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Iracambi Atlantic Rainforest Research and Conservation Center - From all over the world, come Volunteers and Researchers to help Iracambi fulfil their mission to work with their community to make conservation of the rainforest more attractive than its destruction. They live in the Atlantic Rainforest on a working farm in the buffer zone of the Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, home to the world's largest population of one of the most endangered primates in the Americas, the Wooly Spider Monkey. Daily they face the same issues as their farming neighbors: how can they make a living from the land, whilst also preserving the biodiversity of the area? Brazil Eco Adventure Tours - Brazil is the first among the megadiverse countries and the Atlantic Rainforest / (Mata Atlântica) the most impressive of its 6 biomes. It contains the worlds second largest biosphere reserve, 4 of the 7 Brazilian natural world heritage sites and circa 600 of the 900 conservation units. The flora and fauna of this unique hotspot is distributed over 7 ecosystems with up to 5 altitudinal zones. Nowhere else such an expressive geological, biological and social/cultural diversity in combination with a fantastic landscape can be found.   The World Land Trust is an international conservation charity, based in Halesworth, a rural town in Suffolk, UK. Since its foundation in 1989 as the World Wide Land Conservation Trust, the World Land Trust has been working to preserve the world's most biologically important and threatened lands, and has helped purchase and protect over 375,000 acres of habitats rich in wildlife, in Asia, Central and South America and the UK. Who runs the World Land Trust? The World Land Trust is run by a small number of staff and interns, many of whom work part-time. Tropical Rainforest Coalition (TRC) believes that individuals can make a difference. Looking back, we can say we have. Established in 1991 during World Rainforest Week, TRC is an all-volunteer, 501c3 non-profit organization that has made a significant impact on the preservation of rainforests and indigenous people. TRC builds coalitions between individuals, corporations, businesses, learning institutions and non-governmental organizations seeking to reverse the unsustainable use of the rainforests. SuddenRush Atlantic Rainforest Institution - The main goal of the SuddenRush Atlantic Rainforest Institution (SRARFI) is to preserve the truly endangered and species-rich Atlantic Rainforest along Brazils Atlantic coastline. All intact rainforest that you sponsor is then transferred into a  natural reserve that guarantees governmental protection for eternity! Our other main target is to transfer deforested land that still boarders intact rainforest into secondary rainforest by a new and sustainable way of planting Guarana. You can help the Atlantic Rainforest to preserve and restore the natural heritage by becoming a sponsor. STARO - objects are to promote  the preservation and conservation of the Amazon rainforest, to advance education in the subject and to promote research into the flora and fauna of the Amazon Rainforest and to publish the useful results. Our mission is to promote and support the protection and the conservation of the Amazon Rainforest. Although the Amazon rainforest has hardly been explored, 16,700km2 was lost due to deforestation in 2005/06. If man continues this rate of destruction by the year 2020 the largest rainforest in the world will be gone. The rainforest is the source of much of the world’s prescribed medicines. Brazil Ecotravel offers tailored itineraries and programs for group and independent travelers as well as tour outfitters, travel agencies, institutions and other organizations. Their mission is to promote environmentally responsible travel in Brazil, ensuring that their natural resources and local communities benefit now and in the future. This mission demonstrates their belief that the true beauty of a nation and its people is reflected in the traveler's eyes. The Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is active in Peru and Bolivia. Our directors and staff are experienced ecologists and conservationists. We work to protect biodiversity by studying ecosystems and developing innovative conservation tools to protect land in the region while supporting the livelihoods of local communities. Our mission is to conserve the biological diversity of the Amazon. Road construction, logging, and land clearing for agriculture are endangering the health of the Amazon rainforest.

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