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Hi,

This world of ours is in a fairly appalling mess. We have known this for quite a long time, but some thirty-five years of knowledge hasn’t really slowed down the destruction of sustainable lifestyles, tropical forests, coral reefs and other seriously threatened habitats. BUT THAT IS NO REASON TO OPT OUT. Now that we have the knowledge each of us has a responsibility to do our bit to do what we can to halt the destruction.

That is why I am a Trustee of World Land Trust. Although we have only been in existence for just over ten years I believe we have achieved a tremendous amount. Already WLT has helped purchase and protect 250,000 acres of tropical forest, along with all the wildlife that depend on it, in Belize. I have been there myself and seen what has happened to the bits that weren’t bought up – they have been flattened to make way for agriculture. WLT has also been responsible for saving several thousand acres of wonderful forest in Costa Rica and the pristine island of Danjugan, with its tropical forests and important fringing coral reef, in the Philippines. And, at the moment we have our eyes firmly focused on another threatened wilderness area near to Point Valdes in Patagonia. Opportunities for saving real forests in real places exist in Ecuador and the Amazon Basin too - all we need to make these projects reality is your support and commitment.

Please visit the rest of the web site to find out more. Although WLT cannot claim to be Saving the World it can certainly claim to be SAVING PRECIOUS CORNERS OF THE WORLD. Just £25 will really help us purchase, protect and save an acre of threatened habitat. I have pledged my support and do all I can to spread the word – will you do the same?

I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for taking the trouble to find our web site.

Sincerely,
David Bellamy, Trustee of WLT.

August 2000