Rainforest Foundation UK
| Founded | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Human Rights, Environmentalism |
| Location | |
Area served | Africa and South America |
| Method | research, participatory mapping, advocacy, field work |
Key people | Trudie Styler and Sting, founders Joe Eisen, Executive Director Lucy Claridge, Chair of the Board of Trustees |
| Website | rainforestfoundationuk.org |
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is a non-profit NGO working in Africa and South America. It is one of the first international organizations to support the indigenous peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights to land, life and livelihood. The Foundation aims to protect rainforests by securing the land rights of indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities. It also campaigns internationally on issues such as industrial logging, climate change, agricultural expansion and nature conservation.
It forms part of the Rainforest Foundation network, with independent sister organizations in the United States and Norway: the Rainforest Foundation US and the Rainforest Foundation Norway.