Biodiversity
Protecting ecosystems and safeguarding biodiversity is key to tackling the climate crisis. On behalf of every passenger, Journey Latin America makes a donation to Rewilding Chile to support conservation in Chilean Patagonia through creation of national parks, restoration of ecosystems and protection of endangered species.
Rewilding Chile
Journey Latin America donates to non-profit organisation Rewilding Chile, supporting their vital work to protect Patagonia by creating terrestrial and marine parks, managing threatened species and fostering a conservation culture.
Rewilding Chile has created 8 national parks and expanded 3 others, forming the Route of Parks of Patagonia to connect 17 national parks, protecting 11.8 million hectares of wilderness. The Route of Parks is one of the largest carbon sinks in South America, storing over 6,600 million metric tons, almost three times more carbon per hectare than the Amazon. Rewilding Chile has also recently set up a Huemul National Corridor to protect endangered Andean deer.
The newest national park Cape Froward was announced in 2024, protecting 300,000 acres of a southern peninsula near Punta Arenas. This remote hotspot of sub-Antarctic biodiversity is a refuge for endangered species, including huemul deer and ruddy-headed goose. Cape Froward is home to diverse marine life, including Magellanic penguins, dolphins and humpback whales. Forest covers nearly half the area, as well as nearly 25,000 acres of peatlands, critical to carbon storage.
Latin America is home to one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and protecting this is key to tackling the global climate crisis. At Journey Latin America, we strongly believe that travel gives people the opportunity to experience the natural world first-hand and to help raise awareness of the need to protect it. The tourism industry creates the economic justification for local communities to protect wild grasslands and forests, rather than exploit them.
Through rewilding, indigenous wildlife and biodiversity recovers, so the work undertaken by Rewilding Chile complements Journey Latin America’s commitment to protect the environment and local communities in areas where we operate.
National parks are an amazing way for a country to showcase its beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage. We know that conservation projects are more successful when communities are empowered to play an active role.
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