Rainforest Trust has several types of protected areas, including private reserves, national parks, community forests, and indigenous land titling. Private reserves are parcels of land secured for conservation and maintained by dedicated partners in perpetuity.
National parks are recognized and protected by the federal government with support from partners and can be open for public enjoyment. In community forest projects, local people are directly involved as critical stakeholders in the management of the protected land and work closely with partners and the government to make land-use decisions.
In indigenous land titling projects, indigenous communities gain legal rights to their land with the help of partners and the government.
To date, Rainforest Trust has protected over 45 million acres of tropical habitat across the globe, which is a significant contribution to the conservation of endangered wildlife and the planet’s rainforests.