Forests Projects

  • aerial view of Colombian mountain range
  • Thirty Hills

    WWF and partners are securing protection for a critical rain forest in Sumatra. Thirty Hills is one of the last places on Earth where elephants, tigers and orangutans coexist in the wild.

    orangutan in Thirty Hills, Sumatra
  • The Mobile Basin Heirs’ Property Support Initiative

    Helping historically underserved Mississippians keep generational land and conserve working forests.

    A family of three stands together facing the camera
  • Protected Areas: Key to Achieving Peace in Colombia

    Last updated: 12/4/2018

    A recently signed peace agreement between the government of Colombia and the left-wing guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) opens the door to restoring the health of the country’s natural resources as well as preventing further damage or loss to them. 

    Orinoco River in Colombia
  • Transforming Peru's forest sector

    Last updated: 5/12/2016

    Illegal logging is more prevalent in Peru than in most countries around the world. The majority of the timber from Peru is harvested illegally. But the Peruvian government—with help from WWF and others—is turning this situation around. Together, they are transforming and modernizing Peru’s forest sector.

    Man with mask sawing timber