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Save the Chocó

Canandé and Buenaventura reserves, Ecuador.

$50,953 funded of $500,000.

The goal of this project is to provide funding and scientific guidance to purchase and protect 1,000 hectares of rainforest in the Ecuadorian Chocó region. This land will be incorporated into Fundación Jocotoco's system of reserves under the flag of the Save the Chocó project.

Chocó rainforest

About 19.2% of the Chocó rainforest in Ecuador remains. Photo by Lucas Bustamante.

Sachatamia ilex

There are 92 species of amphibians in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest, including the Ghost Glassfrog (Sachatamia ilex). Photo by Alejandro Arteaga.

Trachyboa boulengeri

There are 122 species of reptiles in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest, including the Northern Eyelash-Boa (Trachyboa boulengeri). Photo by Frank Pichardo.

Chocó rainforest

Nearly 25,000 hectares of Chocó rainforest are destroyed every year in Ecuador. Photo by Lucas Bustamante.

Chocó rainforest

In Ecuador, the Chocó rainforest is destroyed and transformed into cattle pastures and palm-oil plantations. Photo by Lucas Bustamante.

Chocó rainforest

The destruction of rainforests causes major losses in biodiversity and releases tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. Photo by Jorge Castillo.

Field team at Gualpí, Chocó

The Tropical Herping team explores pristine rainforest areas to gather scientific evidence and graphic material to help Fundación Jocotoco choose the most important plots of land to save. Photo by Jorge Castillo.

Chocó rainforest

As of october 2019, Tropical Herping has gathered and provided funding to protect 97 hectares of pristine Chocó rainforest. Photo by Lucas Bustamante.

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