Rivalling the Amazon rainforest for species richness, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots, and home to unique species found nowhere else. Once covering 150 million hectares across Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, the Atlantic Forest has been cleared to a tiny fraction of its original size...
Last Autumn we asked for your help to save vital forests and wetlands as part of our ‘Expand Colombia’s El Silencio Reserve’ appeal. And today, we’re delighted to announce that we have reached our full £2,188,483 fundraising target – the largest amount we’ve ever raised for an appeal!...
Donate to our spring appeal and help us raise £197,260 to secure 180 hectares (444 acres) of highly threatened land in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, before it’s lost to the threats of deforestation and development. The Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots and home to hundreds of endangered species...
A major new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that unless businesses act now to protect and restore nature, they could face extinction themselves.
The spotted, slender, impossibly agile Margay (Leopardus wiedii), stalking the forests of South and Central America, is one of nature’s most elusive wildcats. One of the smaller cats and sometimes mistaken for an Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), the Margay...
High in the rugged mountains of Argentina’s Sierra de Ambato, conservation is shaped as much by people as by landscapes. With support from World Land Trust (WLT), our partner Natura Argentina has spent the past two years working to protect this extraordinary region by meeting...
In the floodplain of Sabah’s Kinabatangan River, conservationists are testing a bold idea: can native forest and palm oil production thrive side by side? A project led by our partner HUTAN, a grassroots conservation organisation based in Malaysian Borneo...
Shy, wide-eyed, and active only under the cover of darkness, the Grey-handed Night Monkey (Aotus griseimembra) is one of Colombia’s most enchanting primates. Found in forest canopies across Colombia and Venezuela, including those of Fundación Biodiversa Colombia’s (FBC’s) El Silencio Reserve.
In April 2026, World Land Trust (WLT) supporters have the amazing opportunity to experience the work of our conservation partner Natura Argentina firsthand through their Discover the High Andes expedition. This feature tells the story of Natura Argentina’s efforts to protect some of the country’s most...
Community lies at the heart of our conservation partner Fundación Biodiversa Colombia’s (FBC) conservation work and nowhere is this clearer than in the Middle Magdalena Valley. Here, dialogue and listening are essential tools for protecting wildlife and supporting the people who live alongside it.
“I came here because I’m better off than down there in the wetland,” says José Cruz, who once earned his living as a fisherman. He smiles wryly. “Down there, even my mattress got wet. But here, “I don’t get wet. I’m better, fresher, and I want to stay here all my life.”
The support of our major donors makes an extraordinary difference to our work at World Land Trust (WLT). This month, we’re celebrating David Scott and Rachel Rowlands, whose commitment over the past two decades has taken many forms – from tackling the 3 Peaks Challenge and running the world’s largest half-marathon dressed as Elvis, to donating proceeds from their business, Kew Brewery.
