Forests managed by Indigenous people in the Amazon are a strong carbon sink, removing a net 340 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere each year, equivalent to the U.K.’s annual fossil fuel emissions. Meanwhile, forests outside of the Amazon’s Indigenous lands are collectively a carbon source, due to significant forest loss.| World Resources Institute
Cool Earth's Green Match Fund is live with the Big Give until midday (GMT) on the 29th of April. Powered by Brother International Europe and the Green Match Fund Champions, all donations, no matter the size, will be matched until we reach £100,000. Funding rainforest protection in the Amazon. It's our biggest Earth Day yet! Can you help us raise £200,000? Donate herePlease note: Donations to this campaign made from outside of the UK at not tax-deductible.| www.addevent.com
At 5.5 million km2, the Amazon is the world's largest rainforest and Indigenous peoples safeguard almost a third of it.| Cool Earth