The Rainforest Foundation

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The Rainforest Foundation

Type	Charity
Founded	1989
Headquarters	London, UK
Key people	Simon Counsell Cath Long
Area served	Global
Focus	Environmentalism
Method	Lobbying, research, field work
Revenue	£ 1,185,906 (2006)
Employees	10
Website	www.rainforestfoundationuk.org

The Rainforest Foundation is a UK charity dedicated to campaigning for the preservation of the rainforest and the rights of the indigenous peoples living there.

The Rainforest Foundation was founded in 1988 by belgian filmmaker Jean-Pierre Dutilleux, musician Sting and his wife Trudie Styler in response to the request of Kayapo tribe leader Raoni ; its first initiative was a campaign of support for the Kayapo Indians and their rights to their own land in the Brazilian Amazonas. This resulted in 1993 in the legal recognition and demarcation of an area of more than 17,000 square miles as the Menkragnoti Indigenous Area.

Following this important success, the Foundation expanded its scope to the whole world's rainforests and diversified its programme of project support. From 1993 onwards, support was given to projects in other parts of Brazil and Latin America, as well as in Africa and Southeast Asia.

The Foundation supports a number of activities to garner support for its cause, including the Triple marathon.

Its 2006 "review" shows a total 2006 income of GBP 1,185,906 and total 2006 expenses of GBP 1,081,184, which included £832,104 on projects and campaigns; GBP 214,042 on Information, Education and Fundraising and GBP 25,215 on Management and Administration.^[1]

In addition to the Rainforest Foundation UK, there are also Foundation’s in the USA [1], Norway [2], and Japan.