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About Us

Rettet den Regenwald (Rainforest Rescue) was founded in 1986 in Hamburg, Germany. We have about 25,000 supporters. Our main topics are:

  • - organizing protest actions and email protests against rainforest destruction by loggers, companies such as oil or mining companies and development projects
  • - supporting NGOs in Africa, Ecuador and Indonesia
  • - publishing a quarterly magazine named "Regenwald Report"
  • - providing information for schools and the press

Rettet den Regenwald is a registered non-profit organisation in Germany.

We cooperate with the following NGOs:

  • DECOIN
    (Defensa y Conservacion Ecologica de Intag) in Ecuador
    http://www.decoin.org/
  • Walhi
    (Friends of the Earth Indonesia)
    Walhi was founded in 1980 and is the most influential environmental network in Indonesia. They fight against the pollution of water and the air and stand up for protecting their rainforests.
    http://www.walhi.or.id/
  • Save our Borneo
    Indonesia
    Environmental NGO fighting against destruction of rainforests and palmoilplantations.
    http://saveourborneo.org
  • COP – Centre for Orangutan Protection
    Indonesia
    It is COP’s education program aimed at raising awareness among young people on the importance of saving orangutan
    http://www.orangutanprotection.com