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Iʼve raised £151 to fund the planting of trees in the Amazon rainforest by the Surui tribe in Rondonia, Brazil.
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Funded on Tuesday, 28th February 2023
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With Love From Fishponds
The Amazon rainforest is under constant threat from ever-increasing illegal deforestation, as thousands of trees are being illegally cut down or burnt every day. Through the People's University of Fishponds, our wider community is linking with the Surui tribespeople in Rondonia, Brazil who, as guardians of their forest, spend many months of the year growing saplings and re-foresting devastated land to save it for us all.
The whole Surui tribe spend every year growing tree saplings, nurturing & planting them in areas which have been decimated by illegal loggers, and their reforestation efforts ensures the Amazon rainforest remains one of Earth's vital lungs to protect vital species and more ultimately, our global climate stability.
We ask you to please give generously to save part of this vital rainforest in Rondonia which, being part of the wider Amazon rainforest, acts as a lung for the world. Our Fishponds Forest will be mapped on Google Earth within the Surui rainforest by the NGO Aquaverde who support the Surui and other communities across the world.
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- 2 years ago
Sally Ridley
2 years agoUpdate: we're still a long way off my £3k goal, so I'd be really grateful if you would keep sharing this page with friends, family & colleagues. The £1,242.50 raised has already been donated to the Surui and will be funding the planting of 100 native trees over the winter. But that is a spit in the ocean of what's needed in the Amazon, so I'd really like to raise more money if at all possible. Please do also share this with the companies you work for, as they could donate as part of their CSR remit & sustainability goals. Many thanks.
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- 2 years ago
Sally Ridley
2 years agoAs the last fundraising page expired, this is a new page to continue the amazing efforts you are all making to help reach our target of £3,000 to plant 240 trees in the Amazon rainforest. All funds raised on the previous page will be donated to this page asap.
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6
Anonymous
Jan 13, 2023
All best wishes for this wonderful project 💚
£20.00
Trish Mensah
Jan 3, 2023
For Ruth Pickersgill - one tree is being planted in the Surui rainforest in your name. Merry Christmas! Love, Trish x
£12.50
Anonymous
Dec 21, 2022
£10.00
People's University of Fishponds event donations
Nov 29, 2022
This money is from everyone at PUF events who kindly donated money towards saving the Surui rainforest in the Amazon.
£63.80
Anonymous
Nov 27, 2022
£20.00
Julie Dawn harris
Nov 5, 2022
My very best wishes in all that you do to save the rainforest. Please plant these trees next spring.Dawn Harris
£25.00
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Sally Ridley
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
NB - the original page ended, so the £1,242.50 has already been given to the Surui tribespeople to plant 100 native tree saplings, however, I'm continuing to raise money until the end of Nov to hopefully raise £3000 for saplings which will be planted between Dec '22 and Mar '23.