Give the gift of ‘home’

Permanently protecting the homelands of rare species, one acre at a time.

1.2% of the planet is the home of rare species. We work here first.

Your donation purchases acreage in need of permanent protection. In connection with local communities, local leadership, and non-profits, you can support land conservation acre by acre. Conserve shares locally-led projects that ready to protect. We bring connection, matching funds, and clarity to land conservation.

Centinela

Western Andes, Ecuador

Conserve an acre in Centinela, Ecuador as a gift this holiday season

Let us know who you’d like to honor.

They will receive a gift email with photos and coordinates of the protected acreage, and you will be cc’d on the message. Our featured location is Centinela, Ecuador, with 371 acres of remaining need as of December 21, 2025: $14,021.00.

Your donation pays for the cost to buy land in Centinela, Ecuador, at market rate, and place it in a permanent land trust managed by local Ecuadorian non-profit Fundacion Jocotoco. Your donation will receive a match of 100% from non-profit Art into Acres. Currently, the cost of cloud forest land after matching funds, is $112.00 per acre.

$16.00
8,000 square feet of cloud forest, Centinela, Ecuador

$28.00
A quarter acre of cloud forest, Centinela, Ecuador

$56.00
A half acre of cloud forest, Centinela, Ecuador

$112.00
An acre of cloud forest, Centinela, Ecuador

Support us by covering the fees we have to pay

3% Cover the Fee

This donation amount at 100% will support the purchase of cloud forest, by the acre, in Centinela, Ecuador, with local partner Jocotoco. Your donation amount is matched at 100% by Art into Acres, and the total will be contributed to Jocotoco to permanently conserve biodiverse land. Conserve's operating costs are covered by a grant from Thriving Futures and the National Philanthropic Trust so your contribution will go fully to the protection of our vital planet's ecosystems.

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