Enveloped in cloud cover in the far southwest of the Amazon, the region of Toldopampa finds itself at unprecedented risk of deforestation. This programme aims to establish a 130,337 acre protected area to prevent developers destroying trees for mining and cattle grazing.

This programme will provide support for the indigenous Huanca people and protect critically endangered primates. Species include the Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey, Andean Night Monkey, and the Black Spider Monkey.

The programme is expected to protect 15.5 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents.

The Maísa project is located in an area referred to as the “Arc of Deforestation” which accounts for circa 52% of all deforestation in the Amazon. This programme aims to protect 71,042 acres from illegal industrial logging among other similarly nefarious activities.

This expansive programme seeks to empower local communities in creating strong resistance in the region to climate damaging activities as well as protecting over 128 endangered tree species and 29 endangered animal species.

The programme is expected to protect 2.0 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents.

Nestled within the Serra Bonita Mountain Range the Instituto Uiraçu maintain a conservation reserve spanning 8,468 acres. This programme seeks to expand the reserve by 750 acres and prevent it being sold for agricultural development which has already consumed so much of the region.

The Atlantic Forest is home to a wide range of critically endangered species. Expansion of the reserve will protect the Banded Cotinga, Buff-headed Capuchin, and Natterer’s Longwing all of which find themselves on the precipice of extinction.

The programme is expected to protect 99,467 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents.