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Changes to the WLT news and blog pagesApril 30, 2010Filed under: General News — @ 6:44 pm We are in the process of changing the system we use to publish news and blogs to the World Land Trust and Wildlife Focus websites. We expect the transition from the current to the new system will be quick and trouble free, but whilst we make the required changes we will not be publishing new [...] Threatened Parrot species raise awareness of Wax Palms in EcuadorApril 29, 2010Filed under: Conservation News — Tags: Ecuador — @ 2:49 pm The “Parrots and Palms, Natural Heritage of Ecuador” campaign, raising awareness of the importance of wax palm for Parrots, began in March this year. The campaign is organised by World Land Trust’s Ecuadorian project partners Fundación Jocotoco, who are working with several different institutions, including the Ministry of the Environment to ensure the protection of four species of endemic parrots that rely on wax palms in which they make their nests. There’s an Emerald Elephant in the Wonder Room!April 23, 2010Filed under: Press Releases — @ 5:10 pm The World Land Trust, Gemfields and bespoke jeweller Sabine Roemer have collaborated to create an extraordinary life size Emerald Elephant which is set to be the most valuable design in this summers hotly anticipated Elephant Parade. Aptly named ‘Emerald Queen‘, Sabine has designed and decorated this fibreglass elephant with emerald dust, and a staggering 678 [...] ‘Emeralds for Elephants’ pop up collection to launch in Selfridges Wonder RoomFiled under: Press Releases — @ 3:09 pm The World Land Trust and ethical emerald mining company Gemfields have collaborated with eight world-class jewellery designers to create a unique ‘pop up’ collection of bespoke emerald jewellery. The aim of the collection is to create awareness of the plight of the Asian elephant and to bring attention to the World Land Trust’s ‘Indian Elephant [...] First evidence of wild Orang-utan using bridge to cross Borneo’s fragmented forestsApril 21, 2010Filed under: Conservation News — Tags: Malaysia — @ 4:36 pm For the first time ever, a wild Orang-utan has been photographed crossing a bridge. The World Land Trust (WLT) recently received this exciting news from our project partners, Hutan, in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. The news came from Dr Marc Ancrenaz, who also heads up the Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Project. This wild male orang-utan is the first [...] New natural history and environment books reviewed on the WLT websiteFiled under: General News — @ 4:31 pm Three new book reviews have been added to the WLT website: Gaia Warriors by Nicola Davis (afterword by James Lovelock) First knowledge exchange for African NGOs organised by World Land Trust in GhanaFiled under: General News — @ 3:57 pm The first workshop as part of a knowledge exchange with African non governmental organisations (NGOs) was held in February in Akosombo, Ghana. Centre: A one to one consultation with Yaya Ouattara (AGEREF, CL) and Jan Kamastra (IUCN-NL). Above: Denis Slieker from Face for the Future [...] World Tapir Day to support World Land TrustApril 20, 2010Filed under: Supporter News — @ 3:36 pm Jocotoco ranger Cliserio Roa is photographed close to a Mountain Tapir on the Tapichalaca Reserve. Photo © Ramiro Mendoza Air Chaos: Conservation problemsFiled under: Green Diary — @ 2:50 pm The volcanic eruption in Iceland is the sort of disaster I have written about and blogged about many times over the past decade. I have suggested that a major volcanic eruption could cause world wide catastrophic impacts on a scale that is almost unimaginable. It could be the factor that stops the alarming escalation of [...] WLT camera trap competition: win up to US$3,000 for your conservation projectApril 19, 2010Filed under: General News — @ 3:13 pm In celebration of World Land Trust’s 21 Anniversary, we have partnered with BBC Worldwide (through BBC Wildlife Magazine) to hold a camera trap photo competition. A rare shot of a Puma on Fundación Jocotoco’s Buenaventura Reserve captured by camera trap. |
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