CANOPY AWARDS
Your shutter might only be open for a moment but your pictures could help Protect Rainforests Forever.
The Rainforest Rescue Canopy Awards creates a platform to promote the beauty and fragility of the rainforests and their unique ecology and biodiversity.
Inviting photographers to contribute their perspectives provides a richer tapestry upon which to focus our intentions for both the Daintree’s forever protection, as well as the protection of rainforests and rainforest creatures all over the world. Join us to support these Awards, and reach more people who care about the long-term future of these most precious ecosystems. It’s our Nature to protect, after all.
The 2023 Canopy Awards are closed. To view the winners, click here.
Enter ANY photo, of ANY rainforest, taken at ANY time.
ABOUT THE RAINFOREST RESCUE CANOPY AWARDS
“To enhance and promote the art of rainforest photography, and to help raise awareness about the nature and culture of rainforest habitats, and to encourage their protection”
Photographers from around the globe are invited to contribute their unique interpretations and creative perspectives on the world’s rainforests.
Benefits of Entry:
- Every Entry Protects 1 square meter of Rainforest Forever
- Great Prizes: Grand Prize, Category Winners, and the People’s Choice Vote
- Chance to feature on your own Biopak Art Series Cup
- Review of every entry and feedback via Report Card
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Helping Make the 2023 Canopy Awards Possible
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Keen to learn about sponsorship or partnership opportunities for the 2024 Rainforest Rescue Canopy Awards?
Get in touch with our Partnerships Director, Kristin, to lodge your expression of interest.
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2023 Canopy Awards
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The countdown is on - fundraising ends February 28! This land is a key piece of the Daintree puzzle – let`s create a future for the rainforest, together 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚🌱
#RainforestConservation #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Environment #Rainforests #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Daintree #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #Restoration #PlantARainforest #ProtectARainforest #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AustralianRainforests
#ForestFlora: the Southern Cassowary eat fruit from at least 26 different plant families, most of which are highly poisonous to humans. Rainforest fruits such as Black Palms, Finger Cherries, Davidson Plums, Cluster Figs, Silver Quandongs and Noah`s Walnuts are particular favourites 😋.
Normanbya normanbyi, also known as Black palm, is an elegant, tall and slender palm, native to Far North Queensland; the seed of which is dispersed by cassowaries ensuring the never ending supply of food for the flightless birds, and trees for the region (and humanity!).
Discover the almost complete list of the cassowary food trees online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cassowary-food-trees.pdf (link in bio) 🌳🌴🌳🌴 Share with us if you know more!
📷: Steven Nowakowski Panoscapes
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
The clock is ticking - fundraising ends February 28! Together, we can help the Daintree blossom and thrive. Help us grow this project and restore this land into a vibrant, biodiverse sanctuary 🌱💚.
DONATE TODAY: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 💚🌱.
#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
Come plant trees with us this Autumn 🌳🌳🌳.
The 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting is commencing on 17 May 2025; and we cannot wait to welcome you.
This event marks the end of an era as we plant out the final plot at NightWings Rainforest Centre. Join us: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting 🌱🌱🌱.
📷: Martin Stringer
#TreePlanting2025 #Daintree #RainforestRestoration #Conservation #Restoration #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #TimeToGrow #DaintreeRainforest #TreesTreesTrees #LoveTrees #GrowTrees #CommunityEvent #DaintreeTrees #ConservationGoals
🌿 Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? 🌿
These incredible young conservation heroes are driving real change for our planet. From tree planting and fundraising to making documentaries, educating others, and being the change they want to see, they’re leading the charge in so many creative and impactful ways! 💚
Do you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who should be in the spotlight? We want to hear their story! ✨ Send us an email at info@rainforestrescue.org.au and let’s celebrate their efforts together! 💌
Want to support the next generation of changemakers? Become a Rainforest Guardian today and help us make a lasting difference: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio).
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
While the threats of climate change, habitat fragmentation and loss, are grabbing headlines with their profound impact on biodiversity; invasive species are creeping, crawling, sprouting and blossoming their way into the native Australian environment.
Collectively, each year, invasive species cost Australia $25 billion 😲.
And, with Rainforest Rescue on the cusp of its biggest restoration project to date at 110 Cape Tribulation Road, we face a landscape strewn with well-established invasive weeds and critters.
Check out what we are up against today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/pests-in-paradise-tackling-invasive-species-in-the-daintree-rainforest (link in bio)🌿💮🐸.
#AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #InvasiveWeeds #InvasiveSpecies #AustralianNativePlants #AustralianWildlife #DaintreeWildlife #Restoration #Conservation #LandManagement #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest
The Daintree is Australia’s largest and most biodiverse rainforest, and it has existed far longer than any other rainforest on the planet. Continuously evolving and growing, living and breathing for over 180 million years, the Daintree is a unique and remarkable wonder.
Join the movement of passionate supporters committed to the protection of the Daintree: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) - together we can make an impact 💚.
📷: Martin Stringer
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
#CritterCorner: Before European settlers arrived, the resource-rich rainforests of the Wet Tropics were one of the most densely populated parts of Australia 🌴🌴.
Indigenous people sustainably managed the rainforest for thousands of years; and the cassowary was appreciated for the it`s seed dispersal role, providing an ongoing supply of new fruit from new trees. The cassowary is culturally significant to the Traditional Owners of the tropical rainforests. It`s integral to their culture, customs and values, appearing in important traditional stories, ceremonies and dances.
Take a moment to learn more today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/cultural-significance (link in bio) 💚.
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
Would you like to learn how Rainforest Rescue’s Native Nursery is using beneficial bugs to improve habitat conservation?
Take a moment to read this brief summary of a more detailed review of our Integrated Pest Management approach, which you can find in our soon to be released 2024 Annual Report.
Here, at the Rainforest Rescue Native Nursery, to help avoid chemical pest treatments, we have prioritised biological control methods. The nursery has now launched a beneficial insect program 🐛🐜🕷️.
Read more on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/pioneering-sustainable-pest-control-in-the-daintree (link in bio) 👀.
#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #Biodiversity #Conservation #Restoration #TreesAreTheAnswer #GreenerFuture #ProtectOurPlanet #NatureConservation #NativeNursery #Nursery #GrowingPlants #CowBayNativeNursery #Wildlife #DaintreeWildlife #GrowingTrees #PlantingTrees
Come and get your hands dirty - join us for our Annual Community Tree Planting Day!
Join us: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio) 🌱🌱.
#RainforestRescue #TreePlanting2025 #Daintree #RainforestRestoration #Conservation #Restoration #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #TimeToGrow #DaintreeRainforest
The cassowary’s role in the dispersal of rainforest seeds is one of a great significance here in the Daintree 🌱🌱.
Once the fruit has passed through the birds digestive system, most of the fleshy part has been removed from the seed leaving it ready to germinate in a lovely pile of compost 💩.
One such fruit is from the Blushwood tree (Fontainea picrosperma)🌲. The fruit it toxic for humans to eat but there have been trials occurring in the medical field regarding the potential healing properties of this species.
Many amazing plants and trees rely on cassowaries, and these majestic birds need plants and trees to sustain themselves. One simply cannot exist without the other 💚.
Do you know any other cassowary food trees? Comment below 👇️.
📷: G. Sankowsky
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #PlantMoreTree #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds #TreesOfInstagram #TreesMatter @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
This tropical rainforest ecosystem is one of the most complex on earth 💚.
The Daintree is both incredibly unique in its concentration of animals and plants, as well as extremely diverse 🦇🐜🐦🍄.
The Daintree region boasts many ancient plants. In fact, the Daintree is home to more ancient families of flowering plants than anywhere else in the world, including the Amazon jungle🌿🥀.
By becoming a Rainforest Guardian you can help protect the ancient world of the Daintree: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Emily Silverstone
#DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney #Conservation #Environment #ConservationMatters #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #ConservationGoals #LoveForests #TeamWork #Nursery #DaintreeNursery @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia
#CritterCorner: The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) is endemic to the tropical rainforests of Far North Queensland 🌴🌴.
Human population expansion and land clearing have severely affected the Cassowary’s home and way of life. While they still occur in the two regions they were recorded in when Europeans first arrived in Australia - the rainforests of Cape York and the Wet Tropics - they are no longer found in some areas within those regions (where clearing has occurred).
Living with Cassowaries requires effort and some etiquette on our part: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/living-with-cassowaries (link in bio) 💚.
Becoming a Rainforest Guardian helps protect their home: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Emily Silverstone, Martin Stringer & Christian Ziegler (National Geographic)
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers?
They`re a community of young conservation troopers that have been fundraising, planting trees, making documentaries, educating themselves and their peers, and helping create change in many diverse, impactful, and creative ways 💚.
Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (🔗 in bio).
Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, email us - info@rainforestrescue.org.au 💌
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
We believe #TreesAreTheAnswer 💚. Our ‘Plant a Rainforest’ projects replant rainforest and re-establish habitat for plants and animals’ endemic to that specific ecosystem.
Rainforest Rescue`s team collects, propagates and grows all the rainforest trees. Seeds are ethically collected from the Daintree Lowland Rainforest between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation and the trees are replanted in the same area 🌱🌱🌱.
Learn more about the ‘Plant a Rainforest’ projects: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/plant-a-rainforest (link in bio) 🌳.
Register to attend our 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day:
www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio) 🌳.
📷: Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #Rainforest #TreesMatter #PlantTrees #DaintreeNursery #Conservation #Daintree #EcoWarriors #Donate #ProtectDaintree #ConservationGoals #LoveTrees #LoveDaintree #ProtectForests #RainforestGuardian #Biodiversity
Our ‘Protect a Rainforest’ project rescues pristine rainforest by purchasing blocks for conservation and protecting them forever, increasing essential wildlife habitat and connectivity, and protecting biodiversity for future generations 🌳🦎🐍🐦💮.
Prospective properties are assessed through a detailed survey undertaken by our Daintree Ecological Advisor, Allen Sheather, and his partner Barbara Maslen.
Rainforest Rescue’s ten-point ‘balanced scorecard’ assessment includes criterion relating to Location, Vegetation, Development Risk, Habitat Potential, Clearing and Value 🔍.
Learn more about the ‘Protect a Rainforest’ project: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/protect-a-rainforest (link in bio) 💚.
Donate to help us rescue 110 Cape Tribulation Rd: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Martin Stringer
#DaintreeRainforest #Rainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantTrees #DaintreeNursery #Conservation #Daintree #EcoWarriors #Donate #ProtectDaintree #ConservationGoals #LoveTrees #LoveDaintree #ProtectForests #RainforestGuardian #Biodiversity #ProtectARainforest
#CritterCorner: Have you ever seen a Peppermint stick insect (Megacrania batesii)?
These fascinating and beautiful insects spend most of their time camouflaged within their food plants – a few species of pandanus, including Screwpine (Pandanus tectorius) – where they can flatten themselves in the natural furrows created by the shape of the leaves. Clever 💚.
Discover more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-peppermint-stick-insect (link in bio) 👀.
📷: Mike D`Arcy
#PeppermintStickInsect #DaintreeInsects #DaintreeRainforest #StickInsect #AustralianInsects #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver
🌍🌳💧 World Wetlands Day 2025: Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future 💧🌳🌍
Today, we pause to honour the critical role wetlands play in our planet`s health. From providing clean water to supporting biodiversity, wetlands are essential ecosystems - yet, according to the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands, we’ve lost nearly 90% of them since the 1700s. It`s time to take action before it’s too late 🌱💧.
In regions like the Daintree, the effects of environmental degradation are already being felt. Recently, David White, founder of @solar_whisper , shared a firsthand account of how rising floodwaters are eroding the riverbanks and wiping out vital wildlife habitats.
This World Wetlands Day, let’s reflect on the urgent need for action. From local efforts to global commitments, it`s clear that protecting wetlands is essential for both nature and communities 🌳🌍.
👉 Read David’s powerful reflections on the Daintree and how we can all play a part in restoring these vital ecosystems www.rainforestrescue.org.au/beyond-the-banks-daintree-river (link in bio).
📷: Martin Stringer
#WorldWetlandsDay #WetlandsConservation #Daintree #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #Ecotourism #RainforestRescue #ProtectOurPlanet #SustainableFuture #WetlandsMatter #DaintreeRainforest #WetTropics
#CritterCorner: Common Mistfrog (Litoria rheocola) is a rainforest specialist 🐸.
If you are lucky and keep your eyes peeled, you may see it by fast-flowing rocky creeks and streams in the rainforest, as well as wet sclerophyll forests.
If your eyes don`t spot this beauty, listen in - the Common Mistfrog`s call is quite a unique (and rather nasal) sound of “wreek wreek wreek“.
Arm yourself with even more knowledge here: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-common-mistfrog (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Pat Webster/AWC
#CommonMistfrog #Frogs #DaintreeFrogs #FNQ #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestFrogs #NativeFrogs #FrogsOfTheDaintree #LoveFrogs #LoveNature #ProtectWildlife #NatureReserve #DaintreeWildlife #PortDouglas #Cairns #GreenFrog
"For many Australians, Jan 26 is celebrated as "Australia Day," marking the 1788 landing of the First Fleet. However, for First Nations people, the day is one of mourning, survival, and remembrance. It represents the invasion of Aboriginal lands, the disruption of cultures, the loss of lives, and an enduring legacy of trauma passed down through generations."
🖊️: @clothingthegaps
"While it’s easy to confuse changing the date of Australia Day with being unpatriotic, that`s not the case. Many who believe in changing the date do so precisely because they want to celebrate Australia and they don’t feel that the 26th represents aspects of history that should be celebrated."
🖊️: @change.it.ourselves
Learn More:
🖤 www.clothingthegaps.com.au (link in bio)
💛 www.changeitourselves.com.au (link in bio)
❤️ Get in touch with the Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) or Aboriginal organisations in your area.
#NotADateToCelebrate #ChangeTheNarrative #January26 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #InvasionDay #DayOfMourning #SurvivalDay #AustraliaDay #Jan26 #ChangeTheDate #ChangeItOurselves #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
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