Who is behind Save the Rainforest for our Children?
Save The Rainforest For Our Children is an incorporated non-profit organization based out of Toronto. The Messengers International, a Toronto-based courier company, provided Save The Rainforest For Our Children.org with the initial means to begin its work. The Messengers International is committed to providing international courier and shipping services in a socially and environmentally conscious way, and from this commitment Save The Rainforest For Our Children was born.
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Where is the pilot project located?
The Rainforest One project lies on the lower Juruena river in the municipality of Nova Bandeirantes in the extreme north of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The land is accessed only by river, and makes up part of an important buffer-zone to the Juruena National Reserve.
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Will I actually own the land?
No - a local Brazilian grassroots organization, Fazenda Natureza retains full ownership of the land. You are sponsoring and protecting the land for future generations.
One Square Metre does not seem like very much land. Will I be making a difference?
Yes! The square metre(s) of land specified on your certificate is only the beginning! We allocate our resources to protect all of Rainforest One, which includes maintaining regular patrols, conducting research and ensuring an ongoing land trust is established to carry our work out indefinitely. The square metre is just the 'tip of the iceberg'. Sign up for our newsletter for up-to-date information on our projects.
How is the gift certificate delivered?
As part of the secure shopping cart checkout, you will be able to fill in the name that is to appear on the certificate and an email address that it should be sent to. The certificate will be emailed as a pdf file once your payment has cleared PayPal. You will also be able to access the pdf file by signing in again to your customer account and viewing the order details.
"The Brazilian Amazon is currently experiencing the world's highest absolute rate of forest destruction and is likely to suffer even greater degradation in the future." Source: sciencemag.org
