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THE BEST TIME IS NOW TO PROTECT RAINFORESTS FOREVER.

Celebrating 25 years of your support in protecting and restoring rainforests.

Protecting and Restoring Rainforests is Climate Action

How YOU can help

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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 (© Martin Stringer)

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.

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PROPAGATE AND GROW

Rainforest Rescue’s native nursery in Cow Bay propagates and grows all the rainforest trees for our Daintree lowland restoration projects. It’s time to grow!

From little things, big things grow

and look how you’ve helped rainforests grow since 1999!

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RAINFOREST TREES PLANTED
340,943 in Australia
33,000 Overseas
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RAINFOREST PROPERTIES RESCUED
44 in Daintree, Queensland
1 in Pyengana, Tasmania
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SQUARE METRES OF RAINFOREST RESCUED
1,222,114 in the Daintree
809,400 in Tasmania
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PROPERTIES PROTECTED FOREVER
by Nature Refuge status
in Australia
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YEARS PROTECTING RAINFORESTS
Founded on
25 March 1999
Welcome

110 CAPE TRIBULATION RD –  A NEW ERA OF RESTORATION

110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 75 acres of former sugarcane land consisting of around 12.5 acres of naturally regenerated habitat and 62.5 acres that can be restored. Perfect for replanting a rainforest, one seedling at a time. Help us rescue, restore and protect 110 Cape Tribulation Rd.

Welcome

25 YEARS PROTECTING & RESTORING RAINFORESTS

In 1999, our founders set out to protect the under-protected rainforest in Australia. What matters then still matters now. Rainforests are biodiverse, ecologically rich habitats that are important to our planet’s health. To borrow a phrase, “The better time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The best time is now.”

Welcome

2024 ANNUAL COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING DAY

After what has felt like the longest wet season in recent memory, it was a real joy for the Rainforest Rescue community to come together at Nightwings Rainforest Centre on 18th May.
Thanks to everyone who participated, the day exceeded all expectations!

Welcome

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!

  • “At Klorane we are pharmacists, we are botanists, and we are committed to the planet. And we have been doing this for over 50 years. 2022 marks an important year as we are going one step further in our environmental actions by supporting Rainforest Rescue in growing 50,000 trees in the Daintree. It is our mission to support crucial plant rescue and protection programs, as well as inspiring a love of plant science in generations to come.”

    Laurent-Emmanuel Saffré Head of Oceania Region for Klorane and CEO of Pierre Fabre Australia

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With your help, Rainforest Rescue has now protected almost 122 hectares (300 acres), providing vital habitat and connectivity.⁠

110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 30 hectares (75 acres) of former sugarcane land, which can now become a biodiversity rich island in the middle of the valley 💚.⁠

Donate today at www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) and help us rescue and restore 110 Cape Tribulation Rd 🌳🌳🌳.⁠

#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate #Restoration #TreesAreTheAnswer
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Yesterday was World Science Day for Peace and Development, which highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage more people in debates on emerging scientific issues 🔬🔍💚.⁠

We apply science in all our efforts to help protect the Daintree FOREVER, and we want to help others understand the importance and relevance of science in the daily lives of all of us. ⁠

Amongst other scientific projects, we are working with Fred Holden, a research officer at James Cook University, who is helping investigate the carbon dioxide removal through the enhanced weathering of basalt in acidic soils, with experience in soil monitoring and environmental management. To better understand our trees, we need to unearth what is happening in the mysterious world right under our feet. ⁠

Read more about the Daintree`s soil recovery work: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/unearthing-the-mysteries-of-soil-recovery (link in bio) 🌳🌳🌳.⁠

#WorldScienceDay #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #Rainforest #Science #SoilScience #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #Regeneration #PlantTrees #NativeNursery #AncientRainforest #ClimateChange #ConservationPartners #EcologicalRestoration #FarNorthQueensland #LoveTrees
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#CritterCorner: Named after its distinctive white lips, the White-lipped tree frog (Litoria infrafrenata) is Australia’s largest native frog 🐸💚. ⁠

The White-lipped tree frog’s colour can vary – some are pure green, some are a greenish shade of brown, and others aren’t so green at all (more of a pale brown). If you’re lucky, during the breeding season, you may spy some that have a salmon-pink colouration down their arms and legs. ⁠

Check out more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-white-lipped-tree-frog (link in bio) 👀.⁠

📷: David Clode ⁠

#RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #ProtectRainforest #Conservation #Frogs #FrogsOfInstagram #FrogsOfTheDaintree #LoveFrogs #LoveNature #ProtectWildlife #NatureReserve #DaintreeWildlife #PortDouglas #Cairns #GreenFrog #NativeFrog #AustralianFrog #WhiteLippedTreeFrog #TreeFrog
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Have you browsed the pages of this nature storybook 📚?⁠

"Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree" by Pamela Freeman tells the story of a bull kauri conifer`s life journey - from germination on the rainforest floor 200 years ago, to sapling, and eventually to a present-day mature tree, towering above the canopy 🌳🦋🐌.⁠

It is filled with fun facts about animals and plants native to the Daintree Rainforest, and the illustrations by Liz Anelli are absolutely stunning 😍.⁠

We love discovering beautiful stories of the Daintree, fiction or otherwise. Share a book or film that you recommend in the comments below 👇️. ⁠

(This is not a sponsored post).⁠

Written by: @pamelafreemanauthor⁠
Illustrated by: @lizanelli⁠

#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectDaintree #TreesAreTheAnswer #RainforestGuardians #FNQ #WetTropics #LoveDaintree #ConservationGoals #Biodiversity #GreenEconomy #Conservation #Reforestation #Regeneration #PlantTrees #NativeNursery #AncientRainforest #ClimateChange #ConservationPartners #EcologicalRestoration #FarNorthQueensland #Books #NatureBook #NatureStory #Storytelling #LoveBooks #KidsBooks #DaintreeStory ⁠
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For many people, the evolution of the cassowary is perplexing 🤔. The Southern Cassowary’s three-toed feet, amber eyes, casque, and brightly-coloured neck are evocative of a dinosaur. Southern Cassowaries belong to the taxonomic order Struthioniformes, commonly known as ‘ratites’.⁠

Ratites are morphologically different to other birds. They lack a keel bone, to which flight muscles attach. They also only have small vestigial wings.⁠

Biologists believe that the ratites share a common, flighted ancestor. The ratites may have lost their ability to fly more than once as they evolved and diversified. Flying is the most energy-expensive form of animal movement. Losing the ability to fly allowed the cassowaries to grow much larger than other birds.⁠

Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/evolution (link in bio) 💚.⁠

📷️: Martin Stringer⁠

#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia #Ratites #AncientBirds #AustralianBirds #RainforestBirds
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To plant more trees, we need seedlings, land, and you! ⁠

110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 75 acres of opportunity - let`s protect Daintree Rainforest habitat FOREVER together 💚. ⁠

How? By regrowing viable, lush rainforest habitat. 110 Cape Tribulation Rd is perfect for replanting a rainforest, one seedling at a time.⁠

Donate today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 🌳🌳🌳. ⁠

#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #Restoration #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #PlantARainforest #Donate
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#CritterCorner: Those stunning colours! Rose-crowned fruit-doves (Ptilinopus regina) are often heard and less so seen, identified by their calls or the sound of fruit dropping to the ground. ⁠

They feed entirely on fruit from vines, shrubs, trees, and palms, and they are thought to be locally nomadic as they follow the ripening of fruits 🐦💚. ⁠

Despite their size, they swallow fruit whole and its believed that figs are their favourite treat!⁠

Learn more about these stunning tropical birds on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-rose-crowned-fruit-dove (link in bio) 👀. ⁠

📷: Allen Sheather

#FruitDoves #Doves #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestBirds #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #AustralianBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia @wettropicsworldheritage @qldparks
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We love working with our young green warriors! You may have heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers, passionate and talented youth who help create a better future with a strong focus on our natural environment.⁠

They help plant trees, make documentaries, educate themselves and their peers, and create change in many diverse, impactful, and creative ways 💚.⁠

You can help create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio).⁠

Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, email us to info@rainforestrescue.org.au 💌.⁠

📷: Martin Stringer⁠

#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits⁠
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Exciting news: Intrepid Travel, renowned for its commitment to responsible tourism, has made waves in the eco-tourism industry by acquiring the prestigious Daintree Ecolodge. And alongside Rainforest Rescue, Intrepid Travel’s not-for-profit foundation has now been driving conservation efforts in the region like never before. This powerful collaboration is setting a new gold standard for tourism with a purpose - preserving the environment while offering life-changing experiences for travellers. Go team!⁠

Read more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/new-era-of-eco-tourism 💚.⁠

#DaintreeRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #PartnersForProtection #ProtectRainforests #Daintree #ConservationGoals #AncientRainforest #AustralianRainforest #LoveDaintree #GrowingTrees #NativeTrees #AustralianTrees #GrowTrees #ClimateChange #Donate #PlantARainforest #TimeToGrow #Restoration #RainforestGuardian #IntrepidTravel #ChangeMakers @intrepidtravel
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The Daintree River alluvial plains have faced numerous challenges over the years. But, now we have an opportunity to cultivate a biodiversity rich island in the heart of the valley to help reconnect the wilderness north of the river to the more isolated populations of flora and fauna in the Dagmar Range 💚.⁠

Let`s do it together: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 🐞🐍🦇.⁠

#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #Restoration #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #PlantARainforest #Donate
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#CritterCorner: The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) 🖤💙❤️⁠

Are Cassowaries dangerous to humans? Are Cassowaries related to dinosaurs? What is that thing on top of their heads? Are there other types of Cassowaries? 🤔⁠

Find these answers and more within our Cassowary FAQs - https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/faqs (🔗 in bio).⁠

📷: Martin Stringer ⁠

#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
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Bees are a vital part of our rainforests and the world, but they are facing an alarming decline 🐝🐝🐝.⁠

Not only are these little critters believed to pollinate approximately 30% of our food crops and 90% of our wild plants, they also provide honey and other products such as beeswax, propolis and honey bee venom.⁠

The prospect of a world without bees is a terrifying one, but, you can help!⁠

💛 Ditch the toxic pesticides and opt for natural alternatives instead (remember, even natural sprays can harm pollinators so make sure to only use them outside of foraging hours)⁠
🖤 Plant bee-friendly flowers and let your garden get a little `messy`. Let those dandelions bloom and give yourself a few days off mowing⁠
💛 Offer a water source such as a pond, trickling fountain or bird bath with rocks (ensure the critters have ways to get out by placing sticks on the edges). ⁠
🖤 Set up an insect hotel in your backyard, and if you have children, teach them about the importance of pollinators.⁠

Learn more (🔗`s in bio): ⁠
💛 www.honeyflow.com.au/pages/help-the-bees ⁠
🖤 www.honeyflow.com.au/blogs/beekeeping-basics/bee-friendly-gardens⁠
💛 @flowhive⁠

📷: World Bee Day Australia⁠

#AustralianBees #Bees #BeesOfAustralia #Pollinators #Daintree #Rainforest #ProtectBees #Ecosystems #Conservation #BeesOfInstagram #LoveBees #HelpBees #SupportBees #AustralianRainforest #LoveNature
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Have you heard of #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: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians⁠ (🔗 in bio).⁠

Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, email us - info@rainforestrescue.org.au 💌⁠

📷: Martin Stringer⁠

#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
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Just as the rainforest thrives through its hidden connections, so too does Rainforest Rescue. We rely on a vast network of passionate individuals - people like you - who fuel our mission 🌱🌳🍄🐝🐦. ⁠

💚 Make a one-off donation today:⁠
https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/donate (🔗 in bio) ⁠

💚 Or, consider becoming a Rainforest Guardian: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio)⁠

📷: Martin Stringer ⁠

#DaintreeRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardians #ProtectRainforests #Daintree #ConservationGoals #AncientRainforest #AustralianRainforest #LoveDaintree #NativeNursery #GrowingTrees #NativeTrees #AustralianTrees #GrowTrees #ClimateChange #Donate #PlantARainforest #TimeToGrow #Restoration #RainforestGuardian⁠
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#ForestFlora: The King Fern (Angiopteris evecta) is one of the largest and most ancient ferns in the world. Have you ever stood under one? ⁠

The biggest Fern on earth, measuring up to 5m on fully mature specimens, looks superficially more like a palm crown growing directly out of the ground but this is actually a relic fern from the late Paleozoic era. ⁠

When visiting the Daintree, you can find King Ferns along the road to Cape Tribulation, and the Nandroya Falls track in the Palmerston section of Wooroonooran National Park (south of Cairns). ⁠

Discover more on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-flora-king-fern (🔗 in bio) 🌿🌿🌿.⁠

📷: trebandicoot (Lynn)⁠

#CapeTribulation #KingFern #DaintreeTrees #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #LoveFerns #FNQ #TropicalFlora #DaintreeFlora #AncientFerns #NandroyaFalls #WooroonooranNationalPark #AustralianFerns #NativeFlora
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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: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio).⁠

Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, DM us here 💬 or email info@rainforestrescue.org.au 💌.⁠

📷: Martin Stringer⁠

#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
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"Restoration work focuses on the riparian ecotone because this marginal habitat between lowlands and water systems is crucial in stabilising the restored environment, not least because it connects the waterways to the rainforest and reef," Hayden White, Rainforest Rescue’s Land Manager, said to Reef & Rivers magazine. ⁠

Have you read the `Healing The Heart of the Daintree` article yet? 💚 ⁠

Check it out at www.rainforestrescue.org.au/healing-the-heart-daintree 👀 (🔗 in bio).⁠

#DaintreeRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardians #ProtectRainforests #Daintree #ConservationGoals #AncientRainforest #AustralianRainforest #LoveDaintree #NativeNursery #GrowingTrees #NativeTrees #AustralianTrees #GrowTrees #ClimateChange #Donate #PlantARainforest #TimeToGrow #Restoration #RainforestGuardian #WetTropicsWaterways #TropicalWaterways #HealingTheRainforest #ReefAndRivers
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