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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01 February 2016In the cloud forests high on the mountains of Ecuador rare and magical micro orchids live alongside equally magical animals including Mountain Tapir and Spectacled Bear. T... -
01 February 2016Exciting news from Malaysian Borneo, the purchase of the final family owned plot in the first phase of Keruak Corridor is under way. That means there is just one riverine parcel... -
01 February 2016A five year development strategy has been approved by Trustees of World Land Trust (WLT). Final approval for the plan, WLT 2020, was given at the 100th meeting of the Trustees o... -
01 February 2016A big thank you to the zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums that supported World Land Trust (WLT) in 2015. Altogether, zoos from different parts of Britain and Ireland showed t... -
01 February 2016Four graduate students spent the first week of 2016 in the Halesworth office of World Land Trust (WLT) to gain practical experience of the work of an international conservation cha... -
29 January 2016World Land Trust (WLT) is taking its gallery in a new direction. No longer purely a space for art, the gallery will become a showcase for WLT’s conservation projects. Viv... -
28 January 2016Author and illustrator Meg Cowley is pledging funds for World Land Trust (WLT) with a new colouring book that features rare and wonderful wildlife. By donating proceeds from sal... -
28 January 2016In 2015 World Land Trust (WLT) received more than £150,000 through gifts in supporters’ wills, coming within a few hundred pounds of setting a new record for annua... -
28 January 2016Ben Saunders and Dan Lambert are in training to run the scenic Jurassic coast path to raise funds for World Land Trust (WLT). The members of Forest Adventure Racing Team will co... -
27 January 2016Staff from Adobe System’s London office raised money for World Land Trust (WLT) at a special culinary event in December 2015. During the one day event – christened T... -
26 January 2016Bird monitors have recorded sightings of the rare Sharpe’s Longclaw (Macronyx Sharpei) in reserves owned and managed by Nature Kenya, a conservation partner of World Land Tru... -
26 January 2016Join World Land Trust’s London 2 Brighton Challenge team – and raise funds to save the wild world. WLT is entering a team into one of UK’s great endurance even... -
21 January 2016After reading Polar Bears on the Edge, Robert Burton finds that the survival of the Polar Bear is threatened as much by hunting and vested interests as it is by the retreat of the... -
19 January 2016Lou Jost reports on Fundación EcoMinga rangers who worked bravely in challenging conditions to restore access to remote parts of the reserves. The rangers are funded by the... -
15 January 2016When it comes to climate change, are you putting your head in the sand? Despite the enormity of the problem, each and every one of us is capable of taking steps, however small, tow... -
13 January 2016A Spectacled Bear has been released in Ecuador’s Rio Zuñac Reserve, owned and managed by Fundación EcoMinga (EcoMinga), a conservation partner of World Land Tru... -
11 January 2016North American students are benefiting from a biodiversity conservation programme at La Esperanza Wildlife Refuge, which is owned and managed by Fundación Patagonia Natural... -
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...
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