Rainforest Conservation and Education Center

During the last week of May, the Trustees visited the Rainforest Conservation & Education Center, where several essential upgrades were completed, including urgent plumbing / electrical repairs and the delivery of new furniture to accomodate volunteers and research scientists. Their visit also highlighted additional needs: a roof leak in the kitchen must be addressed to ensure the facility remains safe, functional, and ready for conservation and education activities.

These improvements are critical to maintaining a space where research, community engagement, and environmental stewardship can thrive. As we continue strengthening the Rainforest Conservation & Education Center, your support helps ensure that this vital hub remains fully operational and capable of advancing our mission. This progress also aligns with the broader responsibility we honor each year on World Rainforest Day, celebrated each year on June 22nd — a moment that calls us to reflect on the fragility of these ecosystems and the collective action required to protect them.

Thanks to your support, Rainforest Protectors Trust is safeguarding critical rainforest corridors, preventing deforestation, and protecting the natural heritage that millions of species — and countless communities — rely on for survival. Your generosity strengthens the frontline defense of some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.

The "Sinharaja World Heritage Rainforest" depends on a fragile network of springs and streams that sustain its remarkable biodiversity. These “living waters” are increasingly threatened by deforestation in buffer zones, soil erosion, and climate change, placing both the rainforest and surrounding communities at risk. Protecting the watershed is essential to preserving the ecological balance of Sri Lanka’s last remaining primary rainforest.

Rainforest Protectors Trust is working to secure vulnerable watershed lands and restore degraded stream banks. This includes protecting highrisk lands through conservation purchases, planting native trees along streams, and involving local communities in sustainable land use. Please watch the documentary video, Saving the Living Waters of Sinharaja Rainforest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkVIjLNgeg4), which vividly shows the beauty of these freshwater ecosystems and the urgent need to protect them.

The future of Sinharaja’s waters depends on immediate, collective action. Every donation directly protects threatened rainforest lands, restores damaged waterways, and strengthens community stewardship. Your contribution today is a powerful step toward ensuring that the living waters of Sinharaja continue to flow—clean, vibrant, and lifegiving—for generations to come.