VOICES FOR THE RAINFOREST
Together We Can Protect Rainforests Forever
Rainforests play a critical role in fighting climate change
30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions are stored in our rainforests. Raising awareness for the urgent need to protect rainforests, 18 global influencers share their stories and artworks on compostable BioPak Art Series cups.
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Elliott Routledge is an Australian based contemporary artist, working out of Sydney in a variety of fields and mediums.
Arnhem Bickley is the founder of Arnhem Clothing, a sustainable clothing brand that is consciously crafted.
Patty Mills is an Australian Professional NBA Champion, four-time Olympian & founder of Team Mills Foundation.
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ABOUT RAINFOREST RESCUE
Rainforest Rescue is a not-for-profit organisation purchasing high conservation value rainforest at risk of development, rescuing these properties and protecting them, forever. They also deliver restoration work through tree planting, transforming degraded properties back into lush rainforest and thriving habitats. So far, 35 properties have been saved by Rainforest Rescue in the Daintree lowlands, where they remain forever protected and out-of-reach of threatening activities.
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Are you ready?
The 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day is only just around the corner 📆🥳.
Join us!
More details & free tickets: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting 🌱🌱🌳.
#TreesAreTheAnswer #TreeNursery #NativeTrees #DaintreeRainforest #TreePlantingDay2025 #TreePlanting #TreePlantingDay #PlantMoreTrees #Daintree #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest
#NextGenRainforestRescuers are a passionate community of young conservation heroes who are raising funds, planting trees, making documentaries, educating themselves (and others), and driving change in countless creative and impactful ways. They’re the future of our planet 🌍.
🌳 Are you keen to get your hands dirty? 🌳
Join us for our 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day!
Get your free ticket online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio)
💌 Know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who deserves to be featured? 💌
Send us an email at info@rainforestrescue.org.au
📷: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney #AustralianRainforest #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
Do you remember the @auspost Southern Cassowary stamps?
Issued back in 2019, together with the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor), the Southern Cassowary stamps seemed like a great idea to help raise awareness... but we haven`t seen many of them around since. Have you?
Similarly, it`s estimated that there are fewer than 4,600 cassowaries are left in the wild.
Not only are cassowaries magnificent birds, but many rainforest plants depend on them to move about the landscape. Without them, the structure of the rainforest would permanently change.
Learn more about the cassowaries today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/explore-the-rainforest/save-the-cassowary (link in bio) 💚.
Help us protect their home: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/make-an-impact/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
#CritterCorner: The Musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is the smallest kangaroo there is 🦘.
If you are quietly walking through Tropical North Queensland rainforest in the early morning or evening, keep your eyes on the forest floor - this is where you will most likely spot these special little critters.
These tiny `roos are native (and restricted) to the tropical rainforests of the Far North Queensland, occurring from sea level to 1200m.
Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-musky-rat-kangaroo 💚.
📷: Tim Graham Photography
#MuskyRatKangaroo #DaintreeRainforest #Kangaroo #RatKangaroo #DaintreeKangaroo #DaintreeWildlife #Conservation #DaintreeAnimals #FarNorthQueensland
Today is Earth Day 💚.
And today we want to remind you that forests worldwide support vast ecosystems, with many species completely reliant on them for their survival. Forests are also extremely important to humanity, providing health benefits, income, food, and more. Despite all the benefits forests provide, they have been disappearing at alarming rates for far too long.
The Daintree rainforest contains an almost complete record of the evolution of plant life on Earth and has more ancient families of flowering plants than anywhere else in the world, including the entire Amazon jungle. From a total of 19 primitive flowering plant families on Earth, 12 families are represented in the Daintree region.
Forests are a BIG deal on Earth 💚.
In 2025, @earthdaynetwork celebrates their 55th anniversary of Earth Day. To mark this milestone, they are inviting everyone to support Earth Day’s 2025 theme: OUR POWER, OUR PLANET ✊.
📷: Alexis Rockman, MaryBeth Harrison
#RenewableEnergyNow #EarthDay2025 #ProtectForests #Forests #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #Conservation #Earth
Being a ‘Rainforest Guardian’ means more than just being part of a community that cares about the rainforest - it’s a commitment to protecting rainforests FOREVER 💚.
Join the movement: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/make-an-impact/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 🌱.
#RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #AncientRainforest #FNQ #Rainforests #DaintreeTrees #Conservation #ProtectRainforest
Shout out to the #NextGenRainforestRescuers - a community of young eco-warriors changing the world! From planting trees and raising funds to making powerful documentaries and educating their communities, they’re not just the future - they’re making an impact right now 🌍✨💚.
🌳 Keen to get your hands dirty for the planet too?
Join us for the 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day!
Grab your FREE ticket here: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio).
💌 Know a young change-maker who’s doing incredible things for nature?
We’d love to feature them! Shoot us an email: info@rainforestrescue.org.au
Let’s grow a better world, together.
📷: 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
In the modern world, it’s easy to forget the role rainforests still play in supporting and regulating many of the planet’s most critical natural processes, such as rainfall, absorption of carbon dioxide, and combating climate change. These ‘eco-systems services’ are estimated to be worth trillions of dollars per year globally 💰️🌏️.
Plus, rainforests are home to countless unique and irreplaceable species, such as the Southern Cassowary 😍.
If you are lucky enough to live among cassowaries or visit the areas they live, please follow ‘Cassowary Etiquette’ to ensure your safety and the safety of these incredible birds: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/explore-the-rainforest/save-the-cassowary/living-with-cassowaries (link in bio) 💚.
📷: Richard Curzon Photography
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @richiecurzon @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
The Daintree Rainforest is both uniquely rich and incredibly diverse. It hosts 12 of the world`s 19 primitive flowering plant families, offering a living museum of evolutionary history. Beyond plants, this ancient rainforest shelters 30% of Australia`s frog, reptile, and marsupial species, 65% of bat and butterfly species, and 18% of bird species.
The Daintree is a national treasure, and we believe it`s our responsibility to protect its unique species and habitats. You can play a vital role in rescuing and restoring rainforests 🌿.
Together, we can Protect Rainforests Forever: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/make-an-impact/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) 💚.
📷️: Martin Stringer
#RainforestGuardians #DaintreeRainforest #ConservationHeroes #ProtectOurPlanet #AncientRainforest #Biodiversity #RainforestRescue #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantATree #ProtectRainforestsForever #EcoWarriors #WildlifeProtection
The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) holds significant cultural importance for various Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.
It is known by many names, such as:
💙 Kurranji: This name is associated with the Kuku Yalanji people of the Mossman, Daintree, Cooktown, Palmer River, and Bloomfield regions.
❤️ Gunduy: Used by the Djiru people in the Mission Beach area.
🖤 Gumbulgan: Known to the Jirrbal and Ma:Mu people of the Wet Tropics.
💙 Kutani: The term used by the Kaanju Pama people of Cape York.
❤️ Boondarra: Identified as the name used by the Djabugai and Tjapukai people in the Cairns, Port Douglas, Kuranda, and Mareeba areas.
🖤 Wadthuuny: The term for cassowary on Kuuku Ya`u Country and Gudang Yadhaykenu Country.
Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/explore-the-rainforest/save-the-cassowary/cultural-significance (link in bio)
📷: Emily Silverstone
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
Are you ready? The 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day is just over a month away. Come join us! This is our last planting day at NightWings, as we put the final piece of the puzzle into place.
More details & free tickets: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio) 🌱🌱🌳.
📷️: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#TreesAreTheAnswer #TreeNursery #NativeTrees #DaintreeRainforest #TreePlantingDay2025 #TreePlanting #TreePlantingDay #PlantMoreTrees #Daintree #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest
QTFN Citizen Science Community Day is scheduled for Saturday, 3 May 3, 9am - 3pm AEST 🧑🔬🔬.
Don`t miss out on this day of discovery at Mossman Gorge! Hear about QTFN`s exciting findings from their BioBlitz in the Daintree, learn citizen science tools, and enjoy a guided nature walk 🌳💚🌿.
Tickets are $17 each, including a morning tea, a delicious wrap lunch & shuttle transport from Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre to Mossman Gorge.
It’s the perfect opportunity to connect with nature and fellow science lovers 🌏💚.
Get your ticket at https://bit.ly/QTFN_Comm_Sci (link in bio).
📷️: Martin Stringer
@qldtrustfornature #ConservationPartners #CitizenScience #QTFN #MossmanGorge #Conservation #Daintree #Rainforests #DaintreeRainforest #QueenslandTrustForNature #CommunityEvents #ProtectRainforestsForever
Listed as endangered, it is estimated that only about 4,600 Australian Southern Cassowaries remain in the wild.
Shy by nature, they pose a threat only when defending their nests/chicks, when threatened, or if they’ve become accustomed to being fed by humans. They are in great need of our protection.
Want to learn more about these incredible dino-birds? Visit www.rainforestrescue.org.au/explore-the-rainforest/save-the-cassowary/faqs 💚.
Want to help? Consider becoming a Rainforest Guardian: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/make-an-impact/rainforest-guardians 💚.
📷: Dom Chaplin
#SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
The Daintree is a vitally important, and a wonderful part of Australia’s, and the world’s history. We’re committed to protecting the Daintree rainforest. We believe that It’s our duty to the planet and to the unique and significant species that exist here.
Check out our projects that are helping to protect and grow the Daintree:
🌳 `Protect a Rainforest` - purchasing rainforest blocks for conservation and protecting them forever, increasing connectivity and protecting biodiversity.
🌳 `Plant a Rainforest` - replanting rainforest and re-establishing habitat for endemic plants and animals’.
🌳 `Propagate and Grow` - the largest native nursery in the Daintree, propagating and growing all the rainforest trees for our Daintree lowland restoration projects.
Learn more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/explore-the-rainforest/daintree/daintree-rainforest 👀.
Make an impact: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/make-an-impact ✊.
📷️: Silvia Di Domenicantonio
#RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRainforest #ProtectDaintree #AustralianWildlife #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #Conservation #Deforestation #Reforestation #Forests #DaintreeNature #Impact #ProtectRainforest
#ForestFlora: In an exciting and vital conservation effort, at the end of last year we received a batch of Syzygium glenum seeds from the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour @coffsharbourbotanicgarden 🌱.
This species, listed as endangered, is a rare gem in the plant world and holds a significant place in the delicate ecosystems of Australia’s rainforests.
Head over to our website to read more about our plans for this very important plant: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/syzygium-glenum (link in bio) 🌱.
📷: Black Diamond Images
#SyzygiumGlenum #DaintreeFlora #DaintreeRainforest #FNQ #Queensland #Rainforest #RainforestFlora #AboriginalAustralia #Ecosystems #Conservation #RarePlants #ConservationGoals #EndangeredPlants ##EndangeredFlora #AustralianRainforest #BotanicGarden #PlantsOfInstagram #GrowingPlants #FarnNorthQueensland
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
We are so incredibly proud of the #NextGenRainforestRescuers 💚.
This passionate community of young conservation heroes is raising funds, planting trees, making documentaries, educating themselves and others, and driving change in countless creative and impactful ways. They’re the future of our planet 🌍.
Keen to get your hands dirty?
Join us for our 2025 Annual Community Tree Planting Day! Learn more and register for your free ticket at www.rainforestrescue.org.au/2025-planting (link in bio)
Know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer who deserves to be featured?
Send us an email at 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
Sometimes, the challenge ahead feels too big, and our efforts seem too small. But when we come together, we can create something truly remarkable 🌍✨.
Every little step - no matter how small - adds up to big change. Together, we can make a world of difference in rescuing and restoring our precious rainforests 🌳💚.
Join us and make rainforest conservation a part of your everyday life. Your support can help protect the future of these vital ecosystems!
👉 Become a Rainforest Guardian today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio)
#RainforestGuardians #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #Conservation #ProtectARainforest #AncientRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #Community #TropicalRainforest #FNQ #Restoration #RainforestRestoration #ProtectRainforestsForever
Have you heard of Tassel-ferns (Phlegmariurus spp., Lycopodiaceae)?
These ancient epiphytes are the oldest known plants of their kind, with only 13 species in Australia — all classed as threatened.
In November, Paul Donatiu, Project Manager of the Queensland Threatened Plant Network, and Dr. Ashley Field of the Australian Tropical Herbarium — a dedicated expert on Tassel-ferns — hosted an engaging workshop at Rainforest Rescue`s Native Nursery in Cow Bay 🌿.
Tassel-ferns play a critical role in biodiversity, providing habitat and contributing to the ecological balance of rainforests. Unfortunately, these valuable plants are often illegally removed from their natural environment, threatening their survival and potentially introducing diseases that impact the genetic diversity of the remaining ferns.
Learn more on our website: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/exploring-tassel-ferns (link in bio) 👀.
#DaintreeRainforest #AncientRainforest #AustralianRainforest #Ferns #DaintreeFerns #DaintreeNews #TasselFerns #Epiphytes #AncientPlants #RainforestPlants #Conservation #Biodiversity #RainforestConservation #FarNorthQueensland #TropicalRainforest
#ForestFlora: Have you seen the Yellow bridal veil (Phallus multicolor) 🍄👀? Or, perhaps you`ve smelt it 👃🤢?
This #ForestFungi has a a foul-smelling, sticky spore mass known as a gelatinous gleba. This mimics carrion and attracts insects that help disperse the fungi`s spores. The smell is usually described as foetid, like rotting meat - they are, after all, part of the STINKhorn family!
Learn more about this #FascinatingFungi online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-flora-yellow-bridal-veil (link in bio) 💚
📷️: Martin Stringer
#DaintreeMushrooms #DaintreeFungi #DaintreeWildlife #YellowBridalVeil #DaintreeRainforest #AncientRainforest #Wildlife #Conservation #Education #Stinkhorn #Mushrooms
