re saving some of the rarest species on Earth. In southwestern Ecuador, we continue to
work with local partner Fundación Jocotoco to expand Buenaventura Reserve, protecting the
endangered El Oro Parakeet and El Oro Tapaculo. These two birds occupy such small ranges that
their future survival depends upon the reserve.
LOCAL PARTNERS
While we continue to build upon these successes with our longstanding partners, Rainforest
Trust’s Ark Initiative is identifying and forging new partnerships with more conservationists
worldwide. The initiative is key to the success of our ambitious conservation goal to protect a total
of 50 million acres of tropical habitats by 2020.
The strong on-the-ground
presence of our partners and
forest guards allows for proper
land management, community
outreach and day-to-day
operation of our sites.
Our outstanding achievements in 2015 were only possible with your dedicated support. Thank
you so much for your boundless generosity and unwaivering commitment to our planet’s tropical
forests and imperiled species!
Sincerely,
LAND PURCHASE
LAND DESIGNATION
FOREST GUARDS
In our land acquisition
projects, our local partners
purchase and protect real
acres of threatened tropical
habitats for endangered
species.
In our land designation
projects, our partners
collaborate with their
governments and
communities to establish
national parks and reserves.
Once the land is secured, our
Sustainability Fund helps
provide ongoing support to
the forest guards who patrol
reserve borders and keep the
land protected in perpetuity.
Dr. Paul Salaman CEO
At the age of eight, Paul met Sir David Attenborough and became enthralled by international
wildlife conservation. As a teenager, he managed a nature reserve in London and traveled
across England bird watching. A graduate of Oxford University, Paul has discovered four bird
species new to science over the last 20 years and joined Rainforest Trust in 2008.
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WHERE WE WORK
We believe there is a deep connection between
forests, wildlife and people. Strong tropical
ecosystems are imperative to maintaining a healthy
planet for us and the millions of species that reside
here.
For us, conservation is about more than saving land.
Rather, we help purchase and protect threatened
habitats to safeguard the most endangered species
throughout the tropics. In doing so, we partner
with local people and indigenous communities,
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2015 ACHIEVEMENTS
2016 AND BEYOND
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
A retired molecular biologist, Larry Thompson now spends his time photographing birds,
riding his 1985 Honda Magna motorcycle and supporting Rainforest Trust. Larry views his
decision to donate to Rainforest Trust not only as a way to protect countless species, but
also as an investment in combating climate change and promoting ecotourism.
empowering them by providing environmental
education, training and employment as forest guards
so they can become stewards of their own lands
while receiving sustainable economic opportunities.
Our innovative approach to conservation saves
rainforests and tropical habitats in perpetuity, allows
imperiled wildlife to rebound and thrive and supports
local communities. But we can’t do all of this alone.
Your generous support enables us to continue our
vital work.
“Humans have an ethical responsibility to preserve natural biodiversity,” said Larry.
“Among the environmental groups to which I have donated, Rainforest Trust receives the
bulk of my support – its goals are well defined and they operate so efficiently.”
Larry Thompson
Larry supports many Rainforest Trust projects and enjoys being able to choose which
areas need his support the most, allowing him to protect the wildlife species he loves while
making a lasting impact for the planet.
SINCE 1988, RAINFOREST TRUST
HAS PROUDLY HELPED TO SAVE
OVER 11.5 MILLION ACRES
ACROSS 20 COUNTRIES
IN 125 PROJECT SITES
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COMPLETED PROJECT SITES
2015 ACHIEVEMENTS
2016 AND BEYOND
Rainforest Trust’s work with Peruvian partner CEDIA led to the creation of the new Sierra del Divisor National Park,
securing the final link in a 67-million-acre Andes-Amazon Conservation Corridor.
LATIN AMERICA
PERU
November 2015
3,347,005 ACRES
Sierra del Divisor National Park
LATIN AMERICA
ACRES SAVED
From the peaks of the Andes to the watersheds of the Amazon,
Rainforest Trust has helped protect over 10 million acres since 1988.
Working with local indigenous communities and Peru’s
government to create the 3.3-million-acre Sierra del Divisor
National Park, Rainforest Trust collaborated with Peruvian
conservation partner Center for the Development of an
Indigenous Amazon (CEDIA) to protect this immense expanse
of Amazon rainforest larger than Yosemite and Yellowstone
National Parks combined.
Sierra del Divisor has long been recognized for its superlative
biodiversity. A brief expedition by the Chicago Field Museum
found the area to be home to the highest levels of primate
diversity in the western Amazon, as well as an estimated
300 species of fish and 3,500 plant species. The region is a
stronghold for large mammals such as Jaguars and South
American Tapirs that are in decline throughout their ranges.
The new park also provides protection to dozens of indigenous
communities including the Iskonowa, a tribe that lives in
voluntary isolation.
The creation of the new national park was the culmination of
a multi-year project launched in 2013. To strengthen the new
national park by a further 2.6 million acres in the coming years,
CEDIA is working to establish land titles for 57 indigenous
communities that will form a protective perimeter around the
park. This combined with a proposed White Sands National
Reserve will remove all illegal logging from the area.
KEY SPECIES: Red Uakari Monkey (VU), South American Tapir (VU), Goeldi’s Monkey (VU), Jaguar (NT)
HABITATS: Amazonian tropical forest, white-sand forest
THREATS AVERTED: Road construction, oil exploration, overfishing, poaching, mining, logging
LOCAL PARTNER: Center for the Development of an Indigenous Amazon (CEDIA)
VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Identified as a conservation priority due to its extraordinary levels of wildlife density and threatened species, El Jaguar Nature Reserve
protects a stronghold population of isolated Jaguars, providing them with renewed opportunities to rebound and reclaim territory.
LATIN AMERICA
COLOMBIA
Local and international conservationists have identified the Cuchumatanes Mountains of Guatemala as a priority
conservation site due to the immediate threats posed to the area’s biodiversity, including many rare amphibians.
LATIN AMERICA
May 2015
4,922 ACRES
A New Refuge for Isolated Jaguars
The northwestern rim of the Amazon basin is a unique
mosaic of rich lowland rainforest, natural Llanos savanna
grasslands, spectacular oxbow lakes and marshes teeming
with wildlife.
GUATEMALA
May 2015
2,279 ACRES
Saving Central American Amphibians
This mix of tropical habitats in one site has resulted in a
phenomenal megadiversity of species coming together, A major step forward, the establishment of this new reserve
such as Amazon River Dolphins, Giant River Otters, Giant has blocked further expansion of palm oil companies while
Anteaters, South American Tapirs and Jaguars.
creating a vital refuge for Amazonian and Llanos wildlife.
Trail cameras in the new reserve have already documented a
In recent years, roads have penetrated from Colombia’s core population of Jaguars, and plans are in place to continue
interior to the edge of the Amazon with the objective of the expansion of the reserve along the edge of the Amazon.
converting this rich area to oil palm plantations. In an urgent
While the remoteness of the mountain range has helped
safeguard much of its cloud forest habitat, plans were
underway to destroy the area known as Finca San Isidro by
developing it into a coffee plantation. However, convinced
by Rainforest Trust and a local Guatemalan partner of the
Home to a stunning variety of threatened wildlife, the area’s immense conservation value, the finca owner opted
Sierra de los Cuchumatanes mountain range of northwest to sell the 2,279-acre property to convert it into a wildlife
Guatelama is particularly notable for the rarity and reserve benefiting local species.
diversity of its amphibian populations, including the
Critically Endangered Morelet’s Black-eyed Treefrog and Today, the imperiled wildlife of Cuchumatanes depend on
Finca Chiblac Salamander, the Endangered Long-limbed this new refuge, and its endangered amphibians have the
Salamander, and the recently discovered Cuchumatan opportunity to survive and hopefully increase their populations.
Golden Toad.
KEY SPECIES: Lowland Tapir (VU), Brown Woolly Monkey (VU), Jaguar (NT), Amazon River Dolphin (DD)
HABITAT: Lowland tropical rainforest
THREATS AVERTED: Logging, oil palm plantations, ranching
LOCAL PARTNER: Fundación ProAves
KEY SPECIES: Finca Chiblac Salamander (CR), Morelet’s Black-eyed Treefrog (CR), Long-limbed Salamander (EN)
HABITAT: Cloud forest
THREAT AVERTED: Agricultural encroachment
LOCAL PARTNER: Foundation for EcoDevelopment and Conservation (FUNDAECO)
VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened DD Data Deficient
bid to prevent further incursions into the Amazon at this
vulnerable point, Rainforest Trust aided Colombian partner
Fundación ProAves to strategically purchase 4,922 acres
of the area’s lowland rainforest habitat to create El Jaguar
Nature Reserve.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Two enigmatic salamander species thought to be lost to
science for nearly 40 years were recently rediscovered, and
Rainforest Trust has helped protect their last remaining
habitat in Guatemala.
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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While only seven percent of the Atlantic Rainforest remains intact, it continues to be one of the planet’s most important
biodiversity hot spots, serving as a home to more species than the Amazon.
Buenaventura Reserve is critical to maintaining and restoring connectivity and gene flow among populations of the
Endangered El Oro Parakeet and other threatened montane species.
LATIN AMERICA
BRAZIL
LATIN AMERICA
980 ACRES
December 2015
Protecting the Atlantic Rainforest
The Atlantic Rainforest once stretched over 500,000 square
miles across eastern Brazil and northern Argentina.
However, a century of logging, agricultural expansion
and urban sprawl from large cities like Rio de Janeiro has
destroyed 93 percent of the forest, causing the area to
become one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.
As a consequence of habitat loss and poaching, local
wildlife has suffered devastating declines during the last 50
years, particularly several large Amazonian parrots that are
frequently targeted for the illegal pet trade. Remaining species
increasingly rely on protected areas managed by Rainforest
Trust’s partner Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA).
October 2015
944 ACRES
Saving the El Oro Parakeet
Established in 2001, REGUA reserve now encompasses
over 22,000 acres, thanks to Rainforest Trust supporters
who helped purchase an additional 980 acres in 2015.
In an urgent attempt to save what little habitat
remains, our Brazilian partner continues to purchase
and reforest land throughout Guapiaçu Valley – having
planted over 280,000 trees – to reconnect forest fragments
and recreate wildlife corridors safeguarded by forest
rangers who prevent hunting in the area. Today the
vast reserve provides a safe haven for countless species,
including South America’s largest primate, the Endangered
Woolly Spider Monkey.
KEY SPECIES: Woolly Spider Monkey (EN), Brown-backed Parrotlet (EN), Bare-throated Bellbird (VU), Puma (LC)
HABITATS: Lowland rainforest and montane rainforest
THREATS AVERTED: Expanding development pressures, increasing urbanization
LOCAL PARTNER: Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA)
EN Endangered VU Vulnerable LC Least Concern
ECUADOR
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With 95 percent of western Ecuador’s forests already lost,
Buenaventura Reserve represents a last refuge for the
area’s wildlife, including critically endangered primates
like the Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin.
population of El Oro Parakeets reside entirely within the
borders of the reserve today. However, seemingly as a
result of climate change, the parakeets are relocating to
higher elevations above the reserve as they seek out their
preferred climatic zone.
Established in 2000 with the help of Rainforest Trust, the
reserve is also home to two endangered and endemic bird
species, the El Oro Parakeet and El Oro Tapaculo, that are
so rare and occupy such small ranges that their future
survival depends upon the reserve.
For this reason, Rainforest Trust assisted local partner
Fundación Jocotoco to expand Buenaventura Reserve
in 2015 by purchasing an additional 944 acres that will
preserve crucial cloud forest habitat at the parakeets’ new
altitude. Currently, efforts are in place to grow the reserve
Discovered 40 years ago by Rainforest Trust’s president, by another 467 acres in 2016.
Dr. Robert Ridgely, approximately half the global
KEY SPECIES: Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin (CR), El Oro Parakeet (EN), El Oro Tapaculo (EN)
HABITAT: Cloud forest
THREAT AVERTED: Imminent deforestation for pasture land
LOCAL PARTNER: Fundación Jocotoco
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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The mid-elevation forests of the Ecuadorian Chocó bioregion are famous for their plant endemism, which is
particularly high among epiphytes like orchids and gesneriads.
An estimated population of 150 Ecuadorian Brown-headed Spider Monkeys, one of the largest remaining groups, is
now safe in the new Tesoro Escondido Reserve in northwestern Ecuador.
LATIN AMERICA
ECUADOR
LATIN AMERICA
June 2015
575 ACRES
Dracula Orchid Reserve
ECUADOR
December 2015
290 ACRES
Refuge for the Brown-headed Spider Monkey
Among orchids, few species are as specialized and unusual
as Dracula orchids – so named for the sinister vampire-like
appearance of their flowers. Highly endemic, 90 percent of
all Dracula orchids are found at only three or fewer sites in
the wet Chocó cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia.
To combat further deforestation and save the remaining
Dracula orchid species, Rainforest Trust helped a local
Ecuadorian partner to establish Dracula Orchid Reserve,
supporting the purchase of 575 acres in 2015 and more
than doubling the size of the reserve to a total of 1,088
acres. The reserve now protects five species of unique
Because these orchids are so restricted in range, they Dracula orchids.
are inherently susceptible to extinction by habitat loss.
Sadly, it is estimated that 14 Dracula species have already In addition to being a hot spot for orchids and endangered
gone extinct due to deforestation. While Ecuador’s Chocó wildlife like Spectacled Bears, the area’s lush cloud forests
region is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, its benefit local residents by providing most of the water
habitat is gravely threatened with less than 10 percent of resources for towns along Ecuador’s Pacific coast.
the original forest remaining intact.
One of the world’s rarest primates, the Critically Endangered
Brown-headed Spider Monkey, is exclusively located in
Ecuador’s Chocó rainforest. Threatened by loss of forest
habitat and hunting, it is estimated that only 250 individuals
survive today.
KEY SPECIES: Dracula and Lepanthes orchid species, Spectacled Bear (VU), Purplish-mantled Tanager (NT)
HABITAT: Cloud forest
THREAT AVERTED: Deforestation due to agriculture, human settlement and cattle grazing
LOCAL PARTNER: Fundación EcoMinga
KEY SPECIES: Ecuadorian Brown-headed Spider Monkey (CR), Great-green Macaw (EN), Baudo Guan (EN), Banded Ground-cuckoo (EN)
HABITAT: Chocóan rainforest
THREATS AVERTED: Deforestation, hunting, oil palm plantations
LOCAL PARTNER: Cambugán Foundation
VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
In Ecuador, less than 10 percent of the original Chocó forest
remains intact as a result of deforestation and the rapid
spread of oil palm plantations. Rainforest Trust worked
with a local Ecuadorian partner to preserve the primate’s
last habitat by successfully establishing Tesoro Escondido
Reserve (or “Hidden Treasure”) in 2015 with the purchase of
290 acres of the area’s rainforest.
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered
The Chocó ecoregion is the wettest environment on the
planet. Containing one of the highest concentrations of
endemic biodiversity in the world, these tropical forests have
a high number of species still unknown to science, and they
now reside within a safe refuge thanks to the creation of the
new reserve.
Furthermore, an innovative and sustainable chocolate
project will be established near the new reserve, allowing
cacao producers in the community to gain fair trade prices
from quality chocolate markets.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Boasting the highest rates of bird endemism in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range in Colombia is home
to over 600 bird species, including more than 20 found nowhere else, such as the Endangered Santa Marta Parakeet.
Serra Bonita Reserve in Brazil continues to reveal new biological secrets. Discoveries in its Atlantic Rainforest have
further confirmed its importance both as a research center and a wildlife sanctuary.
LATIN AMERICA
COLOMBIA
LATIN AMERICA
July 2015
187 ACRES
Saving the Santa Marta Parakeet
The world’s highest coastal mountain is the towering Sierra
Nevada de Santa Marta that sits beside the Caribbean in
northern Colombia. This ancient and isolated massif holds the
highest concentration of range-restricted flora and fauna on the
planet. Smaller than the Bahamas, the Sierra Nevada de Santa
Marta is home to no less than four distinct indigenous peoples.
An article published in the journal Science named the area
the “Most Irreplaceable Site on Earth” due to its extraordinarily high diversity of plants and animals that are found
nowhere else. However, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta’s
unrivaled biodiversity and unique species are under intense
threat of extinction from habitat destruction.
118 ACRES
December 2015
Serra Bonita Reserve
To save these important species, Rainforest Trust has been
supporting Colombian partner Fundación ProAves to acquire
properties and expand El Dorado Nature Reserve since 2006.
In 2015, Rainforest Trust supporters helped ensure the
purchase of several new properties to grow the reserve and
secure a vital connection between two fragmented areas. As
a result, today El Dorado Nature Reserve is consolidated to a
cohesive 2,972 acres. Boasting the highest concentration of
endemic birds in the world, this reserve protects the world’s
breeding stronghold of the Santa Marta Parakeet along with
a host of endemic plants, amphibians and birds.
KEY SPECIES: Santa Marta Toro (CR), Santa Marta Parakeet (EN), San Lorenzo Harlequin Frog (EN)
HABITAT: Cloud forest
THREATS AVERTED: Uncontrolled colonization, conversion to pasture land, habitat degradation from human activities
LOCAL PARTNER: Fundación ProAves
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered
BRAZIL
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
In the Brazilian state of Bahia, Serra Bonita Reserve helps
to protect one of the last intact remnants of the Atlantic
Rainforest, the “Mata Atlantica,” which is considered to be
the second most endangered biome in the world and also
one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet.
In 2015, Rainforest Trust supported its Brazilian partner
to purchase a further 118 acres, thereby expanding Serra
Bonita Reserve to a total of 5,737 acres. This has provided
much-needed protection for the Critically Endangered
Yellow-breasted Capuchin, a primate known to inhabit
only a handful of protected areas, as well as six rare bird
Deforestation has devastated the region’s many endemic species, including the Endangered Banded Cotinga.
species. However, with the support of Rainforest Trust,
much of the forest within Serra Bonita Reserve remains It is hoped that Serra Bonita Reserve also will serve as
pristine and intact today, and its protection has allowed a reintroduction site for the Northern Brown Howler
local wildlife to rebound. Among other species, Pumas Monkey, one of the 25 most endangered primates in the
have returned to the area with frequent sightings reported world with fewer than 250 individuals remaining.
in recent years.
KEY SPECIES: Yellow-breasted Capuchin (CR), Northern Brown Howler Monkey (CR), Banded Cotinga (EN), Pink-legged Graveteiro (VU)
HABITAT: Lowland rainforest, submontane cloud forest
THREATS AVERTED: Habitat loss due to agriculture, selective logging
LOCAL PARTNER: Instituto Uiraçu
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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LOOKING FORWARD
LATIN AMERICA
Since our founding in 1988, Rainforest Trust has focused
on protecting the most threatened tropical habitats for
the most endangered species. Latin America is home
to some of the world’s highest levels of biodiversity
and continues to be an important part of our urgent
conservation efforts.
UPCOMING CONSERVATION GOALS
Peru
Building on the successful declaration of Sierra del Divisor
National Park in 2015, Rainforest Trust and longtime Peruvian
partner, CEDIA, plan to protect a further 2.2 million acres of
Amazon Rainforest habitat in the near future. Combined, the
two phases will preserve nearly 6 million acres in one of the
world’s most biodiverse zones – providing one of the largest
refuges for species anywhere in the world.
Acres: 2,200,000+
Peru
In northern Peru, the San Martin region is subject to some of
the nation’s highest rates of deforestation. Its rainforests, which
mantle the eastern foothills of the Andes, have been reduced
by an astounding 80 percent over the past 25 years. Rainforest
Trust is working with a local partner to create the Tamushal
Community Conservation Area, which will protect 10,944 acres
of tropical rainforest habitat for the Critically Endangered San
Martin Titi Monkey.
ARK INITIATIVE
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Time is of the essence. Rainforests and
other fragile tropical habitats are being
destroyed every minute, and our planet’s
spectacular wildlife is being lost to
extinction. To urgently address this crisis, we
launched Rainforest Trust’s Ark Initiative.
Drastically expanding our network
of trusted local partners will enable
the protection of 50 million acres of
endangered wildlife habitats by 2020.
The Ark Initiative seeks to increase
Rainforest Trust’s partnerships with local
conservationists across the tropics, where
the need for financial resources is high and
habitat protection is needed most.
Creating new partnerships with
conservation leaders committed to
establishing and expanding protected
areas for threatened species allows us to
extend our reach into new priority areas.
Since the launch of the Ark Initiative in
2014, Rainforest Trust has supported 32
conservation projects, safeguarding over
3.8 million acres of crucial habitat for a
tremendous diversity of wildlife.
Acres: 10,944
Brazil
Restricted to the Paraíba do Sul Basin and adjacent areas in
Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, the Hoge’s Side-necked Turtle faces
threats due to the destruction and fragmentation of its small
range. Critically endangered due to its declining population and
lack of protection, the turtle now has a fighting chance. With
partners Fundação Biodiversitas, Turtle Survival Alliance and
Wildlife Conservation Society, Rainforest Trust is working to
secure 236 acres of crucial habitat for the species.
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Acres: 236
Ann Kruglak
Upon her retirement in 2008, Ann Kruglak created “Mystic Dreamer: Art for the Earth” as
a service project that donates 100 percent of its proceeds from her polymer clay art sales
to Rainforest Trust. An artist looking to support a nature conservation organization, Ann
says that she chose Rainforest Trust because of the amazing dedication and passion of
its staff and its compelling variety of projects. She knew her donation would be used to
purchase and administer land rather than being spent on high overhead and bureaucracy.
“Rainforest Trust has leveraged my work to make a real difference,” said Ann. “I strongly
believe if we each contribute in the way that most speaks to our hearts, the planet will
come into balance. I support Rainforest Trust so it can preserve nature and life of every
sort. We can’t live without it.”
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COMPLETED PROJECT SITES
2015 ACHIEVEMENTS
2016 AND BEYOND
Of nearly 100 lemur species found in Madagascar, 91 percent are threatened with extinction - including the world’s
largest lemur, the Indri. As a result, lemurs are perhaps the most threatened mammal group on Earth.
AFRICA
MADAGASCAR
July 2015
76,618 ACRES
Saving the Critically Endangered Indri Lemur
AFRICA
ACRES SAVED
From the wetlands of Côte d’Ivoire to the island nation of Madagascar,
Rainforest Trust has helped protect nearly 100,000 acres in Africa.
Hugging Africa’s east coast in the Indian Ocean lies
Madagascar, home to some of the planet’s most uniquely
bizarre and endangered wildlife. Although an astounding
80 percent of its flora and fauna are found nowhere else on
the planet, only 20 percent of its forests remain - making it
one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems.
In July 2015, Rainforest Trust worked with a local Malagasy
partner to halt imminent threats from mining companies
and logging interests. Seven new wildlife reserves were
created, spanning 76,618 acres of rainforest that is now
safeguarded in perpetuity for the island’s endangered
species.
As a result of this intervention, vital habitat has been
secured for two critically endangered lemurs, the Indri
and the Diademed Sifaka, a species so sensitive to habitat
disturbance that it readily abandons areas suffering even
minor degradation.
This series of newly protected areas also provides a refuge
for two other critically endangered species, the recently
discovered Tarzan Chameleon and the luminously orange
Golden Mantella frog. In fact, the largest of the seven new
reserves, Mangabe, shelters over 60 percent of the Golden
Mantella population.
KEY SPECIES: Indri Lemur (CR), Diademed Sifaka (CR), Golden Mantella frog (CR), Tarzan Chameleon (CR)
HABITAT: Lowland tropical rainforest
THREATS: Mining, slash-and-burn agriculture
LOCAL PARTNER: Madagasikara Voakajy
CR Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Ankaratra Massif, an extinct volcanic range located in the center of Madagascar, is home to three critically endangered
species - two amphibians and one gecko - that survive in remnants of the region’s cloud forest.
Endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, the Geometric Tortoise is one of the world’s most endangered reptiles.
Due to urban and agricultural expansion, the turtle has lost nearly 95 percent of its habitat.
AFRICA
MADAGASCAR
AFRICA
20,558 ACRES
August 2015
A Sanctuary for Ankaratra’s Amphibians
Amphibian and reptile populations in Madagascar’s
mountainous interior have plummeted in recent years.
A mysterious volcanic range located in the center of the
island, the Ankaratra Massif, is home to two critically
endangered amphibians and a critically endangered
gecko that are clinging to survival in remnants of the
region’s cloud forest. With much of their habitat already
gone, these animals face a real possibility of extinction in
the near future.
SOUTH AFRICA
August 2015
210 ACRES
Protection for South Africa’s Rarest Tortoises
upon the continued existence of isolated areas like
Ankaratra Massif. The frog now fights for survival in the few
forest fragments that remain. Other critically endangered
species native to the area include the Madagascar Frog
and Marvelous Gecko, a reptile whose entire range covers
only 16 square miles.
Endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, the
Geometric Tortoise is one of the world’s most endangered
turtles. No bigger than the palm of a human hand and
considered the “Fabergé Egg” of the tortoise world, this
rare species has lost nearly 95 percent of its natural habitat
due to agricultural expansion.
ecoregion of western South Africa, the reserve provides
necessary habitat for an estimated 100 to 200 Geometric
Tortoises, which represent 80 percent of the total
population. Experts believe this particular community
may be one of the last viable populations of Geometric
Tortoises in the world.
To ensure a future for these rare animals, Rainforest
Trust collaborated with a local Malagasy partner to
permanently protect 20,558 acres of key habitat in
With its range restricted to mountaintop ecosystems, the Ankaratra Massif as a means of providing a sanctuary for
Critically Endangered William’s Bright-eyed Frog depends these and other endemic species.
In 2015, Rainforest Trust collaborated with conservation
partners to establish the Geometric Tortoise Preserve
in South Africa with the purchase of 210 acres of prime
fynbos habitat. Located in the Upper Breede Valley
In 2016, the reserve was expanded by 600 acres with
the purchase of two additional land parcels. This added
protection gives the Geometric Tortoise and the area’s
many rare plants an even better shot at recovery.
KEY SPECIES: William’s Bright-eyed Frog (CR), Madagascar Frog (CR), Marvelous Gecko (CR)
HABITATS: Cloud forest, savanna
THREATS: Illegal logging, uncontrolled fires, overgrazing
LOCAL PARTNER: Vondrona Ivon’ny Fampandrosoana (VIF)
KEY SPECIES: Geometric Tortoise (CR), Lampranthus scaber (EN plant species), Athanasia crenata (EN plant species)
HABITAT: Lowland fynbos shrub land
THREATS: Agricultural expansion, urbanization, overgrazing, uncontrolled fire
LOCAL PARTNERS: South African Tortoise Conservation Trust (SATCT), Turtle Conservancy
CR Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
RAINFOREST TRUST PAGE TWENTY-FOUR
LOOKING FORWARD
AFRICA
Rainforest Trust’s commitment to protecting threatened
tropical forests and endangered wildlife spans the globe.
We now provide protection across the west, central and
southern parts of Africa – seeking to ensure a future for
the continent’s majestic wildlife before it is too late.
UPCOMING CONSERVATION GOALS
Democratic Republic of Congo
By partnering with multiple conservation organizations in
Africa, Rainforest Trust is working to protect over 4 million
acres in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This region of the
continent is home to many rare and endemic species with some
of the most important populations of Okapis, Bonobos, Forest
Elephants, Lesula monkeys and Congo Peafowl living in the
areas that are to be protected.
Acres: 4,000,000+
Ghana
West Africa’s Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem is home to a
quarter of Africa’s mammals and contains an estimated 9,000
vascular plant species, 20 percent of which are thought to be
endemic. However, 85 percent of this biodiversity hot spot has
been lost to deforestation, making it one of the most fragmented
environments on Earth. Rainforest Trust’s partnership with
Ghana Wildlife Society will combat this threat by protecting
extensive areas of irreplaceable habitat.
Acres: 60,000+
ANNUAL REPORT PAGE TWENTY-FIVE
SUSTAINABILITY FUND
The presence of well-trained forest
guards can mean the difference
between life and death for species on
the brink of extinction.
Effectively safeguarding the 11.5 million acres
that Rainforest Trust has helped preserve
over the last 27 years is an enormous
undertaking. To continue this important work,
Rainforest Trust created the Sustainability
Fund that provides ongoing support to our
in-country partners and forest guards who
act as our front-line wildlife defenders.
The Sustainability Fund is an endowment
to help finance forest guard training,
equipment, salaries and housing. This
comprehensive support allows our
forest guards to continue playing an
instrumental role in patrolling reserve
borders, coordinating restoration efforts and
protecting endangered species.
With new rainforest threats constantly
emerging, the Sustainability Fund is needed
now more than ever. The fund helps to
maintain the highest levels of wildlife
protection and ensures that Rainforest Trust’s
reserves remain outstanding models of
successful conservation.
Côte d’Ivoire
Recently identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Primate Specialist Group as one of West
Africa’s highest priority sites for primate conservation, the
wet and swampy Tanoé Forest is one of the continent’s most
important natural landscapes. Rainforest Trust is working
with a local conservation partner to create a community forest
reserve that will protect some of Côte d’Ivoire’s remaining
habitats while safeguarding the future of its critically
endangered primates and frogs.
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Acres: Nearly 30,000
Paul Torrence
For nearly 50 years, author and scientist Paul Torrence has lived a life deeply connected to
nature. Protecting the rainforest means everything to him. He has visited the high Andes
in Ecuador and traveled to the reaches of the Amazon River in Peru. Though now blind, he
carries lasting memories of these special places with him. “We need to protect as much
rainforest and related habitat as quickly as possible,” Paul said. “The great advantage of a
group like Rainforest Trust is that it can move fast and with good science protect the most
vital areas. Rainforest Trust is highly efficient, highly effective and should be supported
with as many resources as an individual can muster.”
ANNUAL REPORT PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN
COMPLETED PROJECT SITES
2015 ACHIEVEMENTS
2016 AND BEYOND
The new Kuamut Forest Reserve in Borneo is a crucial link in a huge protected area complex extending across 77 miles
of lowland rainforest and encompassing a wide variety of habitats for wildlife, including the Pygmy Elephant.
ASIA
BORNEO
December 2015
168,032 ACRES
Securing a Future for Endangered Wildlife
ASIA
ACRES SAVED
Rainforest Trust has helped protect nearly 300,000 acres of
habitat across Asia for a diverse range of threatened species.
As the plundering of Borneo’s rainforests continues,
populations of rare Pygmy Elephants, Bornean Orangutans
and other wildlife are diminishing at an alarming rate
due to massive habitat loss. Fortunately, Rainforest Trust
supporters helped a local partner in Borneo to establish
the new 168,032-acre Kuamut Forest Reserve, which now
affords lasting protection to all the creatures that call
these lush forests home.
area, which was previously a logging concession, into a
permanent forest reserve. Successfully resisting intense
pressures from logging and oil palm interests, now a
portion of the vast, verdant lowland forests of Danum
Valley is safe. Among the world’s most important biodiversity hot spots, the area boasts 340 bird species, including
the Critically Endangered Helmeted Hornbill.
Today, thanks to Rainforest Trust supporters, this
In 2015, Rainforest Trust’s local partner collaborated threatened landscape continues to remain a treasure trove
with the government of Sabah to formally convert the of vital forest habitat for the species that need it most.
KEY SPECIES: Bornean Orangutan (CR), Helmeted Hornbill (CR), Borneo Pygmy Elephant (EN), Clouded Leopard (VU)
HABITAT: Tropical rainforest
THREATS AVERTED: Commercial logging, expansion of oil palm plantations
LOCAL PARTNERS: Yayasan Sabah, Royal Society South-East Asia Rainforest Research Program (SEARRP)
CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
RAINFOREST TRUST PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT
LOOKING FORWARD
ASIA
Rainforest Trust’s mission of protecting tropical habitats
now goes far beyond our original focus of the Western
Hemisphere. Our conservation efforts are now expanding
into Southeast Asia, safeguarding some of the world’s
most threatened forests and wildlife.
UPCOMING CONSERVATION GOALS
Cambodia
Known as the Serengeti of Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s Northern
Plains hold the last intact representation of an ecosystem that
once dominated most of Indochina. The Northern Plains, which
contain a mixture of forest, wetlands and grasslands, provide
important habitat for the Asian Elephant, Fishing Cat and
Indochinese Silvered Leaf Monkey. Rainforest Trust is collaborating with a local partner to protect these species by preserving
a natural wildlife corridor that connects two previously
established reserves.
Acres: Nearly 200,000
Bukit Tigapuluh is one of the last places where it is possible to save a viable ecosystem supporting critically
endangered populations of Sumatran Orangutans, Sumatran Tigers and Sumatran Elephants.
Sumatra
ASIA
SUMATRA
August 2015
110,011 ACRES
New Protection for Sumatran Elephants
As recently as the 1950s, the island nation of Indonesia
was once covered with dense rainforest. Today just half
of this tropical forest remains, and nowhere is this rapid
deforestation more apparent than in Sumatra.
The rolling, fruit-rich lowlands of Bukit Tigapuluh offer one
of the last remaining refuges that can support Sumatran
Elephants. Within this ideal habitat also reside over 150
Sumatran Orangutans and a vital population of 30 Sumatran
Tigers. Fewer than 400 of these critically endangered big cats
Over the last 25 years, nearly two-thirds of the island’s survive today, which makes saving Bukit Tigapuluh crucial to
habitat for Critically Endangered Sumatran Elephants has saving the species.
been destroyed, reducing the elephant population by half
within a single generation. Remaining forest habitat on the Acting swiftly to save Sumatra’s majestic wildlife by
island consists of small, scattered areas, and existing wildlife safeguarding their dwindling habitat in 2015, Rainforest Trust
reserves are located in mountainous regions that require supported a local partner to convert two forestry concessions
these large mammals to exert an unsustainable amount of totaling 110,011 acres into a secure reserve that is no longer
energy while foraging.
threatened by oil palm plantations or logging interests.
KEY SPECIES: Sumatran Tiger (CR), Sumatran Elephant (CR), Sumatran Orangutan (CR), Helmeted Hornbill (CR)
HABITAT: Tropical lowland forest
THREATS AVERTED: Illegal logging, palm oil and rubber development, road construction, poaching
LOCAL PARTNER: Yayasan Konservasi Ekosistem Hutan Sumatera (KEHUS)
CR Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The Leuser Ecosystem is the last habitat on Earth that supports
the Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros, Sumatran
Orangutan, Sumatran Elephant and Sumatran Tiger. Working
with an experienced and dedicated local partner, Rainforest
Trust plans to help strategically purchase and protect private
properties at the entrance of Leuser’s Kluet watershed to
establish the 184,785-acre Kluet Wildlife Reserve ­– one of the
most vital areas for the survival of these spectacular species.
Acres: Nearly 185,000
Myanmar
Rainforest Trust is supporting a local partner to establish
Imawbum National Park with the involvement of indigenous
communities. The new park will protect 380,056 acres of
Himalayan forest (an area twice the size of New York City),
providing the first-ever protection of the Critically Endangered
Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey that was discovered in 2010 as
well as many other rare Himalayan species, including the Red
Panda and the Chinese and Sunda Pangolins.
Acres: 380,000+
ANNUAL REPORT PAGE TWENTY-NINE
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ANNUAL REPORT PAGE THIRTY-ONE
50 MILLION ACRES BY 2020
Rainforest Trust is collaborating with conservation
partners around the planet to protect a total of
50 million acres by the year 2020.
Rainforest Trust’s 2020 Initiative strategically protects some of the
most threatened tropical ecosystems by creating and expanding
dozens of protected areas. These new refuges provide a lifeline for
critically endangered species while helping to sustain imperiled
ecosystems.
Not only do these hot spots account for the majority of the world’s
biodiversity, they also support human populations and provide
essential resources that keep our planet healthy.
From the rise of massive oil palm plantations in Asia to everexpanding ranches and agriculture in the Amazon, challenges to
rainforests are growing at a stunning pace.
Many thousands of rainforest acres are being cut down daily as a
result of human demand. The destruction of so much habitat has
been catastrophic for many species. It is estimated that wildlife
populations around the world have decreased by more than 50
percent between 1970 and 2010.
Rainforests and the wildlife they hold need urgent protection
now. That is why we are dedicated to working with local partners
to conserve as many acres of habitat as quickly as possible. By
creating a series of protected areas across the tropics, we are
halting rainforest destruction and ensuring the survival of the
world’s rarest species for future generations.
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
The largest mammals found in Asia, these elephants can
reach a maximum height of ten feet and weigh up to fiveand-a-half tons.
ANNUAL REPORT PAGE THIRTY-THREE
RAINFOREST TRUST PAGE THIRTY-TWO
LEADERSHIP
SUPPORTERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
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John Mitchell, Chair
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Dr. Paul Salaman
Karissa Epley
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Michelle Husko
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Carson Ford
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Patricia Munoz-Chernitsky
James Lewis
Katie Pugh
Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Officer
Jeffrey Zack
Will Thomas
Jesse Lewis
Latin America Conservation Officer
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Asia Conservation Officer
Conservation Philanthropist
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Cat Kutz
Africa Conservation Officer
Dr. John Terborgh
Philanthropy Associate
Dr. Bert Harris
Director of Biodiversity Conservation
Linda Perry-Lube
Donor Relations Officer
Conservation Outreach Manager
Conservation Writer
Digital Media Manager
Comptroller
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Rainforest Cruises
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Onion Charitable Lead Trust
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Legacy Circle and Memorial
Tributes
We honor the memory of
our legacy donors who
included Rainforest Trust as
a beneficiary in their wills
or other estate plans. Their
commitment and foresight
is protecting rainforests
While space limits us from listing all of our donors, we are grateful for
every gift that makes our work possible.
For more than 25 years, the professional service firm BTS USA has partnered
with many of the world’s best companies to turn their strategies into action.
In 2010, BTS decided to reduce its company’s carbon footprint and offset the
emissions of its consultants’ travel by saving rainforest acres. Impressed by
Rainforest Trust’s operational efficiency and strong record of land protection,
BTS began sponsoring Rainforest Trust six years ago and has helped to safeguard 3,433 acres of threatened tropical rainforest in Colombia and Sumatra.
“A critical part of our success as a business depends on our ability to attract and
retain great talent, and our relationship with Rainforest Trust helps us address
environmental issues that are important to many of our employees and clients,”
said Xenia Korobochkina, Senior Consultant at BTS.
PLANNED GIVING
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Our conservation supporters
who make planned gifts have an
extraordinary impact on our work.
When we work with our partners to purchase
and protect rainforest acres, it comes with
a promise that these areas will be protected
forever. The people who choose to include
Rainforest Trust in their wills and estate
plans understand the importance of leaving
a legacy to support the future of tropical
forests and endangered species to help us
keep that promise.
Thanks to legacy gifts, we have been able
to establish new reserves, better equip our
forest guards, allow ongoing protection and
ensure the long-term success and stability
of our protected areas.
Your bequest or planned gift will help
Rainforest Trust save real acres in real
places for endangered species before they
become just a memory. When you join our
Planned Giving Program, you can balance
your financial goals with your charitable
interests and make a tangible difference
for the future of our planet.
For more information about planned giving,
please call us toll free at 1.800.456.4930 or
email us at [email protected].
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Keith & Janice Wiggers
Longtime supporters for nearly a decade, Keith and Janice Wiggers included Rainforest
Trust in their will, creating a lasting legacy that will help ensure a future for endangered
species and threatened forests. They enjoy their retirement traveling to nature reserves
around the world and creating documentaries of the wildlife they encounter. Their tours
have taken them to several Rainforest Trust project sites, including our Antisanilla Reserve
in Ecuador. With their deep passion for wildlife, Keith and Janice support Rainforest Trust
as a leading international conservation organization. They particularly appreciate the
staff ’s dedication, efficiency and flexibility to move quickly when needed.
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13: Doug Wechsler
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14: Lou Jost
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Willewaert
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