🌳 AI is changing the game in forest protection. New tools like can predict illegal deforestation up to 6 months in advance, saving time, forest, and lives. But #tech must go hand-in-hand with community safeguards & the leadership of Indigenous and rural peoples! www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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"Our ancestors taught us the importance of the forest. Now, we can use these new tools to share that knowledge with others and protect our land for future generations." www.ecologic.org/post/conserv...
🐝 In case you missed it: Stingless bees in the Amazon just became the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Youth in Totonicapán are using art and action to protect forests and water resources, and to inspire their communities to do the same! www.ecologic.org/post/youth-l...
2025 brought some good news: #deforestation slowed in parts of the tropics. But fires, drought, and forest damage are still piling up. It’s a reminder that #forests don’t just need protection on paper, they need people, support, and action on the ground! news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
🐝 Beekeeping = healthy food, strong forests, and income for rural communities! #DYK Bees pollinate a third of the world’s crops and support the ecosystems we all depend on!
“Conserving is not just about protecting nature, it’s about protecting the stories, the sounds, and the lives that surround us. When a community cares for its birds, it is also caring for itself.” www.ecologic.org/post/local-a...
Home gardens are building resilience. 🌱 Across the communities where EcoLogic works, families (especially women!) are turning small plots into sources of nutrition, income, and pride! www.ecologic.org/post/how-hom...
Just a few hours left to make your 2025 gift count! 💚 Your donation right now helps farmers like Don Carlos turn trees into tools for food, income, and a better future, and it gets doubled thanks to a matching gift! 🙌
Give before midnight: givebutter.com/edf-resilien...
💚 Just a few highlights from this year: 326 fuel-efficient stoves built, 500 acres restored through agroforestry, and $157K+ generated via conservation livelihoods, thanks to your support!
Want to be part of what’s next? Make a donation today: givebutter.com/edf-resilien...
"When we support Indigenous women and girls by listening to their priorities, protecting their rights, and funding their leadership, we multiply the impact of every climate solution." www.ecologic.org/post/indigen...
Did you know #mangroves do way more than just line the coast? In Guatemala, they’re home to manatees, crabs, birds, orchids—even stingless bees 🐝—and they help protect communities from storms and flooding. They’re essential for both nature and people! Learn more: www.ecologic.org/post/the-nat...
🌱 Happy Holidays from all of us at EcoLogic! 🍃 What a year it’s been! To our team, local partners, supporters & followers: THANK YOU! Because of you, we protected vital ecosystems & supported Indigenous and rural communities leading the way! givebutter.com/edf-resilien...
🌱 Good news from Totonicapán, Guatemala! Our work to strengthen climate resilience and forest conservation in rural communities has been renewed for a new phase through the Altiplano Resiliente initiative! www.ecologic.org/post/scaling...
This year, your support helped install 326 fuel-efficient stoves in rural households across Central America and Mexico, including in El Gancho, Honduras, where families like Doña Carmen’s are now cooking in safer, healthier homes. 🙏 🌱 Let’s keep the momentum going! givebutter.com/edf-resilien...
🌿 In case you missed it… Our final newsletter of the year is here, and it’s full of stories worth celebrating. As 2025 winds down, we’re reflecting on the real impact made possible by YOU!
See what we’ve achieved together! mailchi.mp/ecologic.org...
In Paris de Leán, Esparta, EcoLogic and local partners led a cookstove construction workshop as part of our long-standing collaboration with MAMUCA, an inter-municipal alliance working to reduce poverty and protect natural resources across northern Honduras!
👏 In the community of La Hicaca, Olanchito municipality, and in partnership with AJAASSPIB, we’ve begun building Justa 3D cookstoves, an efficient technology that improves family health & helps protect local forests.
🙏 Huge thanks to our partners and the women driving this important work forward!
Hot off the press! Our final newsletter of the year is here! As 2025 winds down, we’re celebrating real impact made possible by YOU! From forest protection in Totonicapán to bird conservation in Oaxaca, see what we’ve achieved together! 💚 Read now: mailchi.mp/ecologic.org...
🌿 Did you get a chance to give on #GivingTuesday? If not, there’s still time to make a difference! A generous donor is matching all gifts, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000: givebutter.com/edf-resilien...
"I’m a mother, a farmer, and a leader. With EcoLogic’s support, my village is stronger." — Doña Catarina, K'iche' leader in Guatemala 🌱 💪
This #GivingTuesday, stand with Indigenous women restoring forests & securing food for their communities. givebutter.com/edf-resilien...
🌱 Field Update from Guatemala: Our team is testing different fertilization treatments in local nurseries, and the results are already visible! You can clearly see differences in plant growth, helping us identify the most effective, sustainable methods to support reforestation efforts!
New FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025: nearly 11 million hectares of forest are still lost each year—especially in tropical regions—and climate threats like fires, pests, and extreme weather continue to take a toll. www.fao.org/newsroom/det...
In Ixcán, Guatemala, rural and Indigenous communities are turning to beekeeping to strengthen their livelihoods and protect the land. 🍯 From sustainable income to women’s empowerment, beekeeping is creating real change! www.ecologic.org/post/the-rol...
"This project has shown that when Indigenous and rural communities lead, the results are transformative for people and for ecosystems." www.ecologic.org/post/altipla...
Our team in Honduras has received the materials for building Justa 3D #cookstoves! These cookstoves are safer, more efficient, and better for both people and the planet. With every stove built, we're helping reduce deforestation and improve community health!
👏 Our team is on the ground at the National Congress on Protected Areas in Guatemala, joining voices from across the country to champion community-led conservation, forest protection, and Indigenous rights!
How do you make people care about climate change? From decoding whale songs with AI to racing to document disappearing insects, Life on a Little-Known Planet shows us how wonder, urgency, and storytelling can coexist. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This week, #women from the community of Tzanixnam in #Guatemala are leading the way in forest #restoration with voluntary plantings of Abies guatemalensis, a native and endangered fir tree. This is community-led #ClimateAction: grounded in knowledge, powered by women!
From feeding families to inspiring communities, #women are at the heart of resilient, sustainable food systems. 💪 “It makes me proud to know that as women, we are leading change in our communities.” www.ecologic.org/post/how-hom...