原文：https://vegnews.com/2019/9/vegan-company-buys-15000-acres-in-the-amazon-to-save-animals

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VEGAN COMPANY BUYS 15,000 ACRES IN THE AMAZON TO SAVE ANIMALS

纯素公司为拯救动物购买15,000英亩亚马逊雨林土地

VeganNation is acting on the need to protect the rainforest region from deforestation and wildlife poaching.

VeganNation（“纯素国度”）正在采取相应行动，以遏制这个热带雨林地区的森林砍伐和野生动物偷猎活动。

by NICOLE AXWORTHY

作者：NICOLE AXWORTHY

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

2019年9月6日

Vegan start-up VeganNation recently announced that it has secured a 10-year lease to preserve 15,000 acres of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The initiative comes as record-breaking fires continue to burn in the Amazon region, likely caused by farmers attempting to clear the land for cattle ranching. 

纯素初创公司VeganNation最近宣布，其已取得一份保护15,000英亩巴西亚马逊雨林的10年期租约。很可能因农民试图清理用于建设畜牧场的土地（放火烧山），导致了破纪录的火灾持续肆虐亚马逊地区，故此VeganNation推出了上述举措。

VeganNation—which is aiming to create the world’s first online vegan ecosystem—will open the land to preservation groups and activists in an effort to protect it from deforestation and wildlife poaching. Additionally, VeganNation partnered with four soccer teams from cities strategically located near the entrance to the Amazon Rainforest (Remo, Paysandu, National, and Iranduba) to promote environmental awareness. 

VeganNation──正致力于创建全球首个线上纯素生态系统──将向保护组织和活动人士开放其租得的土地，希望能够遏制森林砍伐和野生动物偷猎活动，以达到保护亚马逊雨林地区之目的。此外，为了提高公众的环境意识，VeganNation还与来自亚马逊雨林入口附近的一些重要城市的四家足球队（Remo、Paysandu、National、Iranduba）开展合作。

“The Amazon rainforest might be located in Brazil, but its destruction affects us all, as climate change is a direct result of human activity and it’s in our hands to fight it,” Isaac Thomas, VeganNation CEO and co-founder, said. 

“虽然亚马逊热带雨林远在巴西，但它的毁坏影响着我们每个人，因为气候变化是人类活动的直接结果，我们有责任对抗气候变化，”VeganNation联合创始人兼首席执行官（CEO）艾萨克·托马斯（Isaac Thomas）说道。

“VeganNation understands that promoting veganism is an important step towards fighting the global warming crisis, and raising awareness through local environmental projects among the Brazilian community is key. Partnering with four Brazilian soccer teams further enables us toward our mission of working together to create a better world.” 

“VeganNation认识到推广纯素食主义是应对全球变暖危机的一项重要措施，而通过巴西社区当地的环境项目来提升意识也是很关键的。与巴西四家足球队建立合作伙伴关系，进一步有助于我们齐心协力实现创建更加美好世界的使命。”

Last month, VeganNation launched its online vegan community—complete with its own traceable digital currency and marketplace—internationally after successfully closing a $10-million funding round. The company launched in 2018 with a mission of uniting vegans worldwide through its platform.

上个月，在成功完成一轮1000万美元融资后，VeganNation向全世界推出了其在线纯素社区，配备其可追踪的数字货币和市场。该公司在2018年推出（纯素生态系统），旨在通过其平台联结全世界的纯素食者。