John,

There’s an area of the Bolivian Amazon that scientists call a vital bridge between worlds. Here jaguars and pumas roam, maned wolves run, and shy tapirs gently forage – an entire ecosystem of species move through this natural corridor connecting the humid rainforest with the dry Chiquitano forest.

But the last, big stretch of this precious forest is about to be sold to a Brazilian soy giant – unless we help save it!

Our partners on the front lines say it’s not too late to block the sale, but they can’t do it alone. They’re up against agribusiness giant, Bom Futuro, with seemingly endless funds and in an exceptionally complex legal and regulatory process.

But with an influx of cash now, they can press ahead with legal challenges, getting officials onside, monitoring forest and documenting threats – whatever it takes to prove this land must be protected and stop the sale. They’re running out of time – and urgently asking for help. Can you chip in to save this vital piece of the Bolivian Amazon?

I'll donate $3I'll donate $4 I'll donate $5I'll donate $9I'll donate another amount

The drawn rectangle in the image is an area 3 times the size of Paris. This is the last stretch of unbroken forest that still connects the Bolivian dry Amazon (the Chiquitano forest) with the larger Amazon basin:

If sold to Bom Futuro, precious forest would be razed and replaced with industrial-sized plots of soy, devastating the fragile ecosystem and the surrounding territories where Indigenous communities live:

Endangered wildlife won’t be able to move between the Amazon rainforest and Chiquitano dry forests, like the giant armadillo:

 

Millions of acres of Chiquitania have already been destroyed in just a few years. This area of the Bolivian Amazon has some of the highest rates of deforestation from slash-and-burn agriculture. And agribusiness is rushing to swoop in and turn even more of it into farmland.

Saving these last acres of unbroken forest is absolutely critical. The forest stores water, shelters wildlife, and protects the people who live around it. This is their last hope for the survival of every living thing there!

There's still time to challenge it legally and push regulators to do the right thing. But they're running out of money – and out of time. If enough of us chip in, we can rush them the cash they need to stop this disastrous land sale. And help defend people and nature from exploitative corporations.

Can you chip in to save this vital piece of the Bolivian Amazon?

I'll donate $3I'll donate $4 I'll donate $5I'll donate $9I'll donate another amount

 

Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.

John, together we could set a powerful precedent for Indigenous rights and forest conservation in Bolivia, and beyond. Are you in?