We need you to help us develop reasonable alternatives
to the destruction of these areas. In the Mera area
and in the Rio Zuñac watershed we urgently
need to buy forests while they are still available.
Donations for this purpose are needed.
Our partners in the US and UK are World
Parks (US) and World
Land Trust (UK). Both are registered
charities in their respective countries and donations
made to them for EcoMinga are tax-deductible. We are
also working with the new Orchid
Conservation Alliance, who have now reached
their goal of raising $10000 for us, and the CEIBA
Foundation. Write these foundations directly to make
donations, and write me for more information:
See my website, www.loujost.com,
for biological information about the Upper Pastaza
Watershed which we are trying to protect, and please
watch this page for news as we get going. Some famous
Ecuadorian artists are helping us raise funds by donating
half the proceeds of their art to us-- please see
www.ecominga.org
to see their work.
EcoMinga would
like to thank the following donors who have each
contributed to support EcoMinga's land purchases
or to support scientific work related to EcoMinga: |
John and the late Ruth Moore |
Dr. Malli and Vera Lee Rao |
Dr. Steve Beckendorf and Cindy Hill |
Dr. Nigel Simpson, O.B.E |
Orchid Conservation Alliance (San Diego,
CA) |
CEIBA Foundation |
Henri Botter and Ardy van Ooij |
Orchid Growers Guild (Madison, WI) |
Marisol Villagomez |
Dr. Anne Chao |
Bryon K. Rinke |