Rainforest Rescue
Purpose
Rainforest Rescue is protecting the ancient and biodiverse Daintree Rainforest’s flora and fauna for future generations.
Objective
The world’s longest continually evolving tropical rainforest, the Daintree Rainforest in Australia, is a deeply significant land for both the Indigenous people who live there, and for its unique biodiversity. Approximately 180 million years old, UNESCO has listed it as one of the most beautiful, and valuable, natural World Heritage sites to exist. It is an irreplaceable refugia with 186 plant and animal species listed as either rare or threatened with extinction. It is also part of Eastern Kuku Yalanji country, who are the traditional owners of this area in far northern Queensland, having lived in the region for over 50,000 years.
Since 1999, Rainforest Rescue has been dedicated to rescuing and restoring under protected rainforest to mitigate climate change and habitat loss. To do that, the organization purchases and protects vulnerable rainforest sites that are not already part of the protected Daintree National Park. Once purchased, those sites that require rehabilitation undergo significant restoration to transform degraded properties back into lush rainforest habitats. To date, 49 properties have been protected by Rainforest Rescue in the Daintree and beyond, where they remain forever protected and out of reach of threatening activities. As of August 2026, Rainforest Rescue has planted over 440,000 seedlings to restore habitat.
In order to protect Daintree Rainforest habitat and its biodiversity, the organization is working with Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation (who represent the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people) and directly with Traditional Owners on this project. Together they incorporate traditional knowledge practices from Indigenous peoples with science-based, innovative ecosystem restoration techniques.
Impact
TreadRight supports The Travel Corporation’s net zero ambition and Climate Action Plan by prioritizing support for and investments into nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
The TreadRight Foundation’s support enables Rainforest Rescue to further its protection and restoration of vulnerable rainforest, while supporting local Indigenous practices and knowledge sharing.
Since 2023, TreadRight has contributed to the protection of 4 properties in the Daintree, totalling 71,050 square meters of rainforest (764,498 square feet, or 7.1 hectares).
The same investment has funded the restoration of 31,220 square meters of land (335,927 square feet, or 3.12 hectares), including the planting of 10,386 trees to restore habitat and wildlife corridors across 2 former sugar cane sites. The work has already sequestered the equivalent of approximately 13.69 tonnes of CO2, a figure that will keep growing as the trees mature, delivering a lasting climate benefit year after year.
On the ground and over the years, both TTC global employees along with Down Under Tours, our Far North Queensland travel company owned by TTC, has dedicated approximately 160 hours annually, including travel and participation in on-ground restoration activities, representing an estimated in-kind contribution of approximately $8,000 of volunteer time from its staff to Rainforest Rescue’s community tree planting activities.
TTC and the TreadRight Foundation’s support has also contributed to the growth of 91,000 seedlings at Rainforest Rescue’s Native Plant Nursery and backed Rainforest Rescue’s move to tread lightly on the planet by introducing an Integrated Pest Management plan using beneficial insects across the entire nursery, a method that relies on natural predator insects to control pests instead of chemical pesticides!
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