The forests and grasslands the project focuses on have one of the highest rates of biodiversity on Earth and are home to migratory birds.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos allocated 12 million dollars to the project “Conserva Aves”, promoted by a consortium of bird protection organizations in the United States and Latin America to address the climate crisis in the tropical Andes.
BirdLife International, National Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy, together with RedLAC, which brings together almost thirty environmental entities in Latin America and the Caribbean, applauded the donation in a note this Monday, which establish protected sites in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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“The Bezos Earth Fund’s support of the ‘Conserva Aves’ initiative is exciting and deeply appreciated. As an Ecuadorian, it is very important to me to address the most urgent problems facing threatened birds and biodiversity in the tropical Andes, ”said the Executive Director of BirdLife, Patricia Zurita.
The investment will support local communities and indigenous peoples to establish and strengthen between 30 and 40 new protected sites essential for migratory and threatened bird species in the Andean zone, which means between 450,000 and 600,000 hectares by the year 2027.
The forests and grasslands that the project is focusing on have one of the highest rates of biodiversity on Earth and are home to migratory birds that spend the summer in North America, such as warblers, tanagers, weevils and sandpipers, according to National Audubon. Society in the note.
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The organizations warned of large-scale habitat degradation and biodiversity loss that are advancing rapidly in Latin America, with particular emphasis on the “severe decline” of migratory birds, as well as the importance of safeguarding it through protected areas.
The Bezos Earth Fund, created by the businessman in 2020, plans to allocate 10 billion dollars to finance scientists, activists, NGOs and companies that fight the climate crisis and seek environmental justice, and this Monday announced 44 donations worth 443 million . (I)
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