John,

How cool is this -- right now we can buy nearly 1000 acres of 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 our local partner, Fundación Proyecto Tití, is on the cusp of purchasing and protecting -- forever! -- a critical piece of land that will give these monkeys the space they need to recover and thrive.

Two years ago, we helped Proyecto Tití buy more than 100 acres of forest – and they did it! That land is protected. Now if 5000 of us chip in the cost of a cup of coffee in the next 24 hours, we can rush Proyecto Tití the cash to get started on their work protecting this new stretch of forest. Can you help save these cotton-top tamarins?

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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. If we can buy this land, it would 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 over 100 acres just a couple of years ago. Now they have a chance to secure even more. John, this land that we can buy is ten times bigger than last time. It's critical to the project, massively expanding the safe home area where the tamarins and other animals can settle by not only buying more forest, but also buying a large cattle ranch to convert into forest.

It’s not often you get the chance to buy a piece of tropical forest. Will you be one of the 5000 donors we need to help buy this land? Every extra penny we raise will be used to protect wild places like this from corporations bent on their destruction.

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Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.