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Closed 07/02/2017
Weʼve raised £90 to fund a month of voluntary rainforest conservation in Ecuador with the Ceiba Foundation.
- Funded on Tuesday, 7th February 2017
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The world's rainforests are being destroyed. One and a half acres of forest are cut down every single second for all kinds of reasons, including agriculture and cattle-raising, industrial logging, urbanisation and the construction of oil and gas pipelines. This deforestation has disastrous consequences: it contributes significantly to global warming due to the loss of photosynthetic organisms which remove CO2 from the atmosphere; it causes a loss of biodiversity, and has already put countless species under threat through loss of habitat. Of course, it is only the governments and the big companies with the real power to put the brakes on this rampant deforestation; however, I believe it is up to everybody to do what they can to protect, conserve and rebuild rainforests, thereby going some way towards counteracting the damage while sending a message to those in power that we care about our forests. For this reason, in March 2017 I will be spending a month volunteering with the Ceiba Foundation, a highly respected group which works in the Lalo Loor dry forest reserve in Ecuador to conserve wildlife and reforest the local area (website: http://www.ceiba.org/index.htm).
Any money I raise will go towards my flight to South America and my accommodation and food expenses while volunteering for Ceiba. Thank you for your time, and please give generously, as it will be gratefully appreciated. Thank you!
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- 7 years ago
Jacob Buckton
7 years agoThank you to Omar and Sylvia!
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- 8 years ago
Jacob Buckton
8 years agoThanks to Jill and Lloyd for their generous donation! Much appreciated.
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C Buckton
Dec 23, 2016
Couldn't be a worthier farsighted cause
£30.00
Sam Buckton
Dec 20, 2016
You're an inspiration to us all - what you're doing is so important. My inner Stephen Maturin is very envious! A blog, perhaps, if you find any wifi? Take lots and lots of photos in any case :)
£20.00
Silvia Lauzzana
Dec 2, 2016
Dear Jacob, we support you and your cause. We hope you have a fruitful time! Omar and Silvia (choir buddies!)
£20.00
Jill Moore
Nov 17, 2016
Well done Jacob for volunteering to help preserve such a special place.Best wishesJill and Lloyd(Sam's friend Alex's parents)
£20.00
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