Trudie Styler Instagram – This week, to celebrate International Day of Forests, I wanted to highlight this vital project recently supported by the @rainforest_fund. It seeks to protect and preserve rainforests in and around the indigenous territory of Canarana, in the Xingu region of the Amazon. Led by the Kuikuro and Wauja communities, the Association Terra Indigena do Xingu has a fire-fighting brigade with the responsibility of safeguarding 18 villages, all of whom are increasingly threatened by the outbreak of forest fires. Drier seasons, deforestation, agricultural encroachment and climate change have all played their part in raising the risk level of fire and the potential of devastating their territory. This project proposal sought funding to purchase improved fire-fighting equipment and training for the brigade, whose resources are already stretched, to effectively combat these challenges in the rainforest. We look forward to reporting on their incredible work again soon. #internationaldayofforests Photographer: Sue Cunningham / Kuikuro and Wauja community firemen.