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National Park Launched with Community Support Dr VOLUME VIII: 2018 NATIONAL PARK LAUNCHED WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT DR. ERIC VEACH TO CHAIR RAINFOREST TRUST BOARD LETTER FROM THE CEO . Dr. Eric Veach, a software engineer, was elected as the new chair of Rainforest Dear Friends, Trust’s board of directors in March, after serving as vice chair since 2016. We purchase and protect threatened tropical habitats to save endangered He and his wife, Luanne Lemmer, have provided key support to a number of wildlife through local partnerships and community engagement. “You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that Rainforest Trust projects since 2008. Last year, they received the rare honor seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard of having two new species of moths named for them: Chlorosema lemmerae Senior Staff the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone and Rosema veachi. Dr. Paul Salaman at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all Chief Executive Officer you can give.” “The key to saving the world’s threatened species is to save their habitats,” Dr. Robert Ridgely President Dr. Veach said. “This is truly one of the most urgent priorities in conservation, Rainforest Trust Board Member Dr. E.O. Wilson made considering the tremendous rate at which rainforest is being lost every year. Dr. George E. Wallace the above statement many years before he joined our Chief Conservation Officer I am very proud of the incredible work that Rainforest Trust has done so far, board, but his sentiment resonates powerfully within me and I am looking forward to helping us achieve even more.” Leslie VanSant and our organization today. Two years ago, we upped our Chief Philanthropy Officer commitment to save species, care for communities and Dr. Veach takes over leadership of the board from John Mitchell, an adjunct Marc Ford protect our planet by setting a bold goal to save 50 million Chief Outreach Officer scientist at the New York Botanical Garden and research associate at acres by 2020. But we have not acted alone. You have been the Smithsonian Institution-National Patricia Munoz-Chernitsky with us every step of the way, helping us save more than 18 Chief Financial Officer Museum of Natural History. He helped million acres, and we thank you for that! guide Rainforest Trust through a recent Mark Gruin Director of Partnerships period of unprecedented growth, and As our impact grows, so does yours. Already this year, the he will remain active with the board in Board of Directors Rainforest Trust board, under direction of newly installed his new role as chair emeritus. Dr. Eric Veach, Chair Chair Dr. Eric Veach, has approved 23 new projects across Edith McBean, Vice Chair the tropics. In total, we are working on protecting 30 million “Eric has been an important supporter Sally Davidson, Treasurer new acres that, when added to our 18 million already saved, of the organization for 10 years, and Dr. Wayt Thomas, Secretary has us pushing up against our 2020 goal. we are delighted with the passion and Dr. E.O. Wilson, Member commitment he brings to this new Geoffrey Chen,Member Take our work in Ecuador, for example. Over the last 30 years, role,” said Rainforest Trust CEO Dr. Paul Robert Giles,Member Rainforest Trust has protected a total of 320,410 acres in this Salaman. “I also want to highlight the Eric Goode, Member biodiverse and beautiful country. If you lined up all of those incredible job John Mitchell did during Patricia Koval, Member acres end to end, it would be equal to driving from New York his 17 years leading our board.” Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, Member to Los Angeles more than four times! We are proud of our Kim Stewart,Member recent work with Fundación Jocotoco in Ecuador to expand Jeffrey Zack,Member three reserves (highlighted on page 5). WAYS TO GIVE facebook.com/RainforestTrust John D. Mitchell, Chair Emeritus Online: (Credit Card or PayPal) Our impact is felt beyond the boundaries of any individual RainforestTrust.org Advisory Council reserve or country. Rainforest Trust’s tried and true twitter.com/RainforestTrust conservation model — protecting habitat — is being Phone: Dr. Bruce Beehler 1 (800) 456-4930 Dr. Gwen Brewer recognized more and more as the most cost-effective way Callie Broaddus to have an immediate, positive impact on our climate (learn Mail: youtube.com/RainforestTrust Rainforest Trust Dr. Thomas Brooks more on page 12). 7078 Airlie Road, Warrenton, VA 20187 Brett Byers instagram.com/RainforestTrust Dr. Nigel Collar As Dr. Wilson says: “Persist! The world needs all you can EFT: Contact us to learn more, John Gwynne give.” At Rainforest Trust, we aim high and are thankful to [email protected] Ambassador Heather Hodges be working with our local partners to achieve our ambitious Alan Martin goals. Thanks to new partnerships with corporations like Stock Donations: Contact us to transfer stocks, bonds or mutual Dr. Russell Mittermeier Sambazon and Legendary: Game of Heroes (stories found funds, [email protected] Roger Pasquier on page 21 & 22), we are connecting with more people who Proudly printed on 100% recycled paper made Linda Perry-Lube believe in saving the rainforest. Crowdrise Campaign: with renewable energy. Start your own fundraising campaign for Sir Ghillean Prance Rainforest Trust and invite friends and family Help us recycle this newsletter even further by Scott Rasmussen I hope you enjoy this first Rainforest Trust newsletter of to support your cause. sharing it with family and friends. Dr. Peter Raven 2018. Please share it with a friend and let them know why PHOTO CREDITS our work inspires you. Planned Giving: Dr. Simon Stuart Create a conservation legacy by including Front: Traditional Dance, YK-RASI Dr. John Terborgh Rainforest Trust in your planned giving. Dr. David Wilcove For the rainforests, Visit RainforestTrust.org/PlannedGiving Back: Pygmy Elephants, Ch'ien C. Lee or contact us today. Roland Wirth RAINFOREST TRUST RAINFOREST Rainforest Trust Tax ID: 13-3500609 TRUST RAINFOREST TOP: TOP: RIGHT: Dr. Paul Salaman 1 2 PERU “The article reports that Loreto and Ucayali are the of the Amazon’s last true wildernesses. The region regions with the highest carbon loss, and Sierra is home to a biological community rich in rare and del Divisor is effectively safeguarding more than threatened species, including 38 mammals such 3 million acres shared by these two regions,” said as Jaguars, South American Tapirs and Red Uakari Dani Enrique Rivera Gonzalez, Project Director of Monkeys. There are also believed to be 3,500 plant CEDIA. species, 300 fish species, 365 bird species and 109 amphibian species. Climbing from an immense swath of rainforest, the Sierra del Divisor Mountain Range stretches Through the generous support of our friends around the more than 600 miles along the Peru-Brazil border world and the SAVES Challenge, this project is a success. in the heart of the Amazon Basin. Complete with A special thank you to Leslie H. Danoff and Lawrence S. plunging waterfalls, dormant volcanic cones, wild Robbins, GreaterGood.org, Luanne Lemmer and Dr. Eric rivers, pristine forests and uncontacted tribes, Veach, the late Philip May and Leslie Santos and Brett this largely unknown and unexplored range is one Byers for their leadership gifts. For indigenous communities, land is a source of livelihood Cartagena and central to their economic, by Rainfores social and cultural rights.” Existing Pro CEDIA0 100 A EXPANDING PROTECTION, SECURING CARBON IN PERU’S AMAZON RAINFOREST V E N E . Sierra del Divisor, Peru Rainforest Trust and its local partner Center for It is estimated that there are over 500 indigenous the Development of an Indigenous Amazon communities in the Peruvian Amazon that are still (CEDIA) once again expanded protection around in need of proper land titles. However, this four- Sierra del Divisor National Park in Peru with an year project with CEDIA, which is expected to be additional 42,867 acres in February 2018. completed next year, will provide land titles to all communities in the western part of Sierra del These new acres were added by helping three Divisor and in the Tapiche and Blanco River Basin campesino communities (Monte de los Olivos, north of the park. Canelos and Alto Perillos) obtain proper land titles as part of a larger effort to title over 50 This security not only benefits the communities, community territories. These will form a firewall but as it empowers landowners to prevent against colonization around Sierra del Divisor deforestation, it will also have a positive impact National Park and the soon-to-be White Sands on the planet. According to new research, National Reserve. the Peruvian Amazon has historically been a tremendous carbon sink. In fact, researchers at “The rainforests in the Amazon of Peru are home the Carnegie Institution for Science recently Mitú to an extraordinary concentration of biodiversity, determined that the aboveground carbon storage and home to many indigenous communities. Sadly of the area is 6.83 billion metric tons. However, as Pasto the forests and peoples of the Amazon have all deforestation and degradation increase in Peru, REGION COUNTRY too often suffered from the relentless campaign these same forests are becoming carbon sources. Latin America Peru A D O R to deforest and destroy the land,” said Rainforest Trust CEO Dr. Paul Salaman. The Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project ACRES TREES SAVED (MAAP) took this information and determined 42,867 ~7,759,000 “When Rainforest Trust helps indigenous peoples that 59 million metric tons of carbon were lost secure legal rights to their land, it not only gives during the last five years. But they also showed them rights to block mining and logging, but that land protection can solve this problem, THREATENED CO2 SPECIES EQUIVALENT gives them one of the most basic of human rights.
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