million SAVES Challenge matching grant was launched in September 2016 with a goal to invest $ 100 million in conservation projects protecting critical habitat for species by 2020 .
SAVES , or ‘ Safeguarding Areas Vital to Endangered Species ’ also had the ambitious goal of having 50 million acres protected or in the process of protection . By the end of 2019 , we have invested more than $ 88.7M in projects that upon completion will protect 47.9M acres .
We could not have undertaken this challenge without you ! With your support , we protected 3.4 million acres in 2019 , raising our total acres protected since 1988 to 23.4 million acres . Our work continues and we search for new projects and partners to meet the goals of the SAVES Challenge .
23.4M
PACRES
ROTECTED
PROTECTED
IN 2019
3.4M
ACRES
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