One of our funding strategies is to provide gap funding for conservation projects that have depleted available funds or are waiting for expected future funding. We were pleased to be able to provide Natura Bolivia with the final funding needed to complete the declaration of the municipal protected area of Mandiyurenda, protecting 207,500 acres of jungas cloud forest in southern Bolivia. This area is a vital biological corridor hosting endemic species and rare fauna, and is important both to global efforts to mitigate climate change and locally to promote sustainable livelihoods and keep indigenous Guaraní culture alive.