Last month, three Guarani communities, the local Argentine government of Misiones, and the UK-based NGO World Land Trust forged an agreement to create a nature reserve connecting three protected areas in the fractured, and almost extinct, Atlantic Forest.
WLT in the News: WLT Achievements
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Indigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest
Mongabay.com
17 May, 2012
Business Charity Awards: Cause-related marketing - Winner: Miko Coffee with the World Land Trust
Third Sector
15 May, 2012
Awarded to a marketing partnership between a business and a charity that has used the company's products to promote the charity's cause or brand, or helped to raise funds for the charity.
Endangered poison dart frog gets sanctuary in Colombia
USA Today
9 May, 2012
A 124-acre nature reserve in the South American nation of Colombia has been created to provide sanctuary to the endangered golden poison dart frog.
Protecting Killer Frogs From Killer Humans
The New York Times
9 May, 2012
Now, the Rana (Spanish for frog) Terribilis Amphibian Reserve has opened for business in Colombia, thanks to the good offices of several biodiversity organizations.
'Emeralds for Elephants' auction raises $1 million
National Jeweler
1 July, 2011
"An auction that included an array of emerald jewelry by well-known designers and an emerald-studded "elephant" has raised $1 million for the World Land Trust and the Wildlife Trust of India, organizations that work to create a network of wildlife corridors for the endangered Asian elephant."
Chelsea Flower Show 2010: Guns and chainsaws highlight plight of the rainforests
The Telegraph
27 May, 2010
"An award-winning display about the plight of the rainforests includes the first gun to be planted in a garden at Chelsea Flower Show."
Webcam in the forest
The Guardian
18 January, 2008
"Last night the World Land Trust launched its new project, which has placed a webcam in a South American rainforest in a bid to show conservation work in action..."
The jungle out there - now in here
The Times
17 January, 2008
"A webcam giving people the chance to discover unknown species without leaving the comfort of their homes will be set up today."
