One Earth Conservation has been collaborating with the communities of La Moskitia since 2010. Remarkable successes have been achieved – over a thousand macaw nests have been protected that would have otherwise been illegally poached, hundreds of rescued parrots have been returned to the wild, community members have earned livelihoods and grown their capacity to manage and conserve their territory, and a parrot sanctuary has been established. Unfortunately, the poaching pressure seems to only be increasing, and only constant patrolling and camping keeps the poaching rate to about 20% of all active nests. 

 

The long-term survivability of these parrots is tenuous as international demand for pets fuels the illegal activity and special interests increasingly illegally clear indigenous land. Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner, after 15 years, realizes that something more transformative and radical needs to occur. To open possibilities of a permanent and lasting shift away from ecosystem degradation and the loss of biodiversity, she journeys there in 2026 to witness to and be in unconditional solidarity with the people and parrots there.  

 

LoraKim plans to listen deeply to the people and to join them in their patrols and nightly camping near macaw nests.  Her goal is to make a vibrant and intense public demonstration and ask for your help by joining her. You can also join online as we hear from the people, get daily bird reports, discuss what unconditional solidarity looks like and how we can manifest it, and become an agent of change in anyway you can. You can help from home by spreading the message on social media of Unconditional Solidarity and what is happening to the parrots and people of La Moskitia, donating, and joining Facebook Live and Zoom meetings to explore themes, spiritual practices, talk to the local people and get updates. We ask for your solidarity with the people and parrots of this region. If you would like to help, please fill out this Interest Form.

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