{"id":573,"date":"2026-06-10T19:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/yumbo-mashpi-foundation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:58:14","slug":"yumbo-mashpi-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Yumbo Mashpi Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Protecting the Cloud Forest<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">In the heart of the Mashpi cloud forest, the Yumbo Mashpi Foundation works to conserve biodiversity and strengthen the connection between people and nature. Our work is based on three pillars: conservation, education, and reforestation. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6447b870 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-5 has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-5--1\" style=\"border-color:#0f6600;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b036a0c608fa8f09e4aee41b98fff141\">Conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Cloud-forest-covered hill with wispy clouds passing, part of the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve, viewed from Mashpi Amagusa Lodge\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We protect 29 hectares of primary forest and continue to raise funds to expand the reserve and protect more flora and fauna of the Upper Mashpi Cloud Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/yumbo-mashpi-foundation\/yumbo-mashpi-reserve\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-5 has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-5--2\" style=\"border-color:#0f6600;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-352dadfdfd8549c6e39e78635455eb5c\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Con-binoculares-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A member of Choc&#xF3; Andino Bird Guardians searches for birds through binoculars.\" class=\"wp-image-272\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Con-binoculares-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Con-binoculares-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Con-binoculares.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Bird Guardians: An education and conservation program that trains our communities in the protection of the endemic birds of the Choc\u00f3 Andino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/yumbo-mashpi-foundation\/bird-guardians-of-the-andean-choco\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-5 has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-5--3\" style=\"border-color:#0f6600;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3c570ede23efcdfa13ab9c0405afb8d4\">Reforestation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-16-at-5.22.28-PM2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Sergio fertilizing a Magnolia, a frequently threatened species in this forest, at the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve\" class=\"wp-image-239\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-16-at-5.22.28-PM2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-16-at-5.22.28-PM2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-16-at-5.22.28-PM2.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ecological restoration that promotes a native tree nursery to heal degraded areas, bringing life back to areas affected by deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/fundacion-yumbo-mashpi\/recuperacion-de-bosques\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-section-3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9729346e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex is-style-section-3--4\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Be part of our mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-85f49936 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div style=\"display:flex; 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