Bringing the Field to You
This fall, Rainforest Partnership is bringing our community closer to the field. From recent live conversations with Indigenous youth in Ecuador and conservation scientists in Peru to upcoming project presentations, our 2025 Impact Report, employer matching gifts, and a special opportunity to support species discovery, here are some of the latest updates from across our work.
Recent Field Presentations now available on our Youtube Channel
On August 28 and September 25, we hosted two live presentations highlighting two very different areas of our fieldwork: our Youth Project in the Ecuadorian Amazon and our conservation science work in the Peruvian Tropical Andes.
During our August presentation, we connected directly with Geovanny, a youth leader in the Kichwa community of Sani Isla. Connecting live from the Ecuadorian Amazon inevitably comes with some technology challenges, and this presentation was no exception! But we were delighted to hear directly from Geovanny about the young people working to create new opportunities for their community.
On September 25, Rainforest Partnership Chief Scientist Pablo Venegas joined us to share a very different view of rainforest conservation: the extraordinary scientific work taking place in Peru's Tropical Andes. Pablo discussed biodiversity research, field expeditions, species discovery, and why documenting the remarkable biodiversity of these forests matters for their long-term protection.
Both presentations are now available on our YouTube channel.
Two More Field Presentations Are Coming
This fall, we plan to introduce supporters to two more areas of Rainforest Partnership's work.
In October, we will turn our attention to our Women's Project and the Indigenous women working to build sustainable livelihoods while protecting their rainforest communities.
Then, in November, we'll explore our Butterfly Project and its work in environmental education, training, and conservation.
Stay tuned for dates and information about how to join us.
Our 2025 Impact Report Is Now Online
Our 2025 Impact Report is now available on the Rainforest Partnership website.
The report provides a broader look at our work, progress, partnerships, and impact across our programs. It also reflects something fundamental to Rainforest Partnership's approach: lasting rainforest protection depends on working alongside the people who live in and depend upon these forests.
Could Your Employer Double Your Donation?
There is also a new and very simple way to make your support go further.
Rainforest Partnership now offers Double the Donation, making it easier to find out whether your employer will match your charitable contribution.
Thousands of companies offer employee matching-gift programs, yet many eligible donations are never submitted for a match. If you have already donated to Rainforest Partnership—or are considering making a gift—we encourage you to check whether your employer participates.
A few minutes could turn one donation into twice the support for rainforest conservation, at no additional cost to you.
See If Your Employer Will Match Your Gift
A Special Opportunity to Support Species Discovery
Our conservation science work also has an exciting opportunity this fall.
Documenting a new species can take years. The process begins with field research and can include specimen analysis, DNA research, comparison with known species, preparation and peer review of scientific manuscripts, and finally scientific publication.
Rainforest Partnership's scientists are working to complete this process for several newly discovered frog species in Peru's Tropical Andes.
When the scientific process is successfully completed, a species may be formally named in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. This can include the possibility of recognizing a patron whose support helped make the research, documentation, and subsequent biodiversity protection possible.
Through December 1, 2026, a member of our Advisory Board has generously offered to match, dollar for dollar, the first $5,000 contributed by each new species-naming patron supporting this work.
For donors interested in making a significant contribution toward the scientific process, Rainforest Partnership can provide additional information about potential patron recognition associated with a newly documented species. Scientific validation and formal naming remain part of the independent scientific publication process.
Stay Connected This Fall
From young people building opportunities in the Ecuadorian Amazon to scientists documenting extraordinary biodiversity in Peru's Tropical Andes, each of these projects represents a different piece of the same mission: protecting tropical forests by supporting the people and knowledge that can help keep them standing.
We look forward to sharing much more from the field with you this fall.
Thank you for being part of Rainforest Partnership.
