Featuring Paso Pacífico

August 2, 2021

Another week... another incredible cause! This week our collective microgiving efforts are supporting the conservation efforts of Paso Pacífico, helping to restore and protect Central American ecosystems. Show your support by chipping in $1-10 through Sunday!

Why Paso Pacífico?

Let’s start here. Among so many other things, Paso Pacífico has:

Planted more than one million trees
Stabilized the dwindling population of the yellow-naped amazon parrot
Increased the population of the black-handed spider monkey by more than sixty percent
Helped launch more than ten ecotourism businesses
Assisted in the creation of three local marine industry cooperatives
Graduated more than 350 children from their Junior Ranger program and employed dozens of community members

We are so impressed with Paso Pacífico’s extraordinary approach to conservation in central America, showing us all how it's done by engaging communities, creating local buy-in, and developing sustainable livelihoods alongside ecological protections.

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