The Amazon Burning - Kids and Bugs to the Rescue!

Dear supporters of ASA,

We hope you are staying healthy and safe. These past few months have certainly challenged us all in many ways, but we are grateful to be able to continue working towards protecting the Amazon rainforest.

Our research on butterflies has continued as planned thanks to our dedicated staff and your financial support, and we have recently made some very interesting discoveries that we will share very soon. As you know, we focus a lot of our work on insects, including how they maintain the delicate balance of the Amazon and may help it recover when it is damaged by people. We are excited that our long-term research efforts are proving us with key insights to develop strategies that can improve the Amazon's resilience, especially now that the annual fire season is once again upon us.

Sadly, our environmental education efforts have not been quite as successful this year, mainly since schools are closed for the entire academic year that in Peru runs from March to December. Reaching children safely has been incredibly challenging in our remote Amazonian region, but we are being creative and currently we are developing online activities. We will have more to share about this in our next report. The materials that we have already developed for this year's environmental projects will be saved until 2021, when schools hopefully will be back open.

These are just a few of the things we are busy with and, as the year continues, we are optimistic that we will still be able to accomplish a great deal. Our organization is certainly facing many challenges, but we are hopeful because we have supporters like you! Thank you very much for being there for us, and for helping us to continue to fight for the Amazon during these difficult times.

With gratitude,

Geoff, Johana, & the entire ASA team

Links:

• https://www.sustainableamazon.org/