Support Indigenous Peoples through Forest Trends
a partnership with Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative
Repurpose Your Gold Jewelry into Critical Support for Forest Trends’ Work in Amazonia
Mining, especially for gold, is a major threat to indigenous peoples and the forests they protect. Forest Trends has partnered with the Ethical Gold Institute to convert gifts of donated gold jewelry into direct funding for its work with indigenous communities in Amazonia.
Your donation of gold jewelry will directly reduce the need for new gold mining, support indigenous communities to protect their lands, and help break a cycle that fuels deforestation and violence in Amazonia.
A single ounce of donated gold equals hundreds of dollars in new charitable funding and helps avoid the massive environmental and human rights impacts of gold mining.
Tatiana Tintino, for Forest Trends
Supporting Indigenous and Forest Communities in Latin America
Indigenous peoples and local communities are some of the best stewards of the world’s forests, biodiversity, and critical traditional knowledge. However, many face immense pressure from illegal incursions into their territories and threats to their personal safety, such as agricultural expansion, logging, mining, and other activities. Threats of violence and political repression are not only human rights issues, but also hinder communities’ abilities to effectively protect their lands, which are critical to global climate goals. These communities are calling for finance and technical support to be able to secure their rights, keep their forests standing, and create sustainable economic alternatives to activities like mining.
Forest Trends works in Latin America, home to 50% of the world’s remaining tropical forests, of which 25% are inhabited and guarded by indigenous and local communities.
Your gift of gold jewelry will directly support Forest Trends’ partnerships with these local stewards to help secure their rights, conserve their forests, and strengthen their cultures and livelihoods.
Suellen Mangueira, for Forest Trends
The Forest Trends Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative
Forest Trends’ on-the-ground strategy creates direct, measurable benefits for forest communities and contributes to global climate goals that benefit all of us. Their territorial governance strategy, proven through over twenty years of work with indigenous partners, helps communities manage their lands, resources, food security, and healthcare in ways that align with their cultures and worldviews.
Key Results
Projects to secure rights, livelihoods, and cultures have benefitted 12,000 people to date.
Contributed to the conservation of 1.8M hectares of Amazon rainforest.
Increased indigenous women’s incomes by 10% through artisan cooperatives.
Leveraged $9M for community enterprises, advocacy, and cultural initiatives.
Advocated for 30 laws benefitting indigenous people and local communities’ rights in seven regions in Latin America