Hi,

December 14th is Monkey Day, a time when we can honor and learn more about these endearing creatures. But did you know that 65% of primate species are vulnerable or endangered?¹ Monkeys rely on the forest for their survival, but increased deforestation is putting these animals in danger by destroying their habitats and food sources.

The golden lion tamarins living in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest are threatened by deforestation and urbanization — less than 12% of the tamarins’ original habitat exists.² The Barbary macaque, a small monkey native to Morocco, faces habitat loss driven by wildfires. Today, only around 8,000 macaques exist in the wild.³

Through The Canopy Project, EARTHDAY.ORG combats deforestation and biodiversity loss.⁴ Since 2010, our global reforestation project has planted millions of trees around the world, including in Morocco and Madagascar.

Tree planting helps to restore habitats for monkeys and hundreds of other threatened species. Will you help us on our mission? Even a donation of $1 makes a positive impact to protect our environment.

Monkeys are not the only species we help. By planting trees, we prevent threatened species like lemurs, Bengal tigers, and fish from going extinct.^5,6,7 Restoring habitats is one way of tackling the climate crisis while simultaneously promoting conservation and biodiversity. With your support, we can continue to protect our environment.

The Canopy Project can often plant one tree for as little as $1. Will you chip in to our planting efforts and help us protect threatened species?

For all of us,

Kathleen Rogers
President

Footnotes:

1. National Institutes of Health:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8557711/

2. Conservation Science and Practice:
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.89

3. Moroccon Primate Conservation Foundation: https://digitum.um.es/digitum/bitstream/10201/29754/1/

4. EARTHDAY.ORG: https://www.earthday.org/campaign/the-canopy-project/ 

5. EARTHDAY.ORG: https://www.earthday.org/madagascar-lemurs-at-risk/ 

6. EARTHDAY.ORG: https://www.earthday.org/the-royal-bengal-tiger/ 

7. EARTHDAY.ORG: https://www.earthday.org/wildlife-in-ancient-lake-face-modern-problems/