tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30188648518986756382010-02-08T13:06:37.742ZNews and fundraising initiatives from corporate and individual supporters helping the World Land Trust protect wildlife habitats, as well as fundraising ideas for supporters wanting to do more. (See all our <a href="http://www.worldlandtrust.org/sponsors/index.htm">present and past corporate supporters</a>.)Helena Akerlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749803698478075213noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018864851898675638.post-27381751109349398972010-02-03T09:03:00.000Z2010-02-03T09:03:00.542Z

WLT's Partners are supporters who pledge a regular donation every month. The minimum donation requirement is just £5 a month and this can be paid by Direct Debit or Standing Order. Together, Partners provide us with the ability to plan ahead, knowing that we have a monthly income that can be used for urgent conservation projects.WLT Partner support in 2009 amounted to over £130,000, the highest

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The iPhone application developer MyAppy has partnered with WLT-US with the goal of buying and protecting 14,700 acres of threatened Atlantic Rainforest in Misiones, Argentina.The application NatureAppy+ is designed to help pre-school children recognise animal sounds. The app contains animal imagery created by international photographers along with the audio of the sounds these animals make and

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World Land Trust (WLT) is pleased to report that the Green Apple Award has been awarded to the Trust's corporate supporter Nikwax, manufacturers of water-proofing and maintenance products for outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment. Nikwax was awarded the bronze award for "environmental best practice in manufacturing" by The Green Organisation, an independent environmental organisation dedicated

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Eurojersey helps save Atlantic Rainforest in ArgentinaEurojersey is an Italian producer of a warp-knit fabrics range used in lingerie, swimwear and sports clothing. Their unique fabric, Sensitive® Fabrics System is sold throughout the world and from January 2010, Eurojersey are partnering World Land Trust (WLT) in support of conservation by donating funds to purchase and protect One Metre of

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If you would like to send environmentally friendly Season's Greetings to several friends, colleagues or customers and support the World Land Trust at the same time, Everyclick has the answer.Christmas? Considerate done enables companies, organisations and individuals to send an ecard greeting to one hundred recipients in one go, for a donation of £5 or above to benefit the World Land Trust. And

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The "Send a Card, Save a Tree" campaign offers everyone who cares about the world's rainforests* the opportunity to send a free, augmented reality Christmas eCard.For every eCard sent, Stella Artois® will secure the future of a rainforest tree located in the threatened Atlantic Rainforest in Misiones, Argentina, through the World Land Trust.The goal is to save one million trees before Christmas

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Rainforest Friends are loveable, ethical and educational toys designed to raise awareness and funds for the plight of the critically endangered species that live in the world's most threatened habitats.Every Rainforest Friend sold benefits the World Land Trust, which means more wilderness land and the wildlife that depend on these areas can be protected.You can choose between three types of gift:

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Mark Carwardine, a former World Land Trust (WLT) Trustee and keen supporter, worked with the late, great, Douglas Adams on a series called Last Chance to See, some twenty years ago. Their journeys took them as far afield as Zaire in search of the Northern White Rhino, China in search of the Yangtze River Dolphin and the Amazon in search of the Manatee. and the book of the series was published in

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PricewaterhouseCoopers and Nikwax, both Corporate Supporters of the World Land Trust, have been listed in the Times Online '60 Best Green Companies' league table, at number 24 and 54 respectively.Companies are selected based on a detailed, verified assessment of their environmental performance and a survey where the organisation's staff get a chance to say what they think about their employer?s

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Just Walk: sponsored UK charity walk On Saturday 9th May 2009 hundreds of walkers, raising funds for an incredible range of charities will be lacing up their boots and striding out over the South Downs. Four WLT supporters took part last year, and really enjoyed themselves, raising a final total of nearly £4000 between them. They had a fantastic time and so can you: Just sign up at

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We now have a new cartridge recycling scheme that benefits the World Land Trust (WLT), thanks to corporate supporters Ian Smiths Office Products. By donating your empty Inkjet and Toner cartridges through Ian Smiths, you can help support the work of the WLT.For more information and contact details, see Recycle your Empty Printer Cartridges and Help Save Rainforest

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World Land Trust (WLT) corporate supporters, Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has made a green pledge to help preserve threatened tropical forests.CSG is one of the UK's largest privately owned waste management groups and its customers include energy giant EDF Energy.CSG has chosen to stand firm on environmental policies during the recession and by pledging regular donations to the WLT the company

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Willem Ferwerda (Director, IUCN NL, left) and John Burton (CEO, WLT) sign the Memorandum of Understanding between IUCN NL and WLT.Some of the projects and organisations supported by the World Land Trust (WLT) over the past five years have also received funding independently from IUCN Netherlands Small Grants for the Purchase of Nature programme (SPN). This has led to increased communication

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Would you like to see some of the areas where the World Land Trust and its partners are working? Then join this tour, led by long-term WLT supporter, Dan Freeman. Photos: © Aditya SinghIn the Footsteps of Jim CorbettThis proposed tour (led by wildlife film-producer Dan Freeman who has made his own film on man-eating tigers) will follow 'In the Footsteps of Jim Corbett', taking in three of his

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Most people hate completing their tax return, but to cheer you up we'd like to remind you that you can help support the World Land Trust at the same time. When you complete the UK Self Assessment tax return you can nominate a charity to receive all or part of any repayment due. Just enter the WLT's code which is GAD74DG and Inland Revenue will do the rest. Simple! The donation will be paid direct

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Environmentalist of the year highly commended: Chris Jenkin, Managing Director of Enterprise Plants (Photo © Archant London)Environmental Business of the year Winner: Chest of Drawers (Photo © Archant London)Environmental champions from across London and the South East attended the inaugural Archant London Environmental Awards on Friday 10th November. The ceremony, held at the Radisson SAS

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Make 2009 the year you take a "Save the Rainforest" pledge! (No donations necessary)We are sometimes asked if there are alternative ways of supporting the WLT for those who are unable to donate to save acres. In light of the current economic climate we feel it is timely to highlight other ways that help us save threatened habitats.How to make a pledgeHave a look at our Save rainforests page for

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One great way to get involved and help raise money for the World Land Trust is to set up a fundraising page on Justgiving. It's a brilliant way of spreading the word and lots of our supporters have come up with ingenious ways of helping raise funds for our projects, such as asking for donations instead of wedding presents, sponsored runs and climbing mountains.So far 37 people have created

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For the World Land Trust (WLT) to be able to funds the purchase and protection of rainforests and other threatened habitats, we rely on the generosity of our supporters. Buying an acre as a Christmas gift is a great way to help protect wildlife habitats on behalf of a friend or relative. But there are times when this gift isn't appropriate and you would like to give a more personal present.

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If you need to send lots of Christmas greetings, but would like to avoid the environmental impact of sending paper cards, Everyclick has the answer. Thanks to their new Christmas? Considerate done campaign, companies, organisations and individuals can send 100 ecard Christmas greetings or more, for a donation of £5 or above to benefit the World Land Trust.More information on Everyclick's ecard

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World Land Trust (WLT) corporate supporters Goodlife, producers of vegetarian food, have kindly promised to make extra donations to the WLT when you become a fan of their Facebook page during December.They say:"For every extra Facebook fan we accrue this month we are donating an extra 10p to the World Land Trust! (Up to the value of £500)"To become a fan of Goodlife on Facebook, go tohttp://

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News update from World Land Trust corporate supporters Howard Smith Paper Group, who are supporting the Trust through their Greencoat 55 and eco-friendly photo inkjet paper where 35p per pack sold is donated to the World Land Trust.Howard Smith Paper Group has announced that it has now contributed more than £7,000 towards the Trust's conservation and restoration work since the beginning of this

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What would you pack if you travelled to the rainforest?This is just one of the questions posed to school children in the new, FREE, teaching resource from World Land Trust and national shopping centre brand The Mall as part of their environmental initiative EnviroMall. Learning about Rainforests is a paperless teaching resource that is aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 students. Packed with information,

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Primary and secondary schools all over the country are taking part in the Who Will Save Us? Children's & Young People's Project using book sales to raise funds. The books are bought for a reduced rate and then marked up and sold on by the children themselves. They then choose how they'd like to spend the proceeds to help combat climate change. We know some schools have already donated to the

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Did you know that you can donate a percentage of your eBay auction sales to the World Land Trust?eBay for Charity (in the UK) has been around for a while, but now the process has been made even easier: Simply log on to your eBay account and look out for the charity box when you are in the process of listing an item. For details, read the eBay for Charity guide.The minimum donation amount has

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