Rainforest Conservation and Education Center

The era of Global Boiling has arrived, as millions of people battle record heat waves in North America and Europe. Especially vulnerable are those forced to work outside in the extreme heat. Regardless, deforestation continues to accelerate, with the echo of chainsaws that can be heard as this piece of note is being typed.

In Sri Lanka, Rainforest Protectors Trust is urgently in need of $8,000 to protect 6 acres of pristine rainforest from getting clear-cut. The 6 acres directly adjoin Sinharaja World Heritage Rainforest to the South as well as another 10 acres purchased and protected by Rainforest Protectors Trust to the East. Therefore, saving this piece of tropical rainforest is crucial to ensure the success of creating a contiguous protected buffer zone. We have raised 10% of the needed funds and looking for donors who can help us save this tract of forest within the next couple of months.

Success of our projects depend on supporters like you, and we hope you will continue to donate and encourage others to do so. In the years ahead, you can look back and feel happy for your contribution to make the planet a better place for all living things.

At a time when deforestation shows no sign of slowing down, economic crisis especially in Sri Lanka has resulted in lack of funds for the relevant Government departments to protect the Forest Reserves. The burden of protecting nature and biodiversity has increasingly fallen on the shoulders of Non-Governmental Organizations. For the last 3 years in a row, Rainforest Protectors Trust successfully purchased and permanently protected four private forest lands from chainsaws, which are now added to the Protected Buffer Zone in Sinharaja World Heritage Rainforest. Since the begining of 2023, we have increased our efforts to explore additional acquisitions towards conservation as well as a suitable property for a "Rainforest Conservation and Education Center".

We are also thrilled to announce that "Rainforest Guardians" project was successfully initiated on the field last month and we have secured the services of a capable energetic young individual from the village to monitor the protected buffer zone and identify suitable properties for its extension.

Success of our projects depend on supporters like you, and we hope you will continue to donate and encourage others to do so. In the years ahead, you can look back and feel happy for your contribution to make the planet a better place for all living things.