Description:
Support rangers protecting the Peruvian Amazon from illegal logging and deforestation.
Species Protected: Tapir, Jaguar, Anaconda, Monkey, Caiman, Bush Master, Snake, Pink Dolphin
Country: Peru, USA
Legal Status Legally Constituted NGO
Tax Deductible: Yes
Area Conserved: 485,622,771 Km²
Organisms Protected per Month: 1000000
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Mission:
This is the front line of protecting the Amazon. We are a team of indigenous leaders and international experts poised to make history by actually saving an entire watershed, and all the flora, fauna and threatened cultures it contains. We are protecting 120,000 acres right now. We need to protect another 200,000 acres immediately. Every moment matters. Every donation helps. Join this fight!
Actions:
After more than a decade of work on the ground and research, Junglekeepers has provided proof of concept of what it takes to sustainably protect more than 77,000 acres of land. For more than 2 years we've been protecting the land, pushed back on illegal logging, documented the number of unique species endemic to the region.
Our methods work. Within the current boundaries of the reserve we have seen incidents of illegal logging drop by over 90% and incidents of illegal land acquisition drop to almost zero. Our rangers patrol hundreds of kilometers per year. Within the Junglekeepers protected land, the animals are safe, the ancient trees are safe, and the forest is free to function as it has for millions of years.
Use of Donations:
For each $100 donated to Junglekeepers, we use:
$60 for direct land acquisition: the best way to guarantee the land is protected is to own it. This is the only way to fight against illegal logging and land grabs
$34 for our ranger program: salary of ranger and admin staff, buy food, equipment, maintain our boats, ranger stations and other operational expenses
$4 for legal & administrative fees
$2 for our science & research program
