Books for Conservation A partnership between the World Land Trust and NHBS Environment Bookstore

This book, supplied by the Books for Conservation Programme, was greatfully received by the SULAWESI Jambi Tiger Project, Indonesia.

Books for Conservation

Helping NGOs obtain natural history reference books

Do you belong to a non-government conservation organisation (NGO) in a country where it is difficult to obtain important reference material? If you do, the World Land Trust’s ‘Books for Conservation’ Programme may be able to help.

The World Land Trust has a wide stock of used and slightly damaged natural history books, including field guides, text books and other books related to natural history and the environment. These are available free of charge.

Background to the Programme

The Books for Conservation programme is an exciting partnership between the World Land Trust and the Natural History Book Service (NHBS). From simple beginnings in 2002 when the NHBS donated books surplus to their requirements to the WLT this programme has developed into an important resource for struggling NGOs throughout the world.

In order to gauge the level of interest this programme could expect to attract, two years ago the WLT placed an announcement on the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission website inviting NGOs and educational institutions involved in conservation in developing countries to make contact if they were lacking natural history reference material needed for their work. This resulted in scores of enquiries and applications for books from around the globe. It was obvious that WLT could play a vital role in facilitating the distribution of reference books to the organisations who most needed them.

What the WLT can offer

WLT is pleased to announce that WLT and the NHBS have formalised the arrangement and WLT is now accepting applications for books from around the world.

Already we have been able to assist organisations as widely scattered as Brazil, Bolivia, China, Ecuador, India, Mauritius, Mozambique and Turkey, with each consignment averaging a commercial value of US$200.

The list of books available is updated regularly as new stocks are received.

This project is supported by:

• NHBS Environment Bookstore
• Peter Scott Trust for Education and Research in Conservation
• The Simpson Education and Conservation Trust
• The Roger Vere Foundation
• The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement

How to Apply for Conservation Books

If you belong to, or are aware of a conservation NGO that is in need of essential natural history reference books, please see the criteria and guidelines for information on eligibility and how to apply.