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Donate Along With Us Funding Area: Environment
The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. We believe that the best way to keep forests standing is by ensuring that it is profitable for businesses and communities to do so. That means helping farmers, forest managers and tourism businesses realize greater economic benefits by ensuring ecosystems within and around their operations are protected, and that their workers are well-trained and enjoy safe conditions, proper sanitation, health care and housing. Once businesses meet certain environmental and social standards, we link them up to the global marketplace where demand for sustainable goods and services is on the rise.
Our involvement: The Marty Tomberg Charitable Fund has financially supported this organization.
Projects We Support
Teacher Training and Conservation Education in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve Program
The Rainforest Alliance has helped students and teachers in the Petén region of Guatemala to understand their unique environment and the importance of conservation by holding annual teacher training courses. During these trainings, educators serving the Maya Biosphere Reserve learn about local deforestation rates, the importance of conservation education for local students, language arts, math, science and social studies lessons related to their environment, as well as hands-on activities and teaching methodologies.
Support Dates: March, 2014 – March, 2015