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[ [link removed] ]Young bonobo sitting in a tree amongst rainforest greenery

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 destroy the only home of endangered bonobos.

Local partners are racing to create a 1.2 million-acre nature reserve in
the heart of the Congo Basin – and we can help! 

The Lilungu forest connects a critical wildlife corridor for bonobos and
other species, but with oil companies and developers swooping in and
accelerating deforestation, locals worry this beautiful forest and all who
live there won’t survive. But if enough of us chip in, we can help them
secure official protection. 

$1 is enough to protect 1 acre – can you chip in now to help save bonobos
and their forest home?



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The lush Lilungu forest lies between the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve to the
north and the Sankuru Nature Reserve to the south and links a critical
wildlife corridor in a vital area of bonobo habitat. It's also home to the
Balanga people who care deeply about protecting bonobos and preserving the
precious forest that is their shared home.

For almost 20 years the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) and Centre de
Recherche en Écologie et Foresterie (CREF) have worked together to
establish cooperative conservation and community-led development programs.
But their work is under increasing threat from out-of-control development,
logging, mining, hunting, and wildlife trafficking. With the government of
the Democratic Republic of Congo agreeing to auction off oil and gas
blocks, the Congo rainforest and all living there need protection now more
than ever.

Every $1 they receive is another acre of Lilungu forest that can be
secured to create a magnificent nature reserve in the heart of the Congo
rainforest, where local communities and endangered bonobos can live in
harmony.

Local community leaders are ready to protect their forest – they just need
funds to do it. Together we can multiply their impact and make the Lilungu
Nature Reserve a safe haven for all who live there. And continue the fight
to put nature and people over corporate profits. Can you chip in to help?



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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,  
Yasmin and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Why the Congo Basin is vital in the fight against climate breakdown.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. 18 November 2023

[ [link removed] ]Big potential and immense challenges for great ape conservation in the
Congo Basin, experts say. Mongabay. 28 June 2023

[ [link removed] ]How dash for African oil and gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical
forests. The Guardian. 10 November 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.

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