The Rainforest Foundation has its roots in Brazil, where it has worked with local partners to protect indigenous lands and forest resources for the past 21 years.

Founded by Sting and Trudie Styler after a trip to the Amazon in 1989, the Rainforest Foundation has a celebrated history as one of the first international organizations to support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights to land, life and livelihood.

Sharing the Rainforest Foundation's passion for protecting rainforests is their new partner J. Sabatelli. Over the next year, J. Sabatelli will support the Rainforest Foundation’s work by donating $5 for each of their skin care products sold.

Juliana Sabatelli, founder of J. Sabatelli Brazil Cosmetics, grew up in Brazil and has personally seen the impact of deforestation. As a result, she feels a strong obligation towards the land and people of the Amazonian rainforests.

As an aesthetician and make-up artist who has worked in Beverly Hills, Sabatelli wanted to combine her vision for a greener, more sustainable world with her dedication to creating products for healthy, younger-looking skin. J. Sabatelli Brazil anti-aging skin care products contain USDA-certified organic ingredients and seven signature Brazilian oils and extracts. The product line has earned the Ecocert certificate and the Forest Stewardship Council's "Green Seal" certification for sustainable harvesting, the highest social and environmental standards on the market.

"The indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon have been using these oils and butters for centuries to treat their skin problems naturally. We are the first to combine the best of the old world and new world," says Sabatelli.

The J. Sabatelli Brazil Cosmetics line is the first anti-aging skin care line infused with seven oils and extracts found in the Brazilian rainforest: Brazil nut, Açaí, Cupuaçu, Maracujá, Buriti, Andiroba and Pracaxi. All the oils and extracts are sustainably wild-crafted; thereby reducing the impact on the rainforests, generating additional sources of income and protecting the land of indigenous Amazonian people.

"We are excited to partner with J. Sabatelli Brazil Cosmetics and we hope that their commitment to the sustainable use of rainforest natural resources will be an inspiration within the cosmetics industry and an example of how businesses can be done differently," said Suzanne Pelletier, Rainforest Foundation US Executive Director.

About the Rainforest Foundation US:
For twenty one years, the Rainforest Foundation has worked in partnership with indigenous and traditional peoples of the rainforests in the Western Hemisphere to support their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights.
For more information, visit: www.rainforestfoundation.org.

About J. Sabatelli Brazil Cosmetics:
J. Sabatelli brings the natural elements of the Brazilian Amazon to the technology of the modern cosmetics world utilizing seven oils and extracts: Brazil nut, Açaí, Cupuaçu, Maracujá, Buriti, Andiroba and Pracaxi. Founded by licensed paramedic esthetician, Juliana Sabatelli who was born in Brazil. Store locations in Brazil and North America.
For more on their natural anti-aging skin care line, visit www.jsabatelli.com.

Rainforest Foundation US

Rainforest Foundation US

Founded in 1989, Rainforest Foundation supports indigenous and traditional people of the world's rainforests to protect their environment and fulfill their rights. We work at the intersection of environmental conservation and human rights and in full partnership with indigenous and traditional forest communities who are effective guardians of the rainforests they call home. The Rainforest Foundation is composed of three national organizations, based in Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the Rainforest Fund, which provides program support to the national organizations as well as selected projects on the ground. All four share the same mission statement, vision, and values. Since its founding, the Rainforest Foundation US has implemented innovative projects in partnership with indigenous groups and grassroots organizations in Latin America. Our staff works with partner organizations in the rainforest to help indigenous communities gain fundamental human rights, map their territories and file claims for land title, lobby for enforcement of laws and policy reforms, develop local sustainable development initiatives and monitor and manage natural resources. Our indigenous partners in Central and South America have made tremendous gains - winning legal title to their land, advocating for policy reforms to strengthen their rights and protect the environment, implementing local sustainable development initiatives and monitoring and managing their natural resources. Many of our legal victories have set important precedents for indigenous rights around the world. Today, we continue to partner with communities to secure and protect their lands while also responding to critical new challenges such as climate change. The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional people of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights by assisting them in: * Securing and controlling the natural resources necessary for their long term well being and managing these resources in ways which do not harm their environment, violate their culture or compromise their future; and * Developing the means to protect their individual and collective rights and to obtain, shape and control basic services from the state.

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