The Cuipo Rainforest Preserve is located near the Darien National Preserve in Chepo, Panama. Historically, dense forests and rocky terrain shielded the Chepo Rainforest from the outside world. Improved transportation made this land accessible and development has threatened this ecosystem. As agriculture, logging, development, mining, and tourism expand into these pristine areas, rainforest is gradually disappearing.
Cuipo has acquired 13,354,600 square meters (3,300 acres) of rainforest to set aside for preservation. The area outlined is now protected through One Meter at a Time. You can save square meters of rainforest from deforestation today!

Every square meter saved through the purchase of a Cuipo product, or redeemed through our Save a Meter program, is donated to One Meter at a Time, our 501 (c)(3) non-profit foundation dedicated to preservation of the tropical rainforest.

One Meter at a Time safeguards and preserves each square meter of rainforest in perpetuity. By teaching skills required for gainful employment in preservation, One Meter at a Time employs locals and indigenous groups as park rangers and stewards of the preserved rainforest.