S.O.S. CLOUD FOREST
Protecting biodiversity and threatened species in the cloud forests of Veracruz.
CONSERVATION • WELLBEING • SUSTAINABILITY • BIODIVERSITY • CLOUD FORESTS OF VERACRUZ
MISSION
Protecting the 1%
Our mission is to preserve the biodiversity of Veracruz by protecting cloud forests and other key ecosystems, working hand in hand with local communities, researchers and decision‑makers to ensure long‑term conservation.
Impact Projects
We protect critical ecosystems and key species in the cloud forests and other priority habitats of Veracruz.
Priority species
Priority sites
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Scientific research on threatened species and their habitats.
Active restoration of cloud forests and reforestation with native species.
Development of environmental education programs with local communities and schools.
Biodiversity monitoring and protection of key ecological corridors.
Completed projects
Conservation of Tepezmaite cycads and their habitat
Funded by The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Conservation of Tepezmaite cycads and their habitat in the cloud forests of Veracruz.
Conservation of Palmita Cycad (Zamia inermis) and its habitat
Funded by The Rufford Foundation
Protection of the endemic cycad Zamia inermis and restoration of its habitat.
Conservation and monitoring of cycad ecology
Funded by The Cycad Society
Long‑term monitoring of threatened cycad populations in Veracruz.
Protecting 16 EDGE species in an EDGE hotspot
Funded by 1Wild
Protection of 16 EDGE amphibian and other species in a Mexican EDGE hotspot.
Satellite Embeddings for EDGE Species Conservation in Cloud Forests of Central Veracruz
Funded by Google
Using satellite technology to prioritize conservation of EDGE species in cloud forests.