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Daintree Projects

It’s our nature to protect and we’re on a mission to Protect Rainforests Forever

Rainforest Rescue has been strategically buying back at-risk rainforest properties and restoring degraded rainforest in the Daintree since 1999. Our primary focus is to increase connectivity, preserve biodiversity and protect rainforests forever. Learn more about our work below.

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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.

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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.

Rainforest Rescue's Native Nursery Site

Native Nursery

If we are going to help mitigate climate change by drawing down more carbon, then we need to plant more trees – it really is as simple as that – #TreesAreTheAnswer

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Kurranji Bubu (Lot 46)

Learn about one of our greatest restoration projects – Kurranji Bubu (Lot 46 Cape Tribulation Rd) – transformed from an abandoned palm oil plantation into a protected Nature Refuge.

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NightWings

Transforming agricultural land into rainforest habitat and reconnecting the upper Daintree Rainforest with the Great Barrier Reef at NightWings Rainforest Centre.

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The Daintree

How big is the Daintree Rainforest? Why is it worth protecting? Who are the Traditional Owners of the Daintree Rainforest?  Find these answers & more here!

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Diwan Native Nursery

Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation (JYAC) will grow over 12,000 plants a year to enable their forest rangers to restore lowland rainforest at Wawu Dimbi.

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The Wet Tropics

Did you know that the Wet Tropics of Queensland ranks as the second most irreplaceable natural World Heritage Area? Find out more about the wonders of the Wet Tropics here.

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Conservation Value

The Daintree Rainforest is home to an amazing variety of plants and animals. Many of these are ‘endemic’ to the region meaning that they are found nowhere else on the planet.

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Current Threats

The World Heritage Area does not extend to all of the Daintree with much of the coastal lowland tropical rainforest remaining unprotected from development & fragmentation.

Daintree Blockade 1983 (Photo Lesley Clarke)

History of Development

Learn about the history of development in the Daintree, the governments’ involvement in buy back & why we’ve made it our mission to Protect Rainforests Forever.

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David Suzuki’s Message

Dr. David Suzuki, the world-renowned journalist, and biologist urged all Australian’s to get behind Rainforest Rescue’s Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project.

Looking for a list of properties purchased and protected by Rainforest Rescue?

View our Protection Portfolio.

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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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Head over to Rainforest Rescue’s News page for the latest updates on our work preserving a vast biodiversity of plants and wildlife in our rainforests. Make sure you’re subscribed to our quarterly eNews to receive updates direct to your inbox!

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