The Foundation's first major initiative was to campaign globally for the protection of the lands of the Kayapo Indians in Brazilian Amazonia. This resulted in 1993 in the legal recognition and demarcation of an area of more than 17,000 square miles as the Menkragnoti Indigenous Area.

May 13, 2010
"21st Birthday Benefit Concert"
With Lady Gaga, Dame Shirley Bassey, Debbie Harry,Sting, Elton John
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May 8, 2008
"Some Kinda Legacy" With Billy Joel, James Taylor, Sting, Brian Wilson, Chris Botti, Feist, Roberto Alagna, cellist Natalie Clein and many more special guests.

May 19, 2006
"Shades of Woodstock." With Sting, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Lenny Kravitz and friends broke out their bell bottoms to sing songs from the late '60s at the Woodstock-themed concert, held at New York's Carnegie Hall.

April 21, 2004
"Singing in the Rain (forest) Great Songs from the movies" With Sting, Elton John, James Taylor , India A

April 13, 2002
"Give me Love, Give me Peace on Earth" With Sting, Elton John and James Taylor were Jeff Beck, Han-Na Chang, Rebekkah Del Rio, Wynonna Judd, Patti LaBelle, Lulu, Smokey Robinson, Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar and Dr. Nina Simone in a tribute to George Harrison and Herman Sandler, an early and steady RF supporter who was tragically killed on 9/11.

April 13, 2000
"Respect" was the theme and joining Elton John, Sting and James Taylor were: The Impressions, Billy Joel, Tom Jones, Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves, Percy Sledge.

April 17, 1999
"We're Doing It His Way" also starred Charles Aznavour, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bernhard, Don Henley, Billy Joel, Ricky Martin, Bill Murray and the Frank Sinatra Orchestra.

April 27, 1998
"With a Little Help from Our Friends" also starred Billy Joel, Joe Cocker, Herbie Hancock, Roberta Flack, Emmylou Harris, Rosie O'Donnell, Madonna, Sidney Poitier and some of the cast from the Lion King.

April 30, 1997
The year of "Carnival" featured the longest list of performers. Joining producer Trudie Styler, and as always performers Elton John, Sting and James Taylor were: Lyle Lovett, Bobby McFerrin, Jimmy Nail, Bonnie Raitt, Garry Shandling, Stevie Wonder, Zucchero. Performing "Carnival of Animals" were: Katia and Marielle Labeque, Yuri Bashmet, Benoit Fromanger, Evelyn Glennie, Gary Karr, Lily Maisky, Misha Mullov, Viktoria Mullova, Richard Stoltzman and Maxim Vengerov.

April 12, 1996
"A Breath of Fresh Air" also featured Andrea Griminelli, Don Henley, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Paco Pena, Diana Ross, Mstislav Rostropovich and Robin Williams.

April 12, 1995
"It's Now or Never" Also starred: Jon Bon Jovi, Jessye Norman, Geoffrey Oryema. Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Billy Joel. The second act was a tribute to Elvis and resulted in the New York Post declaring this concert the best of the year.

April 9, 1994
"An Eclectic Night Out" in addition to the usual suspects also starred Larry Adler, Tammy Wynette, Whitney Houston, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aaron Neville, Luciano Pavarotti and Branford Marsalis. Revlon came on board this year as the sponsor and continues to do so to this day.

March 2, 1993
"The Beat goes on…." and starred Sting and James Taylor plus Herb Alpert, Tina Turner, Tom Jones, George Michael and Bryan Adams. Dustin Hoffman and Ian McKellen also performed readings.

March 12, 1992
"An Evening of Porter, and Gershwin and Coward and …" this, began the famous trilogy of stars Elton John, James Taylor and Sting who shared billing on almost every concert thereafter. Others performing were: Whoopi Goldberg, Don Henley and Natalie Cole.

March 10, 1991
First Annual Carnegie Hall Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert.This began the series of original concerts produced by Trudie Styler. Billed as "Antonio Carlos Jobim and Sting and …." The line up also included Elton John, Caetano Veloso and featured Chief Raoni. It was Chief Raoni's cry for help two years earlier to protect his homeland in the Amazon that launched the Rainforest Foundation.