A 20-year ban on industrial logging has been lifted. Bonobos need our help. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

 
 

Young bonobo eating some leaves

John,

A 20-year ban on industrial logging has been lifted in the Congo Basin, opening up the only home of endangered bonobos to even greater threats from deforestation and illegal poaching.

Without their rainforest home, these gentle apes won't survive. But there is a surefire way to save these bonobos: secure official protection for two million acres of rainforest, and defend it from loggers.

And we can help for as little as £1 / €1 / $1 per acre!

If everyone reading this email chips in, our community-led partners can secure thousands of more acres of critical bonobo habitat right away. Can you help save the bonobos? 

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Something truly magical is being built in the enormous Congo Basin rainforest: the “Bonobo Peace Forest”.

Under the lush, dense canopies of the world’s second largest rainforest, the Bonobo Conservation Initiative and local communities are working together to connect a network of nature reserves to be managed by the people who live there. This beautiful model creates sustainable sources of income for local communities and a safe habitat for bonobos and other endangered animals – all while protecting the Congo Basin from rampant deforestation.

But with the ban on industrial logging effectively lifted, and many more applications in process, we need to move fast.

Every one of us donating today could make a lasting impact on the survival of bonobos and the Congo Basin rainforest – and will help power our campaigns to protect other crucial rainforests. John, can you chip in to help?

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Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the SumOfUs team


More information:

World’s second biggest rainforest will soon reopen to large-scale logging. National Geographic. National Geographic. 29 September 2021.

Protecting the great ape whose culture is peace. UN Development Programme In Africa & Conservation. 2 March 2021.

Bonobo conservation stymied by deforestation, human rights abuses. Mongabay. 2 October 2019.

 
 

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