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The Rainforest Alliance
Our Mission
The mission of the Rainforest Alliance is to protect ecosystems
and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming
land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
Companies, cooperatives and landowners that participate
in our programs meet rigorous standards that conserve biodiversity
and provide sustainable livelihoods.
Based in New York City, with offices throughout
the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance
works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land,
helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood
and host travelers. From large multinational corporations
to small, community-based cooperatives, we involve businesses
and consumers worldwide in our efforts to bring responsibly
produced goods and services to a global marketplace where
the demand for sustainability is growing steadily.
We set standards for sustainability that
conserve wildlife and wildlands and promote the well-being
of workers and their communities. Farms and forestry enterprises
that meet our comprehensive criteria receive the Rainforest
Alliance certification seal. We also work with tourism businesses,
to help them succeed while leaving a small footprint on
the environment and providing a boost to local economies.
Background Information
Members & supporters: 31,000
Annual budget: $12 million
Board Chair and Co-Founder: Daniel R. Katz
Executive Director: Tensie Whelan
Incorporated as a nonprofit organization in New York State:
1987
Recognized as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the IRS:
1987
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SAVE,
PROTECT, RESTORE….
Let`s
be responsible human beings !
How
can I help ?
The Rainforest Alliance
believes it is our responsibility to encourage citizens
and businesses to live in harmony with nature and reconcile
economic needs with environmental and social concerns. Our
mission is to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife
that depend on them by transforming land-use practices,
business practices and consumer behavior. We hope that whether
you are an individual or are representing a corporation,
foundation, government or intergovernmental agency, you
will make a decision to support our work and have the satisfaction
of knowing that you have directly contributed to the advancement
of our efforts.
About Costa
Rica
The Rainforest Alliance has three main offices around the
world: New York, Vermont, and San José, Costa Rica.
We opened the San José office in 1989, to be closer
to the frontlines of our Latin American conservation work.
Today, our Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Tourism
and Neotropics Communications programs are based in San
José.
Bordering Panama and Nicaragua, with coasts on the Pacific
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica hosts an amazing
wealth of biodiversity. An estimated four percent of the
world’s species can be found within its borders, though
Costa Rica’s 19,652 square miles represent just a
tiny fraction of the planet’s land mass. With more
than 200 mammal species, 214 reptiles, 130 fish, 168 amphibians,
600 birds and over 12,000 different plant species, Costa
Rica is a biodiversity mecca. As variable in terrain as
it is in natural beauty, the country contains both tropical
and subtropical climates with landscapes ranging from coastal
plains to rugged mountains. Costa Rica is also a hotbed
of volcanic activity with100 volcanic cones and several
active volcanoes.
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