THE RAINFOREST FUND INC

TO PROTECT & SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES & TRADITIONAL POPULATIONS OF THE RAINFOREST IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT & DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS, TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, & TO CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT PRACTICES WHICH HAVE A DAMAGING EFFECT ON THEIR ENVIRONMENT.THE ORGANIZATION (ORG") CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION BY FUNDING PROGRAMS & PROJECTS AIMED AT SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND TRADITIONAL POPULATIONS OF THE RAINFOREST TO ASSERT & DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS, TO FIGHT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE DAMAGING EFFECTS ON THEIR ENVIRONMENT, AND TO CARRY OUT VARIOUS PROJECTS PROMOTING THE GOVERNANCE & THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.THE ORG PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS IN THE FIELD UNDERTAKEN BY RELATED NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CALLED RAINFOREST FOUNDATION ("FDN") NORWAY, RAINFOREST FDN UK, & RAINFOREST FDN US; OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS & THE ENVIRONMENT CAN SEEK THE ORG'S SUPPORT.