Restoration

The floodplain south of the Daintree River which contains the Daintree Oxbow is an area of ecological importance for Australian conservation. © Martin Stringer/Rainforest Rescue   Rainforest [...]

Remnant old growth Celtic Rainforest on Scotland’s west coast is a trace of a much larger habitat type that may have once stretched the length of the western British Isles. © Mark Cox/Rainforest [...]

The Daintree Oxbow is surrounded by floodplain, near to the Daintree River. Rainforest Rescue currently protects three of the 17 properties, with two more under contract. © Rainforest Rescue [...]

What does it take to bring a rainforest back to life? Sometimes, the answer begins with a single tree. But behind every seedling is something much bigger: a shared commitment to reconnect [...]

Sometimes a local story travels a very long way. For more than a decade, Rainforest Rescue has worked alongside NightWings landholder Annie Schoenberger, volunteers, supporters and partners to [...]

In late August, plant conservation came to our doorstep. The 15th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference (APCC15) was held from 24 to 28 August 2026 at the Port Douglas Community Hall, hosted [...]

With Thornton Peak/Wundu visible in the background, the two properties that Rainforest Rescue has acquired brings our total Oxbow protected area to 121 hectares. The new acquisitions stretch from [...]

Dawn over the Daintree River and surrounding floodplain. © Martin Stringer/Rainforest Rescue; Queensland Government   The Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2026 was gazetted on 8 May. For [...]

The Daintree Rainforest — the oldest living rainforest on Earth, surviving for over 180 million years — needs more than our admiration. It needs people willing to get their boots muddy, their [...]

Every year, supporters, volunteers, partners and staff come together to help restore rainforest in the Daintree. This year was different. For the first time, our Annual Community Tree Planting [...]