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Friday, 27 June 2008:

Walkers raise more than £3,700 for conservation 

May 10th was a warm and sunny day and couldn't have been better for the Justwalk fundraisers who took part in a sponsored walk across the South Downs. Over 400 walkers took part, covering a total of 12,540 km. The World Land Trust had four participating fundraisers who, between them, managed to raise over £3,700 for WLT (plus associated Gift Aid) - enough to save 75 acres of threatened habitat.

So how did they do it? First, they used the online fundraising site, www.justgiving.com, which we recommend as a safe and effective way of collecting donations for a fundraising venture of this kind. Secondly, two of the walkers, Ben Beaton and Maria Fuhrmann, pulled out all the stops and managed to double their total by getting matching funding from Ben's place of work.

This is what Ben says:
We hiked a fairly demanding (for us) 20km route through the spectacular South Downs. There was also a 60km route for those hardy 'soles' out there! The event was extremely enjoyable and very well organised, offering a fantastic opportunity to not only enjoy a long walk in beautiful surroundings but also to raise money for your chosen charity. We would encourage anyone wishing to raise sponsorship money for the World Land Trust to take part in this event in 2009!

And if you feel inspired you can join them on their walk next year which is planned for Saturday 9th May 2009. There are walks for everyone, with routes to choose from between 10km and 60km long, so take a look at www.just-walk.co.uk/theEvent.asp - we hope you will join in and raise funds for WLT projects.

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Wednesday, 25 June 2008:

Expert on human origins donates Prize Money to WLT 

Congratulations to author Chris Stringer who has recently won the 2008 Kistler Book Award for his 2006 book Homo britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain. The Walter P. Kistler Book Award recognises authors of science-based books that significantly increase the knowledge and understanding of the public regarding subjects that will shape the future of our species.

Dr Stringer is Britain's foremost expert on human origins and is a palaeontologist at London's Natural History Museum (where many WLT supporters work, or have worked). His book looks at the dramatic battle for survival ancient Britons had, hundreds of thousands of years ago, as climate change brought about huge changes in the environment. Dr Stringer has contributed to discoveries including the setting of the date for when humans first arrived in what is now Britain to at least 200,000 years earlier than previously thought. Britain has had some of the most extreme changes of environment, all affecting plants and animals in recent Earth history, and part of his work has been to look at how ancient people coped with climate change: something that is becoming more relevant day by day.

Dr Stringer has chosen donate the US$10,000 prize money to the World Land Trust for purchase and protection of tropical forests in Ecuador and it will be used to fund a portion of the Cerro Candelaria reserve in Cental Ecuador, working with Fundación Ecominga. Dr Stringer is also donating the Public Lending Rights in his books to the Trust's Green Ink project. We thank him for this generous commitment to helping the WLT save threatened forests and their biodiversity.

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BIAZA Boom: £50,000 towards land purchase in Brazil from zoos in the UK 

Kelly Jacobs (left) and Miranda Stevenson accepting a cheque for the BIAZA Reserve from Terry Willers, Director of Shepreth Wildlife Park.

BIAZA is the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and a group of its accredited members are raising funds over 3 years for the purchase of the BIAZA Reserve, in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil, working with REGUA. The land purchase will extend the reach of the reserve towards the Rio de Janeiro Primatology Centre and create a continuous belt of protected Atlantic rainforest. The target figure for the three-year period, which ends in December 2009, is £266,000 and WLT has recently received the amount raised during the first year (2007) of £50,000.

So far 22 zoos and private members have pledged support and fundraising has already topped £125,000. One participating zoo, Shepreth Wildlife Park has pledged £2,000 a year towards the project and WLT's Education, Training & Outreach Officer, Kelly Jacobs, recently visited them to accept their first year donation. She met with Terry Willers, Director of Shepreth, and was accompanied by Miranda Stevenson, the Director of BIAZA.

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Tuesday, 24 June 2008:

Silver charm bracelet from Dower & Hall helps save tropical forests 

Dower & Hall launched a new 'Fashion for Forests' Charm Bracelet in June 2008, to help raise funds for the World Land Trust.

The sterling silver bracelet , which sells for £250, includes charms of animals and plants found in WLT project areas and £50 will be donated for every bracelet sold.

For more information and to buy a bracelet, visit the Dower & Hall website. (Click on "Promotions & Offers" and then "View charm bracelet".)

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Wednesday, 11 June 2008:

The Incredible Hulk helps film fans go green with the World Land Trust 

The Incredible Hulk returns to the cinema this week and to help film fans go green, The World Land Trust and Universal Pictures have developed an 'Incredible Hulk Carbon Calculator' where you can balance your carbon emissions and help save wildlife habitats in Paraguay - all without the need to rip off your shirt!

Read our press release about this promotion: "The Ultimate Green Machine!"

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