Help Save Rainforests in Ecuador: Support the Tropical Forest Project

The Tropical Forest Project helps protect rainforests and other tropical and sub-tropical forests, such as this one at Tapichalaca, Ecuador. See a larger image here.

Project Partner Organisations:

Contact a WLT partner organisation

Why protect Ecuador's tropical forests?

Incredibly high species diversity:

• Over 1600 species of birds. This is about 17% of the world’s total
• A wide variety of mammals, including Spectacled Bear, Woolly Mountain Tapir, Two-toed Sloth, Jaguar, Ocelot, Jaguarundi and a wide variety of bats and monkey species.
• Over 400 species of amphibians.
• Well over 16,000 species of plants (25% of which are endemic), including 4,000 species of orchids.

Wildlife under threat:

• Very little intact habitat remains, perhaps as little as 10% in the Andean and western coastal provinces of Ecuador, due to relatively high human population density in this area.
• This area is also high in endemic species and consequently many species here are classified as globally threatened.

Take Action:

• Donate now to support the Tropical Forest Project
• Get the latest Ecuador project updates »

Learn More:

• Reserves in Ecuador supported by World Land Trust
• Links to background and further information

Other ways of helping save the rainforests in Ecuador

15 Ways You Can Help Save Rainforest and Other Threatened Wildlife Habitats

More information on the Tropical Forest project in Ecuador 

• Project updates
• Reserves supported by the Tropical Forest Project, Ecuador
• Background to the Tropical Forest project
• More about this project area at WLT's sister site, Wildlife Focus, including:
  • Ecuador photo gallery
  • Hummingbird Webcam at Buenaventura Reserve
  • Podcast about the webcam
  • Wildlife videos from the Ecuador reserves
  • Virtual Tours of the Ecuador reserves
• External links to our Ecuador Partners:
  • Fundación EcoMinga
  • Fundación Jocotoco
  • Fundación Pro-Bosque