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 Daintreeβs 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. Itβs 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
βTo 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 protectionβ
Photographers from around the globe are invited to contribute their unique interpretations and creative perspectives on the worldβs rainforests.
Benefits of Entry:
- Every Entry Protects 1 square meter of Rainforest Forever
- Great Prizes: Grand Prize, Category Winners, and the Peopleβs Choice Vote
- Chance to feature on your own Biopak Art Series Cup
- Review of every entry and feedback via Report Card
Sign up to the Canopy Awards mailing list to receive the latest updates direct to your inbox (look for the pop-up in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen). Canβt see it?Β Send us an email.
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Helping Make the 2023 Canopy Awards Possible
Teghan Collingwood
Canopy Awards Logo Illustrations
Naurita Briscoe
Peopleβs Choice Logo Illustration
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.Β
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2023 Canopy Awards
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Our talented and passionate #NextGenRainforestRescuers are 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 π.β
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You can help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardiansβ (π in bio).β
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Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, email us - info@rainforestrescue.org.au πβ
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#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
#CritterCorner: Hercules Moths (Coscinocera hercules) start out as very hungry and large caterpillars ππ¦. And this makes sense, because, as adult moths, they survive on food stores that they ate prior to metamorphosis ππππ.β
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Hercules Moths spend most of their lives (approx. 3 mths) as caterpillars.β
During this time, they live on food plants such as the Bleeding Heart (Homalanthus novoguineensis), Red Bean trees (Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle) and Cheese trees (Glochidion ferdinandi).β
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Discover more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-hercules-moth (link in bio) π.β
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πΉ: Australian Butterfly Sanctuary β
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#HerculesMoths #Moths #DaintreeWildlife #DaintreeInsects #DaintreeRainforest #Caterpillars #HerculesMothsCaterpillars #FNQ #Conservation #AustralianInsects #NativeFauna #PlantTrees
Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers?β
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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 π.β
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Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardiansβ (π in bio).β
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Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, email us - info@rainforestrescue.org.au πβ
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π·: Silvia Di Domenicantonioβ
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#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
Check out the recent @newsport.daily article about Annie & NightWings Rainforest Centre at https://bit.ly/newsport_annie (link in bio) π¦π±ππ³β
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Want to get involved? Join us for the final Annual Community Tree Planting Day at NightWings on Sat 17th May 2025. Full details at www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio) πβ
πΈ: Jamie Jansen (Newsport)
#PlantARainforest #NightWingsRainforestCentre #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #Restoration #Conservation #Biodiversity
#CritterCorner: One of the favourite creatures of Far North Queensland, the Spectacled Flying Fox is an essential part of the rainforestβs web of life π¦π¦π¦.β
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These very important rainforest pollinators and gardeners are losing their habitat through development, culling, and climate change. β
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Together with NightWings Rainforest and Bat Rehabilitation centre, we are restoring legacy cane plantation to bat-friendly rainforest habitat.β
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Learn more on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-spectacled-flying-fox (link in bio) π.β
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πΈ: Kate Koel, @flyingfoxesfnqβ
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#SpectacledFlyingFox #AustralianBats #AustralianRainforest #Bats #FarNorthQueensland #FNQ #RainforestGardeners #RainforestPollinators #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeWildlife #ProtectRainforests #Daintree #PlantTrees #NativeNursery
π£ SAVE THE DATE π£β
Rainforest Rescue`s 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day is scheduled and you`re invited π±ππ³.β
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π When: Saturday, 17 May 2025 β
π Where: NightWings Rainforest Centre, 2125 Mossman Daintree Road, Wonga, QLDβ
π Full details & registration: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio)β
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This will mark the final plot of our planting efforts at this iconic site - help us close this chapter and celebrate transforming 15 hectares of old sugarcane fields into a thriving rainforest habitat to protect precious biodiversity π.β
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#RainforestRescue #TreePlanting2025 #Daintree #RainforestRestoration #Conservation #Restoration #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #TreePlanting #TimeToGrow #DaintreeRainforest
Tucked away in the remote northeast of Tasmania, Forest Lodge is an untouched pocket of ancient cool temperate rainforestβover 3,500 km away from the Daintree Rainforest in far-north Queensland, yet equally deserving of protection π.
The reasons for rescuing this property back in 2011 were eerily similar to those affecting the Daintree at the time. Itβs these parallels that continue to inspire us, and why Forest Lodge remains a well-loved (if a little distant) part of Rainforest Rescueβs mission π.
Home to endangered species like the Tasmanian Devil and Spotted-tailed Quoll, Forest Lodge has been safeguarded thanks to supporters of Rainforest Rescue π³.
Learn more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/left-out-in-the-wilderness (link in bio) π.
π·: Lesley Nicklason
#RainforestRescue #ForestLodge #Tasmania #Conservation #ProtectNature #Wilderness #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #AncientRainforest #EndangeredSpecies #FromDaintreeToTasmania #TreesAreTheAnswer
Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? β
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They are 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 π.β
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Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (π in bio).β
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Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, DM us here π¬ or email info@rainforestrescue.org.au π.β
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πΈ: Martin Stringerβ
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#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
π± Weβre back for 2025! π±β
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After a refreshing break, the Rainforest Rescue crew is back at it, and weβre ready and raring to continue on our mission to protect and restore the Daintree Rainforest. β
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With your support, weβll plant more trees, nurture the ecosystem, and ensure this incredible rainforest thrives for generations to come π³π.β
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Letβs make 2025 a year of growth and renewal for our rainforests - because we beLEAF in a greener future ππ±.β
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#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #Biodiversity #Conservation #Restoration #TreesAreTheAnswer #GreenerFuture #ProtectOurPlanet #NatureConservationβ
Together with Compost Connect, weβre calling for better access to composting information, more investment in composting infrastructure, and initiatives to encourage composting. β
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Urge your councils to champion composting and help combat climate change: www.compostconnect.org/petition (link in bio) π.β
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π¨: @compost.connectβ
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#CompostConnect #ClimateChange #Compost # Composting #Recycling #Conservation #Landfill #ProtectRainforests #AustralianRainforests
πΏπ± Happy New Year from all of us at Rainforest Rescue! π±πΏβ
We hope youβre enjoying a peaceful and restorative holiday season. β
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As we step into 2025, weβre filled with hope and gratitude for all that weβve achieved together for the rainforests. Hereβs to a year of new growth, positive change, and continued collective action for a greener, more sustainable future ππ.β
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Thank you for being an essential part of the journey. We canβt wait to continue working together to protect our precious rainforests, support wildlife, and create lasting change π³πͺ.β
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Weβre taking a short break and will be back on Monday, 6 January.β
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#HappyNewYear #RainforestRescue #ProtectRainforestsForever #TogetherForNature #PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #FarNorthQueensland #Biodiversity #Conservation
As the sun sets on 2024, we`re taking a moment to reflect with immense pride and gratitude π.β
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Together, we`ve reached incredible milestones that are setting new standards for rainforest conservation and restoration in the Daintree and Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland.β
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With your continued support, weβre excited for 2025, where weβll push forward to protect and restore these precious rainforests, ensuring their biodiversity is protected forever π.β
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Happy New Year! β
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π·: Martin Stringer β
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#DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #NewYear #Conservation #Environment #ConservationJobs #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #LandManagement #LoveForests #TeamWork #ConservationGoals #Biodiversity #FNQ #WetTropics #Rainforests #ClimateChange @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia @theclimatecouncil β
#CritterCorner: one of the smallest and most dazzling kingfishers in Australia, the Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is often found in the Daintree. Have you seen one π? β
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They are easily identified by their deep blue feathers, distinct white spots on the sides of their necks, some blue-violet streaks on the breast area and flanks, and red feet with only two forward toes. The sexes are visually similar, while the young birds have a darker cap and are their colours are generally duller.β
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Keep your eyes peeled in the rainforest π.β
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Discover more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-the-azure-kingfisher (link in bio).β
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π·: Allen Sheatherβ
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#AzureKingfisher #Kingfisher #DaintreeBirds #BirdsOfAustralia #RainforestBirds #AustralianBirds #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeWildlife #Wildlife #FNQ #RainforestWildlife @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia @wettropicsworldheritage @qldparks
Every dollar you donate before the 1st of January 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your impact to purchase, protect and restore 110 Cape Tribulation Rd as a future haven for native wildlife π±ππ³.β
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Thanks to the generosity of #PartnersForProtection at North Queensland Wildlife Trust, @worldofscratch and @backcountryblissadventures we now have a $72k Matched Fund Pool. β
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Double your impact, donate now: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio)β π±ππ³.β
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#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
For all of you seeking quality R&R these holidays, head to the Daintree. And if such a visit isn`t an option at the moment, get your headphones and head out for a slow walk, lazy couch time, and/or some meditation time with this Daintree Rainforest tune π§πΏ.β
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Nature is a great source of feeling good π.
Merry everything from the entire team here, at Rainforest Rescue. We hope your holidays are filled with love and laughter.β
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A heartfelt thank you for your incredible support throughout 2024. Your commitment to protecting our precious rainforests has made all the difference β we couldnβt do this vital work without you ππΏππ³.β
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Rainforest Rescue is closed from 5pm on Friday 20 December 2024, reopening at 9am on Monday 6 January 2025.β
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Together, we are protecting rainforests forever. Thank you for being part of this movement!β
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#ProtectRainforestsForever #DaintreeRainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #FarNorthQueensland #MerryEverything
With your help we can begin a new era of restoration π±π³.β
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Every dollar you gift before the 1st of January 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to 72k, thanks to the generosity of our #PartnersForProtection at North Queensland Wildlife Trust, @worldofscratch and @backcountryblissadventures ππβ
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Double your impact to purchase, protect and restore this vital property as a future haven for native wildlife - donate today at www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio).β
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#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
#CritterCorner: Although they are not the flying and fire breathing kind, Boydβs forest dragons (Lophosaurus boydii, formerly Hypsilurus boydii) are the beautiful rainforest reptiles endemic to the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland π¦π. β
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It`s likely they arrived from Southeast Asia when a land bridge to New Guinea existed during an ice age (roughly 20,000 years ago).β
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Discover more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-boyds-forest-dragon (link in bio) π. β
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π·: Martin Stringer β
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#BoydsForestDragons #ForestDragons #DaintreeReptiles #FNQ #RainforestWildlife #DaintreeRainforest #QueenslandReptiles #WetTropics #LoveDaintree #Wildlife #ProtectRainforest #Dragons #Reptiles #AustralianWildlife
In an exciting and vital conservation effort, we`ve recently received a batch of Syzygium glenum seeds from the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour. This species, listed as endangered, is a rare gem in the plant world and holds a significant place in the delicate ecosystems of Australiaβs rainforests π±ππ³.β
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This incredible contribution is thanks to two specimens they received from Lyndley Craven. One of these trees is now fruiting, allowing for the collection of viable seeds. It`s a testament to the collaboration between botanic gardens, nurseries, and conservation groups in preserving Australiaβs native flora.β
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Read the full article: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/syzygium-glenum (link in bio).β
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@coffsharbourbotanicgarden #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantARainforest #SyzygiumGlenum #NorthCoastRegionalBotanicGarden #CoffsHarbourBotanicGarden #PartnershipsForProtection #DaintreeRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #Conservation #Biodiversity
Every dollar you donate before the 1st of January 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your impact to purchase, protect and restore 110 Cape Tribulation Rd as a future haven for native wildlife π±ππ³.β
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Thanks to the generosity of #PartnersForProtection at North Queensland Wildlife Trust, @worldofscratch and @backcountryblissadventures we now have a $72k Matched Fund Pool. β
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Double your impact, donate now: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/lot-110 (link in bio)β π±ππ³.β
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#CapeTribulation #CapeTribulationRoad #CapeTribulationLand #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #Reforestation #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ConservationGoals #Flora #Fauna #DaintreeWildlife #Ecosystems #DaintreeRiver #RestoreDaintree #Donate
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