Give a virtual gift sponsoring a tree for a year, funding Cool Earth's work giving cash directly to Indigenous communities in the world's three biggest tropical rainforests to stop deforestation. The underlying idea is that communities who already live in and depend on the forest are best placed to protect it, given the right resources.
What sets Cool Earth apart from other tree-focused charities on this list is that it gives cash directly to the Indigenous communities protecting the forest, rather than running its own planting operation — worth it if that community-led approach appeals to you. The underlying bet is that people who already live in and depend on the forest have the strongest incentive to protect it, given the resources to do so.
