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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The Daintree is Australia’s largest and most biodiverse rainforest 🌳🍄🦎🐞🐌. It’s 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 💚.
Make rescuing and restoring Rainforests part of your day-to-day life. Together, we can Protect Rainforests Forever.
Become a Rainforest Guardian today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📹️: MaryBeth Harrison on a Dreamtime Walk with Yunganda (Skip) at Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre
@mossmangorge #DaintreeRainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #RainforestGuardians #WetTropics #LoveDaintree #ConservationGoals #Biodiversity #GreenEconomy #Conservation #Reforestation #Regeneration #ProtectDaintree #FNQ #PlantTrees #NativeNursery #AncientRainforest #ClimateChange #ConservationPartners #EcologicalRestoration #FarNorthQueensland #LoveTrees @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #PlantMoreTrees #RainforestProtection #ConservationCommunity #RainforestGuardian
110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 30 hectares (75 acres) of opportunity 🌳🌳🌳.
Let`s protect the 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 #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
#ForestFlora: Fan palms (Licuala ramsayi) are an iconic feature of Queensland’s northern rainforests, reaching heights of up to 20 meters 🌴😲.
The leaves are used by the Aboriginal people of north Queensland for thatching, traditionally providing shelter from rain and wraps for food.
The Southern cassowary relies on the palms for food (while they rely on cassowaries to disperse the seeds).
Fan palms play a vital role in the sub-canopy of rainforests, mangroves, littoral forests, vine forests, and riverine habitats 💚.
Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-flora-fan-palm (link in bio) 👀.
📷: John Benfer
#FanPalms #DaintreeFlora #DaintreeRainforest #FNQ #Queensland #Rainforest #RainforestFlora #AboriginalAustralia #CassowaryFood #SouthernCassowary #Ecosystems #Conservation
Conservation work in the Daintree supports this ancient forest ecosystem that has been evolving longer than any other in the world We’re on a mission to increase connectivity, preserve biodiversity and protect rainforests forever 💚.
We collect, propagate and grow all the rainforest trees for our Daintree lowland revegetation ‘Plant a Rainforest’ projects, the impacts of which cannot be overstated 🌳🌳🌳.
Your contributions directly rescue and protect nature in Australia’s largest, most biodiverse rainforest: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/donate (link in bio) 🙌.
📸: Martin Stringer at NightWings
#DaintreeRainforest #Rainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantTrees #DaintreeNursery #Conservation #Daintree #EcoWarriors #Donate #ProtectDaintree #ConservationGoals #LoveTrees #LoveDaintree #ProtectForests #RainforestGuardian #Biodiversity
You`ve probably heard about #NextGenRainforestRescuers, 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 💚.
We are so proud of these young achievers!
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
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
Will you help us take action now to secure and restore 110 Cape Tribulation Road?
So much is at stake:
🟢 Restoring 25 hectares (62.5 acres) with 3,500 trees per hectare to support biodiversity and sequester carbon as soon as possible.
🟢 Creating a thriving habitat for migratory and endemic wildlife like Buff-breasted Kingfishers and Victoria’s Riflebird.
🟢 Building an interconnected landscape that strengthens the Daintree’s resilience to climate change
🟢 Helping to mitigate the biodiversity crisis with new habitat.
Your gift today marks the beginning of a resilient Restoration Economy for the region: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
When organic matter decomposes in landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas around 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide 😲.
Composting can make a big positive impact on our environment and climate change 💚.
Join the composting movement and let`s make a huge difference together: www.compostconnect.org/compost-for-climate (link in bio) ♻️.
🎨: @compost.connect
#CompostConnect #ClimateChange #Compost # Composting #Recycling #Conservation #Landfill #ProtectRainforests #AustralianRainforests
Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers?
They are 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: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (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 💌.
📸: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
On September 5th, 2024, Branden and Mark took to the airwaves with Michael Joseph, host of ‘The Michael Joseph Show’, on @douglasfm101.5 🎙️
Michael spoke with Branden and Mark about Rainforest Rescue’s strategies; how important the Daintree community is to them; and what they mean by “The Daintree Rainforest doesn’t need saving”.
For further insights into Rainforest Rescue and our conservation efforts, explore www.rainforestrescue.org.au (link in bio) 🌱 💚 🌳
To discover more of what Douglas FM has to offer visit www.douglasfm.au
#ProtectRainforestsForever #TheBestTimeIsNow #RR25 #TimeToGrow #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #DaintreeRainforest #TimeToGrow #Daintree #FarNorthQueensland #Conservation #Restoration
Our native nursery is ramping up and we have more trees than ever before 🌳🌳🌳.
Thanks to the support of our amazing Business Partners, Trusts & Foundations, and supporters like YOU, we propagated 50,000 trees last year and this year we’re aiming for 75,000.
At full capacity, we’ll be growing 150,000 trees per year – ONE MILLION trees within a decade 🌳🌳🌳.
Trees are perfect for seasonal gifts, work anniversaries, or ‘just because’ – the giving season is only a few weeks away!
From seed collection to propagating, planting to canopy closure - a gift lasting generations 🎁.
Learn more about the nursery online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/native-nursery (link in bio) 💚.
Give a gift that will last for generations - check out our range of hardcopy gift cards & eCards: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/livinggifts (link in bio) 💚.
#DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney #Conservation #Environment #ConservationJobs #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #LandManagement #ConservationGoals #LoveForests #TeamWork #Nursery #DaintreeNursery @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia
If you are lucky to live among cassowaries or are visiting areas where they live, please take the steps below to ensure your safety and the safety of these magnificent birds:
- Do not feed them
- Drive carefully
- Keep your dog(s) away
- Avoid confrontation
- Report sightings
It`s important to remember the role cassowaries play in maintaining the rainforest, and, of course, the impacts people and modern day life have on the habitat and lives of these ancient birds.
Together we can help cassowaries thrive!
Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/living-with-cassowaries (link in bio)💚.
📷: Martin Stringer
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
30 hectares (75 acres) of former sugarcane land including 25 hectares (62.5 acres) waiting to be reforested 🌳🌳🌳.
This property is perfect for replanting a rainforest, one seedling at a time.
Let`s do it together!
Donate today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
#CritterCorner: Southern Cassowaries (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) are Australia’s heaviest bird, weighing up to 70kg! Reaching 1.8m in height they are 3rd tallest behind emus (up to 2m) & ostriches (up to 2.7m) 💙❤️🖤.
Like the Emu and Ostrich, the Southern Cassowary is a ratite – a large flightless bird with unusual feathers, strong legs and other distinguishing features that point to its unique evolutionary history.
Learn more about cassowaries online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-southern-cassowary (link in bio) 💙❤️🖤.
📷️: Robert Tidey
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
In a recent Supporter Survey, you listed climate change, logging and property development as the top 3 threats to rainforests, with government policy and agriculture rounding out the top 5.
And, when you boil it down, all these threats are intertwined. Poor policy decisions lead to substandard protection of habitat and unchecked destruction of biodiverse areas for human use and consumption. Nature is, sadly, at our mercy.
This is why declared Nature Refuges are critical to safeguarding the future of these precious habitats 🌱💚🌳.
Considering the current situation can be a daunting task, let alone thinking about the future. But we must think forward to set a course and to give all of us hope that we can and will make a positive difference, inspiring others to do so in the process.
We`d love to hear from you! Check out our one-question survey at https://bit.ly/oneQ (link in bio) and share what you think the next 25 years are going to bring.
Or, to read more about the Supporter Survey results, visit www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-conservation-and-hope-for-the-future (link in bio) 💚.
#DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #LandManagement #ConservationGoals #LoveForests #TeamWork #Nursery #DaintreeNursery @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia
Before European settlers arrived, the resource-rich rainforests of the Wet Tropics were one of the most densely populated parts of Australia. They were the only permanently occupied rainforests in Australia because the rainforest provided food, shelter and medicine, as well as spiritual customs and identity 💚.
Aboriginal people sustainably managed the rainforest for thousands of years, and the cassowary was appreciated as a food resource and for its seed dispersal role because it meant an ongoing supply of new fruit from new trees.
The cassowary is culturally significant to the traditional owners of the tropical rainforests. It is integral to their culture, customs and values, appearing in important traditional stories, ceremonies and dances. Involvement of traditional owners in environmental management allows the incorporation of traditional ecological knowledge and ensures the maintenance and continuation of cultural and spiritual practices and education.
Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/cultural-significance (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #AboriginalAustralia #FNQ #Daintree #IndigenousAustralia #IndigenousForest #Indigenous #RainforestPeople #FarNorthQueensland #KukuYalanji #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #AncientForest #ConservationGoals #SouthernCassowary #Cassowary #TraditionalOwners #FirstNationsPeoples #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander #FirstPeoples
110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 30 hectares (75 acres) of former sugarcane land with some naturally regenerated habitat and plenty of land for restoration. We need your help to rescue and restore this land to its biodiverse potential 💚.
Together with you, Rainforest Rescue has now protected almost 122Ha (300 acres) , providing vital habitat and connectivity. Let’s add this strategically important property to our #ProtectionPortfolio.
Together, we can regrow viable, lush rainforest habitat and help preserve vital biodiversity, making a BIG difference in the Daintree (and the world).
Donate today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree
We thought this landscape was lost forever. Turns out, it was waiting for you. 110 Cape Tribulation Rd is 30 hectares (75 acres) of former sugarcane land waiting to be reforested 🌳🌳🌳, creating a biodiversity rich island in the middle of the valley.
We cannot ignore the unfolding environmental and biodiversity crises in Australia (and the world) and feel the urgency to act and inspire.
Help us restore and protect lowland tropical rainforest habitat - donate today - www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
#ForestFlora: The King Fern (Angiopteris evecta) is one of the largest and most ancient ferns in the world 🌿.
It looks a little like a palm crown growing directly out of the ground but this is actually a relic fern from the late Paleozoic era.
A good place to see King Ferns is along the road to Cape Tribulation, and the Nandroya Falls track in the Palmerston section of Wooroonooran National Park (south of Cairns). Discover more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-flora-king-fern (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Morten Ross
#Ferns #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #LoveFerns #AustralianRainforest #ProtectDaintree #DaintreeNationalPark #LoveDaintree #FernsOfInstagram #TheKingFern #KingFern
Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers?
They are 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: 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 💌.
📸: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
The low-frequency, booming calls of the Southern Cassowary are at the bottom end of human hearing. At 32 Hertz, they are the lowest known vocalisations of all birds and have been described as ‘strange’ and ‘unsettling’ by people who have heard them. These low-frequency sounds (known as ‘infrasound’) are thought to travel over long distances, even through dense rainforest foliage.
Tune in and listen to the cassowary calls on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/biology-physiology (link in bio) 👂.
📷: Matt Cornish
@adventures_by_matt #Cassowary #SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia @wettropicsworldheritage @qldparks
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