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Protect Vital Rainforest in Australia for Climate

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Protect Vital Rainforest in Australia for Climate

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Summary

Purchase, protect, and replant 100 acres in one of the world’s oldest and most diverse tropical rainforests, which contains rare and threatened flora and fauna. read updates from the field

How You Can Help

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$25 - Buys 1 day food ration for sick cassowary (aka) the rainforest gardener.
$50 - Plants 10 rainforest trees in the right place for rainforest repair
$100 - Helps ARF buy 260 square feet of rainforest

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Received $18,074 from 171 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The World Heritage Listed tropical rainforest in Australia contains one of the highest numbers of plant and animal species that are threatened with extinction in the world. The Australian Rainforest Foundation is dedicated to habitat rehabilitation, education and research. Land purchase will protect these ancient plants and create wildlife corridors for continued specie survival. The rainforest will benefit from this land protection and extension by maintaining its mega biodiversity.

Activities

Purchasing land will ensure its protection as a nature refuge. Extending and repairing the rainforest by planting the right tree in the right place , will provide ongoing habitat for rainforest fauna.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $18,074
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $81,926
Total Funding Goal: $100,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Preserving this ancient rainforest will give future generations the prospect of new medicines. Protecting this forest will store thousands of tons of carbon stored in the forest's biomass, and re-vegetating cleared land will give us oxygen.

Project Message

To care for and help save an important piece of the world is a moral act that your family and future generations will greatly appreciate.
- Roger Phillips, CEO, Australian Rainforest Foundation.

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Roger Phillips
CEO, Australian Rainforest Foundation
Australian Rainforest Foundation
PO Box 3006
Cairns, Queensland 4870
Australia
61740512000
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Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Australian Rainforest Foundation
51 Esplanade PO Bx 3006
Cairns, Queensland 4870
Australia
+61740512000
http://www.arf.net.au

Learn more about Australian Rainforest Foundation and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Australia and can also be found under Climate Change (GG Green).

For more information about Australia, read the Human Development Report on Australia or the Wikipedia entry for Australia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 11, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 14, 2007

Latest Update from the Field

Tagging and GPS'ing trees

By Roger Phillips - Project Leader and CEO, December 11, 2009 12:08 PM

Project Leader tagging a John Hodgsons tree

Hi Mates,

Well, the rains finally came in around the end of October and all is right with our rehabilitation areas. In the Mansford Reserve, we lost under 12 trees out of a total of 2,000 plus recently planted trees. This great stat is due to the care the trees got while in our nursery and our watering efforts during the bad dry spell.

With the rainy season now upon us, we are busy weeding the site and identifying the trees with small numbered stakes in the ground. We are also GPS’ing all the principal trees.

***We could always use a few extra hands so if any of you have an urge to get your hands and knees dirty this holiday season and hear the rainforest calling your name, good on ya! There is always work to be done.

Thank you for a great year and helping us accomplish so much on the ground. Please let us know if you would like more information on our efforts, project and upcoming operations.

Cheers,

Roger

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