[ [link removed] ]Bonobo baby sitting on its mother's knee amid the lush Congo rainforest
John,
Huge swaths of Congo rainforest are being auctioned off for oil and gas
drilling, threatening to rip open the world’s second largest rainforest
and wipe out the only home of endangered bonobos.
To save vital rainforest before it’s sold off, our partner Bonobo
Conservation Initiative and local community leaders are racing to secure
official protection for 700,000 acres of forests – and we can help them do
this for as little as $1 per acre!
Because it’s our partner's 25th anniversary, generous donors will match
every donation, doubling your impact.
John, with your help we can secure thousands of more acres
before it’s too late and give humans, bonobos, and forests a chance to
thrive – can you donate today to save Congo rainforest?
[ [link removed] ]Donate
$3[ [link removed] ]Donate
another amount
For 25 years the Bonobo Conservation Initiative and local Congolese
partners have been working hand-in-hand to create something truly magical
under the lush, dense canopies of the Congo rainforest: a network of
nature reserves in bonobo habitat managed by the people who live there.
But their work is under increasing threat from out-of-control development,
logging, mining, hunting, and wildlife trafficking – and with the
government of the Democratic Republic of Congo now auctioning off oil and
gas blocks, the Congo rainforest and all living there need protection more
than ever.
The Congo rainforest is currently the world’s most important carbon sink,
storing around 29 billion tons of carbon, equivalent to three years of
global greenhouse gas emissions. If an oil spree takes off, deforestation
for development will run wild and could cause the forest to emit more
carbon than it absorbs…turning it into a climate killer!
For $1 per acre, you can help them quickly secure official
protection for the forests of Lingomo, Nkokolombo, and Likongo –
connecting 700,000 more acres of land where local communities, endangered
bonobos and nature can live in harmony. And because it’s their 25th
anniversary, every donation will be matched by a generous donor.
Can you double your impact by donating today to save Congo rainforest?
[ [link removed] ]Donate
$3[ [link removed] ]Donate
another amount
For more than twenty years, BCI and local Congolese partners have been
creating a beautiful model of conservation and humanitarian needs. Their
work provides sustainable sources of income for local communities and a
safe habitat for bonobos and other endangered animals – all while
protecting the Congo from rampant deforestation and development. Since
then, they have secured official protection for nearly nine million acres
of land. But this is just the beginning.
Let’s help expand this beautiful vision and secure thousands of more acres
of Congo rainforest right away – and power campaigns to protect
rainforests and endangered wildlife everywhere. Are you in?
[ [link removed] ]Donate
$3[ [link removed] ]Donate
another amount
Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the team at Ekō
---------------------------------
More information:
[ [link removed] ]‘First lung’: This rainforest could be the world’s most important
carbon sink., Euronews, 31 March 2023.
[ [link removed] ]How dash for African oil and gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical
forests, The Guardian, 10 November 2022.
[ [link removed] ]DR Congo auctions 30 oil and gas blocks, The Independent, 22 August
2022.
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.
Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3. [link removed]
