Leonardo DiCaprio Instagram – A new national park has been established in Colombia. At more than 168,000 acres, the National Natural Park Serrania de Manacacías will safeguard six unique ecosystems and boundless wildlife, including Ocelots, South American Tapirs, South American Coatis, and a quarter of all known bird species in Colombia. This new park will also protect a critical wildlife corridor and will connect the Orinoquía—the continent’s largest tropical savanna—to the Amazon, the largest river basin and rainforest on Earth. The creation of the National Natural Park Serrania de Manacacías highlights Colombia’s commitment to the global goal of protecting 30% of the planet by 2030, to the benefit of all life on Earth. This victory is the result of the incredible combined efforts of Colombia’s National Parks Agency (PNN), international and local environmental organizations, civil society organizations, philanthropists, artists, and government institutions. The project originated with the hard work of local partners; Jack Dangermond, founder of ESRI (@esrigram); Wyss Foundation; Haley Mellin, founder of Art into Acres; artist Carol Bove; and the David Zwirner Gallery (@davidzwirner); in addition to the financial support of Re:wild through our Amazon Forest Fund. Critical partners on this project include The Nature Conservancy (@nature_org), the Institute of Investigation of Biological Resources Alexander von Humboldt (@instituto_humboldt), the Institute of Natural Sciences of the National University of Colombia, Wildlife Conservation Society (@thewcs), WWF (@wwf), the Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the La Macarena Special Management Area (Cormacarena), and the Alliance for the Conservation of Biodiversity, Territory and Culture. Learn more at the #linkinbio Photo credit: Rodrigo Durán Bahamón PNN #ArtIntoAcres #Colombia #ProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #Conservation #Rewild