Our 2023 Impact Report is Out!

October 8, 2024

Our 2023 Impact Report is here! 

2023 was a year full of collaboration and ground-breaking endeavors that have allowed us to push the boundaries of conservation, extending our impact even further and deeper across the Amazon Basin. We are delighted to share our accomplishments with you, our committed community of supporters, and conservationists.

Thanks to the generous support of our donors that fuel our work across the region, we were able to accomplish major milestones in 2023: 

  • Halting a massive deforestation project in the Amazon of Suriname by providing local partners with MAAP data that analyzed the impacts of a proposed land deal. This information reached the Surinamese government, and, following the publication of this MAAP report, the government officially announced the termination of this project that would have destroyed over 1 million acres of forests. 
  • In coordination with our Peruvian sister organization, we helped establish a legal clinic to provide counsel to local and Indigenous communities fighting illegal deforestation in their forest homes. This support helped them confront nature crimes in their territories, enabling them to submit legal claims and prosecute illicit actors. 
  • Through close collaboration with local partners and Indigenous groups, we provided actionable, real-time data that enabled local authorities to conduct 15 major field operations to stop incidents of illegal gold mining, one of them destroying roughly $11 million worth of mining equipment and heavy machinery, making this one of the largest illegal mining raids in Peruvian history. 
  • Continued the hard work of protecting 9.3 million acres of wild places, and advanced in the long-term process of creating new protected areas that will protect millions more.

 

We are grateful to have such a dedicated network of supporters, partners, and team members who have helped drive our conservation efforts forward. These incredible achievements would not have been possible without YOU. Here’s to another great year of conservation! 

Click here to read our 2023 Annual Impact Report.