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
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and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the
planet.
Vladimir, together we could set a powerful
precedent for Indigenous rights and forest conservation in Bolivia,
and beyond. Are you in?
