"Giving Over Gifting"
Our Christmas Donation
2024

First Climate supports
Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado

Instead of gifting, we at First Climate commit to supporting a worthy cause. For this year’s “Giving over Gifting” campaign, our Christmas donation will go to Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD).

AMLD works on multiple levels to protect Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest as the natural habitat of the Golden Lion Tamarin, whose Portuguese name is proudly reflected in the organization's own name. AMLD supports and enables scientific, social, and educational projects aimed at protecting the endangered Golden Lion Tamarin and the region's unique biodiversity. The organization is also committed to improving the quality of life for the local population.

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Photo credit: © Luiz Thiago de Jesus / AMLD

Protecting the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest's Smallest Lions

With its striking mane and bright orange fur, the Golden Lion Tamarin is truly one of a kind. Since this endangered primate is found exclusively in the rainforests of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it is especially vulnerable to the ongoing deforestation and loss of its natural habitat. In the 1970s, the species was on the brink of extinction – with only around 200 individuals remaining in the wild. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD), the population has since grown significantly, and today, around 4,800 tamarins once again roam the coastal forests.

With our donation, we aim to support AMLD in its vital work to protect and restore the rainforest habitat, create green wildlife corridors, run vaccination campaigns against diseases that threaten the tamarin population, and monitor invasive species.

Our collaboration with AMLD is not new. In the past, we’ve had several opportunities to work together on forest conservation initiatives, allowing us to witness the organization's invaluable contributions firsthand.

Together, we want to continue these efforts to protect the habitat of the rainforest's "little lions" and, in doing so, make an important contribution to global climate action.