IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
Together We Can Protect Rainforests Forever
Protecting and restoring rainforests is our business. Join Us!
How YOU can help
PROTECT A RAINFOREST
Our ‘Protect a Rainforest’ project focuses on purchasing rainforest blocks for conservation and protecting them forever, increasing connectivity and protecting biodiversity.
PLANT A RAINFOREST
Our ‘Plant a Rainforest’ projects replant rainforest and re-establish habitat for plants and animals’ endemic to that specific ecosystem. We believe Trees Are The Answer.
PRESERVE WILDLIFE
Rainforests support an incredible range of plant and wildlife species that contribute significantly to the health of the rainforest ecosystem, such as The Southern Cassowary.
From little things, big things grow
and look how you’ve helped us grow since 1999!
293,568 in Australia
33,000 Overseas
40 in Daintree, Queensland
1 in Pyengana, Tasmania
967,451 in the Daintree
809,400 in Tasmania
by Nature Refuge status
in Australia
Founded on
25 March 1999
THE LATEST RESCUE – LOT 41
Thanks to your support, we have doubled the size of the protected area in the Cape Kimberley Wildlife Corridor. Lot 41 is ideally located right next to the National Park. This purchase has further contributed to the Milky Pine Nature Refuge and enhanced connectivity by expanding the wildlife corridor.
THE DAILY AUS IN THE DAINTREE
The team from The Daily Aus, in partnership with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), came to the Daintree Rainforest to see the impacts of climate change for themselves and understand the vital role our work plays in helping mitigate climate change.
KURRANJI BUBU – LOT 46
In 2010 we purchased an abandoned palm oil plantation at Lot 46 Cape Tribulation Rd & began restoring it. In 2021 the local Yalanji language committee granted Lot 46 the traditional name of Kurranji Bubu (Cassowary Land) and it is now a protected Nature Refuge.
DONATE NOW
When you give generously, you become part of a committed team of individuals who collectively are helping to preserve some of the most biodiverse habitats and the species that live within them on this planet.
Become a Rainforest Rescuer today!
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#ForestFlora: Blue Quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis) is one of Australia’s fastest growing rainforest species, especially following disturbances. In its native tropical environment, it can grow up to 35m high. 🌳💙. That's a big tree!
The Blue Quandong is an important tree in natural rainforest succession because its canopy is quite open and it allows some light through to the shorter understory. It also grows blue fruits that expand to about 3cm in diameter when ripe. These blue fruits are enjoyed by Musky Rat-Kangaroos, Spectacled Flying-foxes, and many species of birds, including Southern Cassowaries. Among indigenous people, Blue Quandongs are also valued for their medicinal properties.
📷: D&H Seed Harvest Co
#BlueQuandong #DaintreePlants #RainforestPlants #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianTrees #DaintreeTrees #WetTropics #AustralianRainforest #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianForest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree #RainforestAlliance #AustralianNature
It's Earth Hour this Saturday (25 March 2023) at 8:30pm (local time) 🌏.
As the sun drops down below the horizon, we're asking all Australians to switch off and join a worldwide community of millions taking #TimeOutForNature -> register at www.earthhour.org.au (head to @earthhourofficial or send us a message) for a chance to win a luxury holiday for two courtesy of @earthhour_australia, @WWF_Australia, and @taswalkingco 👐 .
Join us and take a moment on 25 March - whether it’s 60 seconds, 60 minutes, or beyond the hour - to reflect on the incredible benefits nature provides us and create a better future for people and the planet.
📷: @MartinStringerPhotography
#EarthHour #DaintreeRainforest #ProtectNature @earthhourofficial #ConservationGoals #EarthHour2023 #ProtectDaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #ProtectDaintree #AustralianNature #Nature #AustralianWildlife #ClimateChange
Our next Tree Planting is on 15 April, and you are invited 🌳🌳🌳.
Grab your gardening gloves, water bottle (we will provide a water refill station), sturdy boots, sun-safe attire, and eagerness to get your hands dirty, and meet us at Tranquility on the Daintree 893 Upper Daintree Rd, Upper Daintree, Qld at 8am SHARP.
Let's restore our rainforest and enjoy a wholesome morning outdoors 🌳🌳🌳.
Register online - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#PlantingTrees #TreePlantingDays #LoveTrees #PlantARainforest #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantATree #ProtectRainforestsForever #LoveTrees #TreesOfInstagram #PlantTrees #MoreTrees @cafnec @terrainnrm @wettropicsworldheritage @cairnsairport @cairnstourism @portdouglasuncovered @destinationdaintree #LoveDaintree #LoveRainforest #TreePlantingDay #AustralianRainforest #TreesTreesTrees
Meet Frankie, a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who’s very fond of one of our favourite feathered friends - the Southern Cassowary 💙❤️.
Two weeks ago Frankie turned 5 years old and, for his birthday, his very talented mother created this incredible Cassowary Cake (swipe to see a close up ) 🎂.
Frankie also received a Cassowary Care Package eCard from one of his friends to help celebrate his special day.
We asked Frankie’s mum why he loves these #DinoBirds so much. She told us it’s because Cassowaries hide a lot, and he likes to play hide and seek too 😆🥰🌳.
Happy 5th Birthday, Frankie! We hope you had a wonderful day.
#NextGenRainforestRescuers #SouthernCassowary #CassowaryCake #CassowaryConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Cassowary #PlantARainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever
It’s International Day of Forests, and the theme for 2023 is “Forests and health” 💚.
The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest continuously evolving tropical rainforest in the world and it contains an almost complete record of the evolution of plant life on Earth. This precious and unique rainforest is home to 30% of Australia’s frog, reptile, and marsupial species, 65% of Australia’s bat and butterfly species as well as 18% of all bird species. Not to mention the 12,000 insect species!
The Daintree Rainforest is a lifeline for our wilderness and humanity.
Together with our #PartnersForProtection, Conservation Partners, #RainforestGuardians, and #RainforestRescuers, we have protected hundreds of thousands of square metres of Daintree Rainforest and planted as many trees to repair damaged lowland rainforest 🌳🌳🌳.
Today, we want to celebrate International Day of Forests by sharing with you WHY some of our business partners choose to make protecting rainforests part of their business.
We are very grateful to all our supporters; we couldn’t do it without you 💚.
Special shout out to the partners featured in this video - @biopak.packaging , @ambius_australia , and @wildlifesydneyzoo / @wildlifeconservationfund 💚.
Take a moment today to learn more about the Daintree Rainforest by visiting our website: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/ 💚.
#InternationalDayOfForests #ProtectRainforest #DaintreeRainforest
If you’ve ever been to a Rainforest Rescue Tree Planting Day, you’ve probably met Emily… Emily started with Rainforest Rescue in 2017, and while her schedule doesn’t allow for her to work with us much anymore, Emily is very much still part of the RR Family – she is an avid supporter and ambassador for the organisation, and you’ll likely bump into her at our events in Far North Queensland as she attends most of them 🌳🌳🌳.
She is passionate and committed; and has now been awarded the Environmental Achievement Award at the Douglas Shire Council’s Australia Day awards ceremony.
We couldn’t be prouder of Emily, a well-deserved award for an incredible Rainforest Rescuer who is constantly striving to tread lightly on our planet and do all she can to care for Nature 💚.
Swipe to see more.
Read the full news article, 'Celebrating Emily's Environmental Achievement Award', on our website 🔗☝️.
📷: @cairnslocalnews & Silvia Di Domenicantonio
@douglasshirecouncil @cairnslocalnews #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestRescuer #DaintreeRainforest #EnvironmentalAchievementAward #AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #Volunteers #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #australianforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree #conservation #environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees
Have you seen the 'Myrtle Rust – The Silent Killer' by Australian Network For Plant Conservation 🌿📺?
This shocking and important short film is telling the story of hundreds of Australian species in the Myrtaceae family that are susceptible to and dying from Myrtle Rust, including bottlebrushes, eucalyptus and tea trees, with 16 species set to become extinct within a generation. Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii) is attacking seedlings, saplings and established trees along the coast of New South Wales and Queensland.
Watch the film to learn about the efforts to bring species back from the brink of extinction and the value of protecting our unique ecosystems from biosecurity threats.
Watch the full film on YouTube.
#ConservationWork #ProtectTrees #ProtectRainforest #DaintreeRainforest #MyrtleRust #DaintreeEcosystems #LOveNature #BioSecurity #QueenslandNature
#CritterCorner: Cassowaries swallow their food (fruits) whole, digesting the pulp and passing the seeds unharmed in large piles of dung, distributing them over large areas throughout the rainforest. And more trees grow 🌳🌳🌳. This is why they're known as #RainforestGardeners
Have you ever caught the sight of a Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) eating?
📷: @kathwilliams_
#SouthernCassowary #Cassowary #Birds #DaintreeRainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #AustralianRainforest #LoveBirds #ProtectCassowary @birdlifeoz #BirdsOfAustralia #DaintreeRainforest @birdsofaustralia @birdsinbackyards @birdsofoz_ #Rainforest #DinosaurBirds #BirdsOfInstagram #LoveCassowary #BirdsOfAustralia #Nature #AustralianWildlife #Daintree #DaintreeBirds #DaintreeWildlife
Seeds are a small, magical packet of energy and information, and a vital ingredient in tackling humanity’s greatest problem yet – Climate Change. Today, we need more nature than we currently have. Planting resilient, biodiverse forests is what we need to go 🌱🌳🌳.
However, a key bottleneck lies within the seed collection process. The number of seeds currently collected by many reforestation organisations is simply not enough. With inadequate numbers of seeds and genetic diversity, the world cannot grow these forests quickly enough to solve our changing climate.
Identifying the critical need to ease this bottleneck, climate solution organisation Terraformation launched the Seed To Forest Alliance at NYC Climate Week in September 2022. Bringing together international corporates, NGOs, and philanthropists, the Seed To Forest Alliance aims to first and foremost tackle the issue of seed supply by providing a network to connect forestry teams with financial and technical support, knowledge sharing, and thought leadership 💚.
Read the full news article, 'Seeds of Hope: Alliance for the Future of Forests', on our website 🔗☝️.
📷: Sigrid Wilkens & @allastalladventures
@globalterraform #ClimateChange #DaintreeRainforest #SeeCollection #LoveNature #ConservationGoals #ForestAlliance #AustralianRainforest @onetreeplanted @AmericanForests #AustralianNature #Nature #AustralianWildlife #ClimateChange #RainforestRestoration #RainforestProtection #Conservation #ConservationGoals #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark @sbsnews_au @australiangeographic @abcaustralia @9newsqueensland @qldmuseum @qldparks @ausconservation #ProtectRainforestsForever
We are excited to share that we were awarded a @globalgiving grant in partnership with @riotgames 💚🏆 👊.
Back in December, over 775,000 players cast their vote for Rainforest Rescue to receive the support; and we are very grateful and excited.
Jeff Burrell, Senior Director at Riot Games shared that it’s important to them to help address some of the most pressing problems in our communities.
Businesses can be a powerful proponent for change. Together with our business partners and supporters, we have saved hundreds of thousands of square metres of unprotected Daintree Rainforest and planted as many trees to help repair damaged Lowland Rainforest.
Read more online - LINK IN BIO (or send us a message) 🔗☝️.
Consider making saving the Daintree your business as well LINK IN BIO (or send us a message) 🔗☝️.
#PartnersForProtection #DaintreeRainforest #GlobalGiving #ClimateChange #PlantTrees #AustralianRainforest #ProtectRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Partnership @smallbusinesswomenaustralia @smallbusinessqueensland #conservationgoals #goodbusiness #rainforest #protectdaintree #partnersforprotection
The Daintree is home to 65% of the country’s bat (and butterfly 🦋) species 🦇🦇🦇.
The Spectacled Flying Fox is an essential part of the rainforest’s web of life. The greatest threats to these rainforest pollinators and gardeners are loss of habitat, paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus), domestic animals, and of course, climate change.
Recent extreme temperatures in Far North Queensland resulted in significant numbers of these megabats succumbing to the heat.
We're proud to partner with NightWings Rainforest & Bat Rehabilitation Centre @nightwings.centre. Together we are transforming a legacy cane plantation into bat-friendly habitat - we're #PlantingARainforest
Help us protect habitat for our wildlife - become a Rainforest Guardian today - link in bio 🔗☝️ .
Read the full news article, 'Critter Corner: Spectacled Flying Fox', on our website 🔗☝️.
📷: Justin A Welbergen
#FlyingFoxes #DaintreeBats #Bats #LoveBats #RainforestGuardian #ProtectRainforest #Batsofinstagram @australasianbatsociety @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #DaintreeAnimals #Queensland @nationalparksaustralia #CapeTribulation #LoveNature #ProtectDaintree #EcoSystems #DaintreeAnimals #RainforestWildlife #AncientRainforest #DaintreeButterflies #Butterfly #BatRehabilitation
Have you heard of the #NextGenRainforestRescuers?
They're a community of young conservation troopers that have been fundraising, planting trees, making documentaries, educating themselves and their peers, and helping create change in many diverse, impactful, and creative ways 💚.
Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today - link in bio 🔗☝️ .
Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you'd like to see featured, DM us here 💬 or email info@rainforestrescue.org.au 💌.
📷: @MartinStringerPhotography
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
Our Annual Tree Planting is going ahead on Saturday 6 May 2023 🌳🌳🌳.
AND YOU ARE INVITED 💚.
Grab your favorite gloves, water bottle, sturdy boots, sun-safe attire, and eagerness to get your hands dirty, and meet us at NightWings Rainforest Centre (2125 Mossman Daintree Road, Wonga, Qld). Together, we’ll head over to the New Native Nursery (1498 Cape Tribulation Rd, Cow Bay QLD 4873).
We'll provide seedlings, pre-dug holes, light lunch at the New Native Nursery, two great locations, and our friendly team, amongst other things.
Let's restore our rainforest and enjoy a wholesome day outdoors.
Register online - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#PlantingTrees #TreePlantingDays #LoveTrees #PlantARainforest #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantATree #ProtectRainforestsForever #LoveTrees #TreesOfInstagram #PlantTrees #MoreTrees @cafnec @terrainnrm @wettropicsworldheritage @cairnsairport @cairnstourism @portdouglasuncovered @destinationdaintree #LoveDaintree #LoveRainforest #TreePlantingDay
It's International Women’s Day 💚.
The #IWD2023 theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” focuses on the innovation and technological change that power gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Working in nature conservation can be challenging, and the challenges women may face are often even greater.
Today (and every day!) we want to celebrate ALL women, especially women and girls in conservation who have been fundraising, researching, planting trees, and more to help create change.
From the Rainforest Rescue employees, partners, and supporters to #NextGenRainforestRescuers and other caring community members, women have been restoring and protecting rainforests and unique ecosystems in Far North Queensland (and around the world!).
#InternationalWomensDay #AustralianRainforest #WomenInConservation #FarNorthQueensland #GenderEquality #ProtectRainforest @womeninconservation #IWD #WomensDay #Rainforests #Daintree #Queensland
Today is World Wildlife Day 💚.
Today (and every day!) we want to celebrate and protect Australia’s native animals and their ecosystems.
Although Boyd's Forest Dragons (Lophosaurus boydii) don't breathe fire, they are very special rainforest dwellers and living dinosaurs, a Jurassic relictual species. Known as Jalbil, those dragons' only method of thermoregulation is through ambiance, always conforming to the temperature of the occupying vegetation. This is why it's very important to protect the Daintree with myriads of habitats that our wildlife relies on.
Take a moment today to learn more about the wildlife in your area.
Consider becoming a Rainforest Guardian today 🔗☝️.
📷: @adventures_by_matt
#WorldWildlifeDay #Wildlife #Nature #AustralianRainforest #BoydsForestDragons #Jurassic #australianwildlife #australianwildlifephotography #boydsforestdragon #boydsforestdragons #dragon #dragons #dragonsofinstagram #reptile #reptiles #reptilephotography #lizardsofinstagtam #dragon #dragons #reptileofig #forestdragon #forestdragonlizard #forestdragons #lizard #rainforestlizards #daintree #farnorthqueensland
We finished off 2022 with our existing Nursery chock full of seedlings, and at the beginning of this year we started to move some of the stock to our NEW Nursery.
We cannot wait to officially open the new facility and start rewilding more land in the Daintree, as part of the Plant A Rainforest program (link in bio) 💚 because we believe #TreesAreTheAnswer 🌳🌳🌳.
All of our seeds are ethically collected from the Daintree Lowland Rainforest between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. With the support of a committed group of volunteers, our Nursery Manager & the Nursery team produce an average of 12,000 native rainforest plants per year, with a variety of over 150 different species. The New Nursery will ultimately increase our production to 150,000 trees per year—that will provide for the replanting of almost 25 hectares of rainforest habitat every year!
Read more online - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#NativeDaintreeNursery #DaintreeRainforest #LoveTrees #PlantTrees #TreeNursery #AustralianRainforest #ProtectDaintree #AustralianNature #Nature #AustralianWildlife #ClimateChange #RainforestRestoration #RainforestProtection #Conservation #ConservationGoals #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark @sbsnews_au @australiangeographic @abcaustralia @9newsqueensland @qldmuseum @qldparks @ausconservation #ProtectDaintreeRainforest
The increase in native rainforest seedling production is key to being able to restore large properties.
The new native nursery will increase our tree planting capacity to over 150,000 trees per year; this is critical in furthering our partnership with local Traditional Owners as well as our numerous conservation partners, and, it's our duty as a community, to restore and protect the Daintree 💚.
It’s wonderful to see what we are achieving together... for the Rainforests 🌳🌳🌳.
Read more about the new nursery online - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
Become a Rainforest Guardian today - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #Volunteers #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #australianforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #conservation #environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees
Last year, we added 11 Nature Refuges to our portfolio of protection, which brings our total of protected forever nature refuges in the Daintree to 31 properties 🌳🌳🌳.
All of these refuges will be part of the Cape Kimberley Wildlife Corridor and will increase the size of the Milky Pine Refuge, now comprising 14 properties that are all protected as nature refuges. These are self-perpetuating ecosystems working collaboratively from under the ground with the mycorrhizal fungal networks, through the leaf litter and ground level, through to the various heights of the different species, ultimately all through the ecosystem up to its closed canopy.
Creating nature refuges is key to our ability to deliver on our promise, that purchased properties are protected FOREVER.
Read more online - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
Consider becoming a Rainforest Guardian today - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#NatureRefuge #DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforest #CapeKimberleyWildlifeCorridor #AustralianRainforest #AustralianNature #nature #australianwildlife #climatechange #rainforestrestoration #rainforestprotection #conservation #conservationgoals #daintree #daintreenationalpark @sbsnews_au @australiangeographic @abcaustralia @9newsqueensland @qldmuseum @qldparks @ausconservation #protectdaintreerainforest
Being a Rainforest Guardian is a commitment to Protecting Rainforests Forever, alongside a community of people who care about the precious ecosystems within the Daintree, and their impact on Australia (and the world!).
Here, at Rainforest Rescue we take your commitment seriously, as it powers our work - the ongoing restoration and protection of the world’s most ancient rainforest.
Don't delay: become a Rainforest Guardian today - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#Rainforest Guardian #AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #lovetrees #rainforestjourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #australianforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #LoveNature #Community
It's time to GROW 🌳🌳🌳.
We are very excited about 2023, because we're building the Daintree’s largest native nursery that will ultimately produce 150,000 trees per year - this will provide for the replanting of almost 25 hectares of rainforest habitat every year 🌳🌳🌳.
Head online to check out the recent and most significant building updates online - link in bio (or send us a message) 💚.
#NativeDaintreeNursery #DaintreeRainforest #LoveTrees #PlantTrees #TreeNursery #AustralianRainforest #ProtectDaintree #AustralianNature #Nature #AustralianWildlife #ClimateChange #RainforestRestoration #RainforestProtection #Conservation #ConservationGoals #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark @sbsnews_au @australiangeographic @abcaustralia @9newsqueensland @qldmuseum @qldparks @ausconservation #ProtectDaintreeRainforest
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