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Local communities are fighting to protect 54,000 acres of Venezuela’s magical cloud forests – we can help!

Venezuela is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. But vast swathes of precious forests have been destroyed for logging and cattle farming, threatening to wipe fragile ecosystems and unique wildlife – like the spectacled Andean bear – off the face of the earth.

Locals have a genius plan to save an area the size of 30,000 football fields, protecting the cloud forests and wildlife that call it home – forever.

They’ve been painstakingly replanting native tree and plant species in nurseries with incredible results AND monitoring local wildlife. But they’re running out of money to keep this vital work going.

With all of us chipping in a little, we could send them an injection of cash to pay for crucial lab equipment like microscopes, cameras to monitor wildlife in hard to reach areas, and portable charging stations to keep all this important work going even in the midst of regular power blackouts.

Protecting wildlife and nature everywhere is exactly what our community is built for – can you chip in to help?

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Venezuela is in the grips of the worst peace-time economic collapse in nearly half a century. Almost a quarter of people have fled the country amid humanitarian and political crises – and its forests and wildlife are suffering too.

Endangered species like the charismatic Andean bear (the only bear in South America!) with its unique spectacle markings are fast disappearing. If we don’t do something now, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world could become an inhospitable wasteland.

But despite the huge challenges, locals are giving it their all to bring this unique cloud forest back to life.

A dedicated team of scientists, researchers and local communities are working non-stop to nurture vital plant nurseries to replenish land that was destroyed by logging and livestock farming. Thanks to community-building work, farmers are reducing the amount of land used for agriculture to replant hundreds of trees instead! With an injection of much-needed cash, the El Tambor project could offer economic incentives for local ranchers to amp up their efforts – and help thousands of forest acres bloom again.

It could be totally transformative but they need the cash to make it happen. Can you chip in to save this magical cloud forest in Venezuela and forests everywhere? 

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