Protect the Amazon Rainforest

Preserve fifty square-feet of the Amazon rainforest!

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Added: 10/17/08

Donation details Forests provide homes and habitat for countless plant and animal species as well as for Indigenous communities. They also serve as a key defense against global warming by storing massive amounts of carbon.

The world's rainforests are being cleared to accommodate the rapid expansion of soy and palm oil plantations by U.S. agricultural businesses.

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Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is made up of 43 staff members in San Francisco, CA and in Tokyo, Japan, plus thousands of volunteer scientists, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens around the world. We believe that a sustainable world can be created in our lifetime, and that aggressive action must be taken immediately to leave a safe and secure world for our children.

Our corporate campaigns seek to push companies to balance profits with principles, to show that it is possible to do well by doing good. We publicly applaud and support political and corporate leaders who show strong leadership and innovation in advancing sustainability. Sadly, many companies require more motivation, and our campaigns leverage public opinion and consumer pressure to turn the public stigma of environmental destruction into a business nightmare for any American company that refuses to adopt responsible environmental policies.

On an annual budget of slightly more than $3 million, RAN has helped convince dozens of corporations—including Home Depot, Citigroup, Boise Cascade, and Goldman Sachs—to change their practices, congratulating them when they do so. We’ve helped to protect millions of acres of forests in Canada, Indonesia, Brazil, Chile and beyond. But much more needs to be done. For our society to truly break its oil addiction, protect endangered forests, and promote human rights and sustainable finance, everyone must get involved. Please join us.