Rainforest2Reef joins EcoLogic
Posted December 20th, 2011 by content_admin
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EcoLogic and Rainforest2Reef (R2R), a leader in the protection of the Calakmul Biosphere in Mexico, announce that R2R will become a part of EcoLogic "to create a more powerful force for saving species and habitat," said David Leventhal, President of R2R. In a recent letter to R2R supporters Leventhal wrote:
At R2R, we sometimes viewed people as the problem but not necessarily part of the solution. EcoLogic sees people as the basis for conservation solutions. If you provide people with the education, economic opportunities, and incentives, they will be the first to protect the rainforest and the jaguar. We experienced this directly at R2R when we partnered with hunters who, when given the chance, worked with scientists and tracked jaguars, rather than killing them. Now we have the opportunity to "take it to the next level." By joining forces with EcoLogic, we take our mission and vision of conservation and marry it with EcoLogic's to provide a more powerful force for saving species and habitat.
After careful consideration and months of conversations, R2R is handing over the reins of our mission to EcoLogic and their incredibly reliable and talented team. At the end of 2011 Rainforest2Reef will cease its operations, but our ideals will be carried on through EcoLogic and their work in the region. Like so many transitions in life, we look back at our great accomplishments with pride and look forward to new opportunities with anticipation. It is not an end, but a new beginning.