VOICES FOR THE RAINFOREST
Together We Can Protect Rainforests Forever
Rainforests play a critical role in fighting climate change
30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions are stored in our rainforests. Raising awareness for the urgent need to protect rainforests, 18 global influencers share their stories and artworks on compostable BioPak Art Series cups.
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Elliott Routledge is an Australian based contemporary artist, working out of Sydney in a variety of fields and mediums.
Arnhem Bickley is the founder of Arnhem Clothing, a sustainable clothing brand that is consciously crafted.
Patty Mills is an Australian Professional NBA Champion, four-time Olympian & founder of Team Mills Foundation.
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ABOUT RAINFOREST RESCUE
Rainforest Rescue is a not-for-profit organisation purchasing high conservation value rainforest at risk of development, rescuing these properties and protecting them, forever. They also deliver restoration work through tree planting, transforming degraded properties back into lush rainforest and thriving habitats. So far, 35 properties have been saved by Rainforest Rescue in the Daintree lowlands, where they remain forever protected and out-of-reach of threatening activities.
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It`s World Wildlife Day 💚, a moment to recognise the importance of the world`s contributions to sustainability, conservation, and biodiversity.
One of our favourite creatures in Far North Queensland, the Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), plays a vital role in the rainforest ecosystem 🌳.
In the complex web of nature, every living being, from tiny insects to majestic mammals, has a crucial role to play. Unfortunately, this delicate balance is often disrupted. The primary threats to these rainforest pollinators include habitat loss due to development, culling (with permits issued by the QLD Government), and climate change. Recently, extreme temperatures in Far North Queensland led to a significant number of these megabats succumbing to the heat.
Rainforest Rescue is proud to partner with NightWings Rainforest Centre to protect these essential pollinators: hwww.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-spectacled-flying-fox (link in bio) 🦇🦇🦇.
📷: Jasmine Carey
#WorldWildlifeDay #SpectacledFlyingFox #DaintreeWildlife #DaintreePollinators #DaintreeAnimals #DaintreeRainforest #FlyingFoxes #Conservation #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Bats @nightwings.centre
#CritterCorner: Azure Kingfishers (Alcedo azurea) are never far from water. They are often seen inhabiting creek banks, swamps, lakes, tidal estuaries and mangroves - keep your eyes peeled 💙👀.
The Daintree is home to 18% of all bird species, all of which rely on the trees, plants, berries, nectar, water, creeks and clean air of the rainforest. We need your help to protect these magnificent birds by protecting the Daintree, now and for generations to come.
We can do this together: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📸: Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #Biodiversity #Conservation #Restoration #TreesAreTheAnswer #GreenerFuture #ProtectOurPlanet #NatureConservation #AzureKingfishers #DaintreeWildlife #DaintreeBirds #Wildlife #FNQ #RainforestWildlife @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia @wettropicsworldheritage @qldparks
Thanks to incredible supporters like you, we’ve already secured 110 Cape Tribulation Rd! But we still need your help to fully fund the purchase and protect this crucial piece of the Daintree 🌱💚.
The clock is ticking - 24 hours left to donate! ⏰
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio)
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
"We urgently need an intervention of some kind to ensure there’s a riparian zone" says David White, founder of ecotour Solar Whisper Wildlife and Crocodile Cruises 🐊.
David believes that the river here, in the Daintree, is the gateway and the meeting place of the Great Barrier Reef and the oldest rainforest on Earth; and we’re not treating it accordingly. We need to take action that is in the best interest for First Nations people, wildlife, tourism, community, and the general public. Protecting the waterways is about surviving and thriving. For everyone!
Read more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/beyond-the-banks-daintree-river (link in bio) 💙
📸: Noah Creek by Martin Stringer. A pristine section of the Daintree River – a reminder of how these riparian areas should look.
@solar_whisper #AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRiver #LoveTrees #TropicalRiver #WetTropics #FarNorthQueensland @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #GreatBarrierReef #AncientRainforest #Wildlife
Be part of something amazing - don’t wait, fundraising ends February 28!
You`ve been with us every step of the way, and together, we can make sure this land is rescued and restored for future generations 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio)
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
The Daintree Rainforest holds a myriad of incredible animals 💚. One third of Australia`s 315 mammal species call the Daintree Rainforest home, 13 of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world such as Bennett’s tree-kangaroos and Spotted-tail quolls.
In fact, the Daintree is reported to house:
🟢30% of Australia’s frog, reptile, and marsupial species
🟢65% of Australia’s bat and butterfly species
🟢18% of all bird species (including our personal favourite, the Southern Cassowary)
🟢12,000 insect species
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, we want to share with you 25 rare or threatened animal species of the Daintree Rainforest.
Do you recognise them? Do you know any others you`d like to spotlight?
🎙️: `Dawn` by Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeFauna #RainforestWild #RainforestFauna #AustralianRainforest #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #Rainforest ##FarNorthQueensland #Daintree
🚨 Urgent Call for Fresh Wildlife Food in Byron Bay 🚨
As an organisation dedicated to protecting Australia’s rainforests, we know how crucial it is to care for our native wildlife, especially in times of need. @byronbaywildlife urgently requires fresh native plant leaves, fruits, and nectar-rich flowers to support injured wildlife 🦜🐨🦘.
What’s Needed:
🌿 Koalas: A mix of at least three types of koala tree species, such as Tallowwood, Swamp Mahogany, and Red Gums
🌿 Other Wildlife: Grevilleas, Callistemon, Acacia, Lilly Pilly, Melaleuca
If you can help, please contact Annette: annette@byronbaywildlifehospital.org 💌
Byron Bay supporters, let’s come together to protect our wildlife 🙏.
#ForTheWildlife #ByronBayWildlifeHospital #WildlifeRescue #WildlifeConservation #AustralianWildlife #NativePlants #SupportNotForProfits #SaveOurWildlife #Conservation #Biodiversity
The countdown is on - fundraising ends February 28! This land is a key piece of the Daintree puzzle – let`s create a future for the rainforest, together 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚🌱
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
#ForestFlora: The Southern Cassowary’s main food is rainforest fruits, and the gentle treatment of the fruits through the Cassowary’s primitive digestive system means the seeds are passed relatively unharmed and ready for germination in their own “compost heap” of dung 💩🌱!
Cassowaries are known to eat the fruit of at least 238 species of which 149 are woody trees. Rainforest fruits such as Black Palms, Finger Cherries, Davidson Plums, Cluster Figs, Silver Quandongs and Noah`s Walnuts are particular favourites 😋.
Normanbya normanbyi, also known as Black palm, is an elegant, tall and slender palm, native to Far North Queensland; the seed of which is dispersed by cassowaries ensuring the never ending supply of food for the flightless birds, and trees for the region (and humanity!).
Discover the almost complete list of the cassowary food trees online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cassowary-food-trees.pdf (link in bio) 🌳🌴🌳🌴
📷: Steven Nowakowski Panoscapes
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
The clock is ticking - fundraising ends February 28! Together, we can help the Daintree blossom and thrive. Help us grow this project and restore this land into a vibrant, biodiverse sanctuary 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 💚🌱.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
Come plant trees with us this Autumn 🌳🌳🌳.
The 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting is commencing on 17 May 2025; and we cannot wait to welcome you.
This event marks the end of an era as we plant out the final plot at NightWings Rainforest Centre. Join us: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting 🌱🌱🌱.
📷: Martin Stringer
#TreePlanting2025 #Daintree #RainforestRestoration #Conservation #Restoration #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #TimeToGrow #DaintreeRainforest #TreesTreesTrees #LoveTrees #GrowTrees #CommunityEvent #DaintreeTrees #ConservationGoals
🌿 Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? 🌿
These incredible young conservation heroes are driving real change for our planet. From tree planting and fundraising to making documentaries, educating others, and being the change they want to see, they’re leading the charge in so many creative and impactful ways! 💚
Do you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who should be in the spotlight? We want to hear their story! ✨ Send us an email at info@rainforestrescue.org.au and let’s celebrate their efforts together! 💌
Want to support the next generation of changemakers? Become a Rainforest Guardian today and help us make a lasting difference: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio).
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#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
While the threats of climate change, habitat fragmentation and loss, are grabbing headlines with their profound impact on biodiversity; invasive species are creeping, crawling, sprouting and blossoming their way into the native Australian environment.
Collectively, each year, invasive species cost Australia $25 billion 😲.
And, with Rainforest Rescue on the cusp of its biggest restoration project to date at 110 Cape Tribulation Road, we face a landscape strewn with well-established invasive weeds and critters.
Check out what we are up against today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/pests-in-paradise-tackling-invasive-species-in-the-daintree-rainforest (link in bio)🌿💮🐸.
#AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #InvasiveWeeds #InvasiveSpecies #AustralianNativePlants #AustralianWildlife #DaintreeWildlife #Restoration #Conservation #LandManagement #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest
The Daintree is Australia’s largest and most biodiverse rainforest, and it has existed far longer than any other rainforest on the planet. Continuously evolving and growing, living and breathing for over 180 million years, the Daintree is a unique and remarkable wonder.
Join the movement of passionate supporters committed to the protection of the Daintree: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) - together we can make an impact 💚.
📷: Martin Stringer
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
#CritterCorner: Before European settlers arrived, the resource-rich rainforests of the Wet Tropics were one of the most densely populated parts of Australia 🌴🌴.
Indigenous people sustainably managed the rainforest for thousands of years; and the cassowary was appreciated for the it`s seed dispersal role, providing an ongoing supply of new fruit from new trees. The cassowary is culturally significant to the Traditional Owners of the tropical rainforests. It`s integral to their culture, customs and values, appearing in important traditional stories, ceremonies and dances.
Take a moment to learn more today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/cultural-significance (link in bio) 💚.
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
Would you like to learn how Rainforest Rescue’s Native Nursery is using beneficial bugs to improve habitat conservation?
Take a moment to read this brief summary of a more detailed review of our Integrated Pest Management approach, which you can find in our soon to be released 2024 Annual Report.
Here, at the Rainforest Rescue Native Nursery, to help avoid chemical pest treatments, we have prioritised biological control methods. The nursery has now launched a beneficial insect program 🐛🐜🕷️.
Read more on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/pioneering-sustainable-pest-control-in-the-daintree (link in bio) 👀.
#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #Biodiversity #Conservation #Restoration #TreesAreTheAnswer #GreenerFuture #ProtectOurPlanet #NatureConservation #NativeNursery #Nursery #GrowingPlants #CowBayNativeNursery #Wildlife #DaintreeWildlife #GrowingTrees #PlantingTrees
Come and get your hands dirty - join us for our Annual Community Tree Planting Day!
Join us: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio) 🌱🌱.
#RainforestRescue #TreePlanting2025 #Daintree #RainforestRestoration #Conservation #Restoration #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #TimeToGrow #DaintreeRainforest
The cassowary’s role in the dispersal of rainforest seeds is one of a great significance here in the Daintree 🌱🌱.
Once the fruit has passed through the birds digestive system, most of the fleshy part has been removed from the seed leaving it ready to germinate in a lovely pile of compost 💩.
One such fruit is from the Blushwood tree (Fontainea picrosperma)🌲. The fruit it toxic for humans to eat but there have been trials occurring in the medical field regarding the potential healing properties of this species.
Many amazing plants and trees rely on cassowaries, and these majestic birds need plants and trees to sustain themselves. One simply cannot exist without the other 💚.
Do you know any other cassowary food trees? Comment below 👇️.
📷: G. Sankowsky
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #PlantMoreTree #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds #TreesOfInstagram #TreesMatter @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
This tropical rainforest ecosystem is one of the most complex on earth 💚.
The Daintree is both incredibly unique in its concentration of animals and plants, as well as extremely diverse 🦇🐜🐦🍄.
The Daintree region boasts many ancient plants. In fact, the Daintree is home to more ancient families of flowering plants than anywhere else in the world, including the Amazon jungle🌿🥀.
By becoming a Rainforest Guardian you can help protect the ancient world of the Daintree: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Emily Silverstone
#DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney #Conservation #Environment #ConservationMatters #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #ConservationGoals #LoveForests #TeamWork #Nursery #DaintreeNursery @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia
#CritterCorner: The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) is endemic to the tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland 🌴🌴.
Human population expansion and land clearing have severely affected the Cassowary’s home and way of life. While they still occur in the two regions they were recorded in when Europeans first arrived in Australia - the rainforests of Cape York and the Wet Tropics - they are no longer found in some areas within those regions (where clearing has occurred).
Living with Cassowaries requires effort and some etiquette on our part: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/living-with-cassowaries (link in bio) 💚.
Becoming a Rainforest Guardian helps protect their home: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Emily Silverstone, Martin Stringer & Christian Ziegler (National Geographic)
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
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