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Sloth

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Sloths can look green during the rainy season becausethey move so slowly that algae grows on their fur!

Sloths are threatened by poaching and their habitat isdisapearing from deforestation

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Concern

Sloth

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Sloths can look green during the rainy seasonbecause they move so slowly that algae grows ontheir fur!

Sloths are threatened by poaching and theirhabitat is disapearing from deforestation

Fun Fact

Sloth

Sloths can look green during the rainy season becausethey move so slowly that algae grows on their fur!

Fun Fact

Sloth

Sloths can look green during the rainy season becausethey move so slowly that algae grows on their fur!

Action

Prayer point

As roads develop through their habitat, sloths needhelp crossing safely. 1m of a crossing line costs 5 euros.You can donate toward this at slothconservation.org

Pray for inspiration, encouragement and success for the peopleworking on the conservation of the the maned three-toed sloth(Bradypus torquatus) as it is vulnerable to extinction

Jaguar

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Jaguars are 'landscape species', meaning thehome range of a single jaguar can be hundreds ofkilometers in size

Only the Amazon has areas large enough to support aviable population for long term jagauar conservation,and this area is under threat of fire, agriculture,deforestation and climate change

Jaguar

Action

Prayer pointPray for the preservation of large ecosystemareas so 'landscape animals' like jaguars haveenough space to thrive

Register to vote and vote for leaders of climateaction, so that Ireland will reduce it'scontribution to the climate crisis

Hummingbird

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Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly forwardsand backwards

There are several rare species of hummingbird. Due to theirsmall size, hummingbirds are more sensitive to even smallhabitat changes and the concentration pesticide than largerbirds

Hummingbird

Action

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Look out for the rainforest alliance symbol on your foods nexttime you're shopping and, if you have economic privilege, use itto buy organic to reduce your impact on pesticide concentrations

Pray for wisdom for EU and Irish leaders as they continuallyreview and develop pesticide regulations. Pray for protectionover this tiny bird living in the Amazon today.

Squirell Monkey

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Squirell monkeys rarely touch the ground, and livemostly in the canopy jumping frrom tree to tree

They won't jump more than 2m between trees. With new roads andforest fragmentation, communities are becoming more vulnerable bybeing cut off from eachother and food sources

Squirell Monkey

Action

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Reduce your demand for deforestation: don't buy hardwoodfloors or furniture, reduce your paper usage, reduce meatconsumption and buy rainforest alliance certified products

Pray for ongoing education campaigns aimed at reducing demand forSquirrel Monkeys as pets, to protect them from being caught and sold.Pray for better regulations of exotic pets in Ireland

Tapir

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Tapir's are considered the 'gardeners of the rainforest' byspreading seeds they help maintain its structure and diversity

All four tapir species are listed as vulnerable orendangered by the IUCN

Tapir

Action

Prayer point

Get informed by watching the TED talk by Taylor Mayol: 'Trying to save the world's quirkiest endangered mammals'

Pray for more awareness about Tapirs, the important role theyhave in maintaining the rainforest habitat and theirendangered status

Mangrove

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The underwater habitat created by mangrove roots isused as a nursery by two thirds of the fish species we eat!

Blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves can store 10 times morecarbon than land ecosystems. The loss of this habitat will reduceour planet's resilience to climate change

Mangrove

Action

Prayer pointPray for the success of ongoing community-based ecosystemmanagement and restoration projects happening withmangroves in north Brazil

If you eat shrimp or prawns, be careful of where they comefrom; shrimp farming is one of the main pressures on thishabitat 

Orchids

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Most rainforest orchids are 'epiphytes'. meaning theygrow high up in the canopy of the trees instead of on thesoil

All of the known orchid species in the amazon are endangeredor threatened with extinction!

Orchids

Action

Prayer pointPray for the preservation of these species under the pressuresof fire, deforestation, orchid hunting and climate change.

Skip your coffees next week, or make sure the coffee you drinkis sustainably sourced and not farmed on deforested land

Passion Flower

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Passion flower species can release cyanide to protect themselvesif an insect starts eating its leaves

New species of Passion Flowers are still being discovered in Brazil,including the 'spagethi passion flower' discovered in 2013. With thehabitat disappearing so fast, there may be species that will goextinct before we know about them

Passion Flower

Action

Prayer point

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The less paper we use the less demandthere is for deforestation. When you do use paper, try ensureit's sustainably sourced

Pray for the botanists seeking new species in the Amazonrainforest, that they will not be discouraged in their work by theset back of the fires, and that they will continue to contribute toour knowledge of the natural world

Lianas

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Lianas are woody vine species that grow on and betweenrainforest trees, sometimes growing up to 3000 ft long!

Lianas play a critical role in maintaining rainforestbiodiversity, but human disturbance is changing the diversity,abundance and size of Lianas, having knock on impacts on thebiodiversity of the habitats they create

Lianas

Action

Prayer point

Buy foods with the rainforest alliance stamp, so yourpurchases are not funding the human disturbance of rainforesthabitats

Pray for the resilience of the rainforest habitat as its ecosystemresponds to the fire disturbance. Pray that plants like Lianascan grow back in the diversity of species, numbers and sizesneeded to create a habitat structure that supports biodiversity

Heliconia

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Instead of petals, this plant has colorful bracts shaped tofit hummingbird beaks

Many Heliconia species are endangered or vulnerabledue to habitat loss from climate change and landconversion for agriculture

Heliconia

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Reducing your red meat consumption could reduce landpressure on Heliconia's habitat

Thank God for the beauty of the Heliconia plant and how itprovides for to the insects and birds of the rainforest with itsabundant, nutritous nectar