*[Enwl-eng] Time is running out: *buy* and protect this haven forever!

[ecology]

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            Vladimir, our partners in Ecuador just asked us to rush them an 
advance to buy this species-rich wonderland – one landowner needed a down 
payment immediately or she was going to sell it off to the highest bidder.

            It's all happening fast but there's still time for us to buy and 
protect this ecosystem forever! Chip in today to make it happen:





            I'll donate $3
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            I'll donate $5
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            This is mind-blowing: there’s a place in the Amazon that 
scientists argue has more species per square kilometer than anywhere else on 
the planet. Ferocious jaguars, emerald green boas, powerful harpy eagles, 
shy tapirs, and more…all sharing the same forest home (see lots of pictures 
below!!)

            But Vladimir, this pinnacle of biodiversity is under critical 
threat: the mouth of Ecuador’s Anzu River has been included in a concession 
to a gold mining company, TerraEarth. The only way to stop a mine from being 
ripped into the heart of this paradise is to buy the surrounding land, 
ensuring the company can’t get the legally-required permissions from 
landowners…because the landowners would be *US*.

            Actually, we’d help our local partner, Khamai, buy the land and 
incorporate it into the neighbouring Pitalala reserve. The newly expanded 
reserve would be a haven for nature and scientific research, a rewilded 
paradise protected forever. If we can act fast.

            This sounds dramatic, but these are the stakes: can you chip in 
to help us save what might *literally* be the most species-rich place on 
Earth?


            I'll donate $3
            I'll donate $4

            I'll donate $5
            I'll donate $9
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            Creating this protected area is urgent. Even aside from the 
concession, illegal gold mining in the area is exploding and miners are 
offering to rent or purchase land at above market value. Owners are looking 
to sell and have already received offers from the miners. Our partners are 
in touch with the landowners and have the opportunity to acquire the land 
before the miners do (they prefer the land conserved!) – but only if we act 
now.

            This is what this incredible area should look like, pristine and 
untouched – the part of the reserve that already exists:



            But the surrounding land is being devastated:





            And it’s happening fast:





            It’s hard to find a more obvious case for urgent conservation 
action. The place that might have more species density than anywhere else on 
Earth vs total devastation to mine gold.

            And we have great partners to do it. Khamai works with local 
communities Mulchiyacu and Zatzayacu, to promote sustainable economic 
alternatives to illegal mining, like ecotourism and conservation-based 
employment, to ensure there’s incentive to keep the land safe. They’ll also 
work to restore land that has already been damaged, and eventually to get 
UNESCO protection status for this irreplaceable piece of the planet.

            Vladimir, our community has bought critically-threatened pieces 
of nature before. But never in a place with *this* much natural life…because 
there might not be another place on Earth to match it. Can you chip in to 
buy and protect this part of the Ecuadorian Amazon – and fuel campaigns like 
this to protect people and the planet from profit-hungry corporations, 
worldwide?


            I'll donate $3
            I'll donate $4

            I'll donate $5
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            We wanted to include a few more pictures of wildlife to share 
the richness and beauty of this place.

            Here’s a tapir, poking its head out:





            A coiled Emerald Boa:







            A hiding Spix’s night monkey:





            And a spectacular tree frog:







            Their home could be destroyed. Or we could prevent it. Join in:


            I'll donate $3
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             Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide 
fighting for people and the planet.


            Thanks for all that you do,
            Danny and the Ekō team


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            More information:

            Gold mining in the Amazon has doubled in area since 2018, AI 
tool shows, Mongabay 26 July 2024

            Urgent expansion of the Pitalala Reserve: Saving the Amazon 
rainforest from gold mining, Khamai Foundation



      Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to 
hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable 
path for our global economy.



      From: Nature Conservation Team, Ekō <us at eko.org>
      Date: чт, 29 мая 2025 г. в 09:12
      Subject: Time is running out: *buy* and protect this haven forever!






 
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