How does Rainforest2Reef encourage long-term, sustainable preservation?
Rainforest2Reef has set up a long-term lease rather than a one-time payment, which gives the indigenous communities an ongoing economic incentive to protect their rainforest by offering them a stewardship role in preserving the area and all its natural wonders. Q: Who is involved in the Rainforest2Reef agreements specifically? A: Much of the unprotected land within the Selva Maya rainforest is owned by communities known as ejidos. Ejidos are local indigenous communities who communally own parcels of land within the rainforest. Rainforest2Reef works in partnership with these ejidos to conserve and protect the rainforest. Rainforest2Reef has worked with a number of nature conservation groups including Amigos de Calakmul in the Selva Maya Region and bridging the gap with US and International NGOs such as the US Fish & Wildlife Services Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, D&R Greenway Land Trust and Conservation Internationals Global Conservation Fund. Global Heritage Fund, the ar
