Latest news from World Land Trust (WLT), including updates from conservation projects, articles about programme partners, and up to minute reports of appeals, fundraising activities and events.
Latest News
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05 January 2016Naturaleza y Cultura Ecuador (NCEcuador) has recorded two new tree species following an extension of Laipuna Reserve. In July 2015, NCEcuador successfully negotiated and funded... -
18 December 2015More than 26,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of threatened habitats are now safe thanks to land purchases and leases funded in 2015 by World Land Trust (WLT). Donate to the Action F... -
18 December 2015A message from John Burton, Chief Executive of World Land Trust (WLT) As the year end approaches, it is opportune to look back over the past 12 months, to review conservation mi... -
18 December 2015Illegally trafficked turtles are being rehabilitated thanks to a donation of US$2,000 from World Land Trust (WLT). Earlier in the year the Vietnamese authorities intercepted alm... -
18 December 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has funded the purchase of 64 acres (26 hectares) of dry forest to extend La Ceiba Reserve in southern Ecuador. Buy an Acre » The reserve is home... -
18 December 2015Funds raised by wildlife presenter Steve Backshall have been used by World Land Trust (WLT) to guarantee the salary of a ranger to protect the Golden Poison Frog in Colombia. Fo... -
18 December 2015Las Tangaras Bird Reserve has been extended thanks to wildlife television presenter Steve Backshall, who raised more than £50,000 for World Land Trust (WLT). With the mone... -
18 December 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has launched Species Spots, a series of videos highlighting the wealth of wildlife in reserves funded by WLT. The footage comes from all over the world, a... -
17 December 2015Steven Ware is undertaking his fourth challenge to raise money for World Land Trust (WLT). This time the task is a sponsored walk of around 15 miles, to work and back, on... -
17 December 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has released a short film, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, a Patron since 2003. WLT has saved more than half a million acres of threatened habit in th... -
17 December 2015A recent Greenpeace report names Páramo among a very small number of outdoor clothing brands that have eliminated hazardous chemicals from their garment production. A cor... -
17 December 2015A grant of US$1.8million is enabling World Land Trust (WLT) to carry out original conservation initiatives in Argentina and Paraguay. Arcadia funding is allowing WLT to move swi... -
17 December 2015Large numbers of Blue-throated Macaws were spotted at Bolivia’s Barba Azul Nature Reserve during the months of September and October 2015. On one occasion a group of 42 bi... -
17 December 2015An elephant corridor supported by World Land Trust (WLT) in Kerala, India has received legal protection in a gazette notification issued by the Kerala Forest Department. The cor... -
15 December 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has funded the lease of properties covering 2,491 acres (1,008 hectares) to expand the Caucasus Wildlife Refuge (CWR). The lease has been arranged by... -
14 December 2015Representatives of the print and paper sector reconfirmed their support for Carbon Balanced Paper at a special event in London in December. Carbon Balanced Paper offers a simple... -
11 December 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has funded the purchase of another 145 acres (58 hectares) of the core zone of Volcán Pacayita Reserve in the far west of Honduras. The land purcha... -
10 December 2015Whether you’re catching a flight abroad or driving to see friends and family for the holidays, World Land Trust (WLT) can help you offset your emissions during the festive pe... -
07 December 2015A video promoting a campaign to save an area of Yungas forest in Argentina is launched today at the inaugural conservation conference of the British and Irish Association of Zoos a...
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02 December 2015A 12 Days of Christmas competition launched by Neal’s Yard Remedies is supporting World Land Trust (WLT) during the festive season. Neal’s Yard Remedies is running a... -
01 December 2015In 2015, WLT supporters David and Susanne Cohen chose the Colombian nature reserves owned and managed by Fundación ProAves, a conservation partner of World Land Trust (WLT)... -
01 December 2015On #GivingTuesday, 1 December 2015, World Land Trust (WLT) is highlighting the vital role played by reserve rangers in protecting rare and threatened wildlife. Reserve rangers a... -
30 November 2015For the fourth year running, for every Christmas tree on their books, Enterprise Plants will make a donation to World Land Trust (WLT). The donations will go towards WLT’s... -
30 November 2015Two Bushnell trail cameras are helping conservation efforts to monitor Jaguar in Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area (RBCMA). Covering 254,000 acres (more than 100,000... -
30 November 2015Fundación Jocotoco, a partner of World Land Trust (WLT) in Ecuador, has reported positive results from its annual BirdBlitz. During two days in November, local people fro... -
30 November 2015Fundación EcoMinga (EcoMinga) has purchased 2,545 acres (1,030 hectares) of forest between the National Parks of Sangay and Los Llanganates in central Ecuador. The purcha... -
30 November 2015Women living in the rainforest of Colombia are creating beautiful, natural jewellery from the seeds of palm trees. The project is supported by Fundación ProAves, the Colombi... -
27 November 2015Three more plots of land have been saved in Keruak Corridor in Malaysian Borneo, thanks to funding from World Land Trust (WLT). And in breaking news, Hutan, WLT’s conservatio... -
27 November 2015To celebrate National Tree Week, taking place from 28 November to 6 December 2015, World Land Trust (WLT) has launched a new Kites Hill guide, encouraging locals to visit and enjoy... -
26 November 2015World Land Trust (WLT) continues to prioritise the protection of mangroves and inundated forests on the Guatemalan coast by funding the purchase of Tapon Creek Reserve. The purc... -
24 November 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is celebrating 10 years of conservation in Paraguay in partnership with Guyra Paraguay with news of a substantial new land purchase in 2015. “In the... -
24 November 2015World Land Trust (WLT) has saved 17,223 acres (6,973 hectares) of threatened habitat in Paraguay as part of its long term strategy to link existing protected areas across the Chaco... -
23 November 2015Karen Bates was the winner of the Swarovski Optik binocular competition held by World Land Trust (WLT) at the British Birdwatching Fair (Birdfair) 2015. She told us what the prize... -
19 November 2015Recent trail camera images of Pumas (Puma concolor) in Patagonia reflect the success of conservation work carried out by Fundación Patagonia Natural (FPN), an Argentine cons... -
13 November 2015A flourishing nature reserve in Mexico’s Sierra Gorda is reflecting the benefits of site protection, thanks to the support of World Land Trust (WLT). Roberto Pedraza Ruiz, Te... -
12 November 2015Members of local communities will be working together with staff and board members of Fundación Jocotoco to record bird species in the second annual Jocotoco BirdBlitz. D... -
10 November 2015Amazona Zoo in Cromer, Norfolk, has raised £300 towards the purchase of Yungas forest in northern Argentina, as part of the BIAZA Buy an Acre appeal. The appeal is the pro... -
10 November 2015Photos taken in British and Irish zoos of species found in Argentina are highlighting a fundraising effort led by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).... -
04 November 2015Curraghs Wildlife Park has met its target to raise enough money to buy 50 acres of rainforest to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The park’s conservation fund has sent... -
04 November 2015The seeds of a million native trees will be planted in Ecuador thanks to a new range of skincare oils from The Body Shop. The initiative has been developed in partnership with W... -
29 October 2015World Land Trust (WLT) is shocked and saddened to report that the juvenile Black-and-chestnut Eagle in Ecuador’s Rio Zunac reserve has been found dead. The Black-and-chest... -
28 October 2015Ground breaking research into the importance of cross border wildlife corridors for Caucasian Leopards is underway in Iran. The study has been funded by World Land Trust (WLT) and... -
28 October 2015Christina Ballinger, Head of Communications & Marketing at World Land Trust (WLT), is raising funds to purchase two Bushnell trail cameras for WLT’s reserve in Belize.... -
26 October 2015Two reserves in Mexico’s Sierra Gorda have been extended and vulnerable species protected thanks to funding from World Land Trust (WLT). Buy an Acre » In Mexico,... -
26 October 2015Watercolour artist Tori Ratcliffe has raised funds for World Land Trust (WLT) by auctioning an original painting of an Ocelot cub. The auction was held at Tori’s stand at... -
23 October 2015Jenna-Louise Baird has succeeded in her fundraising challenge: she reached the summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, on Thursday 24 September at 08:30 Tanzanian ti... -
21 October 2015Steve Backshall, naturalist and TV presenter, has praised the generosity of everyone who donated to World Land Trust (WLT) during Big Match Fortnight 2015. He said: “I am... -
16 October 2015Three species new to Khe Nuoc Trong Forest and Quang Binh province have been discovered thanks to an amphibian and reptile survey carried out by Viet Nature Conservation Cent... -
15 October 2015Video footage of Mountain Tapir has been recorded on trail cameras by staff of Fundación EcoMinga working with Proyecto Conservación del Tapir Andino. The cam... -
15 October 2015Supporters of World Land Trust (WLT) have, so far, donated a magnificent £114,568 to the Forests in the Sky Appeal, but Big Match Fortnight isn’t over yet. Including...
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