I've been advised that the money raised for the World Land Trust has funded land purchases to protect cloud forest in Ecuador. This is directly from the WLT: "Buy an Acre funds were used for two properties which extend the Nangaritza Reserve by 193 acres (78 hectares). The purchases to extend the Nangaritza Reserve border the core reserve area, protecting a unique ecosystem where the Andes meet Amazonian foothill forest. Much of this habitat has been degraded due to clearing land for cattle grazing, which is the state of a small portion of the purchased land. However, now the land has become part of the reserve it will be allowed to regenerate to its former state and create a continuation of this endangered habitat, which contains spectacular biodiversity including amphibians such as the Critically Endangered Limon Harlequin Frog, threatened bird species such as the Orange-throated Tanager, as well as mammals including the Jaguar, Spectacled Bear, Mountain Tapir and Ocelot." We're well into saving a second acre of habitat so let's keep the forests growing and the art flowing! Only one question remains..who wants to join me in Ecuador to see the acre we saved? samuelhumphreys.bigcartel.com -- -- -- #worldlandtrust #saveanacre #ecuador #nangaritza #amazon #andes #cloudforest #threatenedhabitats #forest #naturereserve #nature #ecosystems #biodiversity #biophilia #naturelovers #natureart #conservation #conservationart #environment #environmentalism #savetheforest #biodiversity #deforestation (at Nangaritza Canton)
