Rainforest Foundation US
Non-profit organization based in the U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rainforest Foundation US is a non-profit NGO working in Central 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.[1]
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Formation | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) |
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Type | Non-governmental organization |
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Focus | Human rights, environmentalism |
Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
Region | Central and South America |
Method | Advocacy, research, field work |
Key people | Trudie Styler and Sting, founders Suzanne Pelletier, Executive Director John W. Copeland, Chair of the Board of Directors |
Website | rainforestfoundation |
The idea that the indigenous peoples of the world are holders of a specific set of rights and are also the victims of historically unique forms of discrimination is most completely/thoroughly enunciated by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007. Rainforest Foundation US works to protect and defend indigenous rights, thereby protecting the rainforests.