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[ [link removed] ]A tamarin monkey sitting high up in a tree surrounded by green foliage.

John,

Time is running out to expand the nature reserve we’re helping build in
what might literally be the most species-rich place on Earth!

For two years we’ve been working with local partners Khamai to buy
property after property and incorporate them into the Pitalala Reserve.
And with a new fast-track mining law that just came into effect in
Ecuador, it’s more urgent than ever before.

We have just WEEKS to raise enough to buy what our partners call “the most
critical land acquisitions” in the mining-threatened area – and for a
limited time they have a huge new matching grant that will double the
impact of our community’s contribution!

The plots up for grabs are in an area that could immediately be legally
exploited by mining companies, and one of the owners is about to leave the
country and is primed to sell – to someone.

It needs to be us. We need to buy the land before the mining companies –
and then keep it safe forever.

Can you chip in now to help buy this land fast – and protect it for good?



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The Pitalala Reserve is unlike anywhere else on the planet. Ferocious
jaguars, emerald green boas, powerful harpy eagles, shy tapirs, and
more…all sharing the same forest home (see lots of pictures below!!)

But this pinnacle of biodiversity remains under critical threat: the
government of Ecuador just passed a law to fast-track mining concessions
in the area! It's what mining company TerraEarth has been lobbying for all
this time. The only way to stop them from ripping a mine into the heart of
this paradise is to buy up as much surrounding land as possible,
**becoming the land owners ourselves** and forcing the mining companies
out of the area.

Nothing can undo what we’ve already done: Pitalala reserve is protected,
and Ekō’s logo graces a sign at the entrance as recognition for the
incredible contribution of the community.

But with the new law, mining companies will swoop in and could devastate
the surrounding area, with unknown effects for our reserve. That’s why our
partners have targeted 25 new land lots surrounding Pitalala to create a
buffer zone for this ecological wonderland.

Can you help rush payment for the land and fuel campaigns like this to
protect people and the planet from profit-hungry corporations, worldwide?



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It’s hard to find a more obvious case for urgent conservation action. The
place that might have more species density than anywhere else on Earth vs
total devastation to mine gold.

And we have great partners to do it. Khamai works with local communities
Mulchiyacu and Zatzayacu, to promote sustainable economic alternatives to
illegal mining, like ecotourism and conservation-based employment, to
ensure there’s incentive to keep the land safe. They’ll also work to
restore land that has already been damaged, and eventually to get UNESCO
protection status for this irreplaceable piece of the planet.

John, our community has bought critically-threatened pieces
of nature before. But never in a place with *this* much natural
life…because there might not be another place on Earth to match it. Can
you chip in to buy and protect this part of the Ecuadorian Amazon – and
fuel campaigns like this to protect people and the planet from
profit-hungry corporations, worldwide? 



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We wanted to include a few more pictures of wildlife to share the richness
and beauty of this place.

Here’s a tapir, poking its head out:

[ [link removed] ]A tapir poking its head out of dense foliage.

A coiled Emerald Boa:

[ [link removed] ]Close-up of a coiled emerald green boa. Its head rests on its coiled
body.

A hiding Spix’s night monkey:

[ [link removed] ]Close-up of a Spix monkey poking its head out from a hole in a tree.

And a spectacular tree frog:

[ [link removed] ]Close-up of a vibrant green and orange tree frog.

Their home could be destroyed. Or we could prevent it. Join in: 



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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,  
Danny and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Urgent expansion of the Pitalala Reserve: Saving the Amazon rainforest
from gold mining Khamai Foundation

[ [link removed] ]New Mining Law in Ecuador Threatens Biodiversity and Indigenous
Territories Amazon Frontlines 26 February 2026

[ [link removed] ]Gold mining in the Amazon has doubled in area since 2018, AI tool
shows Mongabay 26 July 2024

 

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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