Protecting & Restoring The Most Endangered Rainforest On Earth

Saving Species, Storing Carbon & Improving Livelihoods in Ecuador

We Have Reached The Inflection Point

Mass Extinction

30% of all plant and animal species are on the brink of extinction.

Climate Change

Scientists warn that CO2 levels are on course to trigger catastrophic and irreversible changes by 2040.

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Deforestation

50% of the earth’s rainforests have disappeared in the last 50 years.

What We Do

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Protect

TMA protects the last remnants of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador by building and connecting nature preserves.

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Reforest

We provide local farmers with start-up capital and financial incentives to convert deforested land into regenerative forests.

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Manage

TMA combines state-of-the-art technology with on-the-ground fieldwork to verify performance and achieve results.

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Ecuador Where We Work Approximately 98% of Ecuador’s coastal forest has already been lost. It is one of the most endangered tropical ecosystems on earth. The Jama-Coaque Reserve (JCR) protects one of the last major remnants of rainforest and cloud forest in this critically-threatened region. JCR is located in the heart of the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Biodiversity hotspot, about 10 km south of the equator line and 5 km inland from the Pacific Ocean. Jama-Coaque Reserve Repeat Ecuador Where We Work Approximately 98% of Ecuador’s coastal forest has already been lost. It is one of the most endangered tropical ecosystems on earth. The Jama-Coaque Reserve (JCR) protects one of the last major remnants of rainforest and cloud forest in this critically-threatened region. JCR is located in the heart of the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Biodiversity hotspot, about 10 km south of the equator line and 5 km inland from the Pacific Ocean. Jama-Coaque Reserve Repeat

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Our Partners

Support TMA & Visit the Reserve

We welcome supporters to visit JCR and stay at the Bamboo House for an off-the-grid rainforest experience just a few kilometers from the beach.

Ways to give

Sponsor Reserve Expansion
Sponsor Reforestation
Carbon
Offset
Corporate Partnership
Major & Planned Gifts
Sponsor Reserve Expansion
Sponsor Reforestation
Carbon
Offset
Corporate Partnership
Major & Planned Gifts

Blog

Aerial view of the Camarones River valley circa 2022BlogConservation
February 9, 2023

Long-Term Threats & Plan for Resilience for the Capuchin Corridor

Management Guide for the Coming Decades
This 2-page report offers a clinical diagnosis of the primary threats facing the Capuchin Corridor and outlines a plan of action to achieve long-term resilience. It is meant to serve…
Lush lianas in the cloud forestBlogConservation
November 19, 2022

Saving the Old-Growth Cloud Forest of Cerro Pata de Pájaro

The Struggling Jewel of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador
TMA and its local partner organization FETMU are working together to protect the 4,333-hectare (10,707-acre) forest of Cerro Pata de Pájaro—home to arguably the most pristine remnant of Pacific Forest…
Cloud layer on the mountainConservation
December 20, 2021

Brief Summary of The Capuchin Corridor

A 40,000-Hectare Rainforest Conservation & Restoration Project
TMA is building a large-scale conservation corridor that will protect and restore one of the last remnants of the Pacific Forest of Ecuador.

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