A Bolnore school girl has been raising money to help save the Amazon rainforest. Eight year old Darcie Triance was inspired to help while studying the topic at school.

She commented: “I have learnt that the rainforest provides clean air and homes for many beautiful animals but it is being cut down. My mummy said it was happening when she was little also, so it really needs to stop.”

Darcie’s mum Lucie searched online to find out how they could help. She made contact with rainforest activist Manu Maggaia who is in talks with the government to buy land to protect.

Darcie explains: “Manu runs a nature reserve area in the Amazon rainforest of Peru and he can hear loggers very close by. He is passionate about protecting the Amazon like me and he spends his days trying to save this land and the vulnerable animals who live there.”

Manu needs funds to buy more land to expand the nature reserve so he can have illegal loggers and hunters removed.

To date Darcie has raised just over £1,000 and still continues to fundraise. She raised the money by holding a yard sale, doing a fun run and running a lemonade stand with her friends. Her mum also sponsored her to not play video games during the summer.

Lucie commented: “We made a GoFundMe page and then donations stated pouring in from people who thought what Darcie was doing was great.” If you’d like to donate go to: https://bit.ly/2GgJ7jP