[ [link removed] ]An injured jaguar lays on a piece of cardboard, two of its paws are
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Photo credit: Onçafari-André Bittar
John,
Brazil’s Pantanal is an environmental wonderland home to fascinating
species like giant otters, giant armadillos, and the densest population of
jaguars on the planet.
But climate change and tourism are putting the world’s largest wetland in
serious peril: with the land rapidly drying, record-setting fires have
just killed countless animals, with some estimates in the millions.
Local groups are sounding the alarm and asking for help purchasing and
protecting forever an enormous tract of 326,179 acres that will prevent
exploitation and save animals and communities from future disasters.
So we’re partnering with Rainforest Trust to help make it happen. Together
we’ve purchased and protected rainforest from Indonesia to Colombia – and
now we can do it again. Our collective donation to the project will be
matched 4x, quadrupling our impact – can you help protect the Pantanal,
and power Ekō's work to protect the planet from corporate power?
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The Pantanal isn’t as famous as the Amazon but it has become the second
most popular tourist destination in South America after the Galapagos.
That pressure, and the desire to install more farmland, has driven
deforestation and made it increasingly hard to conserve large wilderness
areas that could keep the ecosystem intact.
Add climate change to the mix and the Pantanal’s survival is at stake.
Just look at this year’s fires:
[ [link removed] ]Aerial view of wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal. Smoke engulfs trees and
greenery.
Or what it does to local wildlife:
[ [link removed] ]An injured jaguar lays on a piece of cardboard, two of its paws are
bandaged.
The new Taquari Wetlands State Park would significantly expand protection
for a critical wildlife corridor, allowing animals to safely travel away
from the most touristed areas of the Pantanal. And support for a new local
firefighting team could save literally millions of animals from future
climate-change-driven fires.
With your help, we can support Rainforest Trust and local partners like
Onçafri to make this a reality, as well as continue our campaigning to
protect biodiversity worldwide, including in the Amazon. We can help buy
and protect a critical part of the world’s largest wetland – our
collective donation to the project will be matched 4:1, quadrupling our
impact. Will you join us?
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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:
[ [link removed] ]Save the Pantanal: The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Rainforest
Trust
[ [link removed] ]Wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland fuelled ‘by climate
disruption’ The Guardian 08 August 2024
[ [link removed] ]Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run
don’t stand a chance’ The Guardian 09 July 2024
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.
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