[ [link removed] ]Close up of a cotton-top tamarin looking directly at the camera. Its
face is framed by green foliage.
John,
How cool is this -- right now we can help plant 60,000 trees to rebuild
threatened Colombian tropical forest and give a fighting chance to
critically endangered turtles and monkeys!
Thanks to the rampant destruction of their forest home, there are fewer
than 7000 of the charismatic cotton-top tamarins left in the wild -- and
deforestation is picking up speed.
But with our help our local partner, Fundación Proyecto Tití, was able
to purchase and protect -- forever! -- a huge, critical piece of land that
will give these monkeys the space they need to recover and thrive.
Now they’re launching a tree-planting project, on the land we helped buy
-- to give the forest back to the cotton-tops. With our help they can
plant 60,000 new trees -- and keep up their work protecting the land. Can
you chip in to help us give new life to these cotton-top tamarins and
their forest?
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The northern tropical forests of Colombia are deeply endangered due to
farm expansion and other development. Cotton-top tamarins are among the
most impacted species — this is the only place on the planet they are
found, and they’ve seen a dramatic population decline in recent years.
It isn’t only the cotton-tops (although they are very cute). The area is
home to spider and howler monkeys, scarlet macaws...and the critically
endangered Dahl’s toad-headed turtle. Now that we've bought this land,
it's become one of the only protected areas in the world where the turtle
lives.
A local organization called Fundación Proyecto Tití is working on
protecting the whole area. They already blocked the creation of a
clear-cutting cattle ranch – and we helped them buy up over 1000 acres of
land. John, now we can take this critical land and replant
the lost forests, recreating a safe home area for the tamarins and other
animals.
It’s not often you get the chance to buy a piece of tropical forest. Now
that we've done it, will you be one of the 5000 donors we need to help
restore the land and protect wild places like this from corporations bent
on their destruction?
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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] ]Deforestation in Colombian protected areas increased during
post-conflict periods Scientific Reports 12 March 2020
[ [link removed] ]Effort to save rare Colombian monkey looks to crowdfund its
conservation Mongabay 05 July 2023
[ [link removed] ]Colombia adds hundreds of species to list of threatened flora and
fauna Mongabay 22 February 2024
[ [link removed] ]Colombia deforestation surges 43%, Amazon region worst hit DW 01 August
2025
[ [link removed] ]Deforestation & illegal roads advancing fast in Colombia’s largest
natural area Mongabay 19 August 2025
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