We have time to stop mass extinction, in the next few years.

The solution lies in protecting just 1.22% of the Earth where biodiversity is highest.

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Become a protector of large-scale landscapes

Your donation purchases land 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 are ready to protect. We bring connection, matching funds, and clarity to land conservation.

Protect lands in Centinela, Ecuador

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Do this in your own name or donate as a gift. Our featured location is Centinela, Ecuador, with 321 acres remaining need as of April 1, 2026: $13,001.00.

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.

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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The fuchsia-colored sites are home to rare, endangered, and endemic species that have not yet received protection.

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Rare species homelands protected in 2024: 11,829,999 acres

Average cost in 2025: $7.32 per acre

In process in 2025: 5,202,000 acres

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A community protecting rare species habitat.