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IMPACT PROMISE
Our Partners are carefully selected due to their high conservation impact
Partner Snapshot
Partner Name
Location:
Las Tángaras Nature Reserve, Chocó, Northwest Colombia
Appeal Category:
- Ecosystem Restoration
- Endangered Species
- Protected Area Management
- Reforestation
- Wildlife Conservation
Key Species:
- Gold-ringed tanager
- Black-and-gold tanager
- Baudo guan
- Colombian black spider monkey
- Harlequin poison frog
Challenges And Threats:
- Critical 242-acre property at risk of deforestation
- Habitat fragmentation threatening endangered species
- Agricultural expansion pressures, including pasture and abattoir development
Actions:
- Secure the property to expand Las Tángaras Reserve.
- Maintain forest corridors for wildlife connectivity.
- Protect cloud forest ecosystems and biodiversity.
The Challenge
Colombia’s Chocó bioregion, one of the wettest and most biodiverse places on Earth, is vanishing at an alarming rate. More than 70% of its rainforest has already been lost, leaving only scattered remnants capable of supporting its astonishing wildlife.
At the heart of this landscape lies the 9,960-acre Las Tángaras Reserve, one of the last intact strongholds for species found nowhere else. Its cloud forests shelter critically threatened wildlife, including the Gold-ringed tanager and the Colombian black spider monkey. But this refuge is now in immediate danger.
A 242-acre property located inside the reserve boundary is scheduled for sale before year-end. If ProAves cannot secure it in time, it will be converted to cattle pasture and an abattoir triggering deforestation that would fragment the reserve, destroy habitat, and jeopardize the survival of its endangered species.
This is one of the last unprotected properties directly bordering Las Tángaras Reserve. Losing it would break the forest corridor and tear apart the ecological continuity the entire ecosystem depends on.
Urgent Solutions
ProAves urgently seeks to purchase the 242-acre property to secure it forever. Your support will:
- Protect a rainforest and Cloud forest twice the size of Vatican City, sheltering ~68,600 mature trees.
- Prevent the release of 90,000 metric tons of stored CO₂ equivalent to the electricity use of 1,200 homes for a decade.
- Complete a unified 9,960-acre conservation corridor, strengthening habitat connectivity for threatened birds, mammals, and amphibians.
- Safeguard cloud forest headwaters that feed the Atrato River, a lifeline for Afro-Colombian communities downstream.
- Permanently protect one of Colombia’s most endangered biodiversity corridors at a critical moment.
Why Your Donation Matters
If this property is not secured before the end of the year, forest clearing will begin and the damage will be irreversible. This is a one-time opportunity to save a vital tract of rainforest that stabilizes climate, protects water systems, and shelters species found nowhere else on Earth. And right now, every donation is doubled, protecting twice as much rainforest when it matters most.
Your Impact (Matched 1:1):
$100 — Protects 9,720 sq. ft. of rainforest
$250 — Protects 24,280 sq. ft. of rainforest
$1,000 — Protects 97,200 sq. ft. of rainforest
Every gift in your name helps secure irreplaceable habitat and keeps the Chocó’s extraordinary wildlife alive, forever.