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This summer, we urgently need your support to raise £287,821 so our partner Hutan can secure 16 ha (40.1 acres) of critically important forest within Borneo’s Kinabatangan floodplain.
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A Future for Sustainable Palm Oil? HUTAN may have the Answer
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...
Kinabatangan declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
We are delighted to announce that the Kinabatangan region has been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This is one of 26 new Biosphere Reserves created this October and covers 413,866 hectares (1.02 million acres) of forests, wetlands, and villages in Malaysia’s Kinabatangan region.
Sunda Pangolin: A species you can help through our Borneo appeal
Today we are delving into the mysterious lives of the elusive Sunda Pangolin, keratin-covered climbers that are one of the most trafficked animals in the world. This year, World Land Trust (WLT) supporters have a chance to provide a better future for these Critically Endangered mammals – donating...
Building bridges for Orangutans in Malaysian Borneo
In northern Borneo, our partner HUTAN has a very creative solution to the problem of habitat fragmentation. By creating artificial canopy bridges, they are helping reconnect populations of Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and other wildlife, including Southern Pig-tailed Macaques (Macaca...
Edible-nest Swiftlets: Species comeback in Borneo shows impact you can make through WLT appeal
When our ‘Saving Borneo’s Orangutan Corridors’ appeal soared past its £150,000 fundraising target in under two weeks, we knew there was a chance to save even more land than the strategic 10 acres already secured. Our new £300,000 target will allow our partner HUTAN to purchase and protect yet more...
A lifeline for an endangered primate: New Buy an Acre project opens chance to save crucial Muriqui habitat
Buy an Acre supporters have this year a chance to help safeguard land in one of the most threatened forest regions in the world, in the process extending a lifeline to the Americas' largest primate. Donations to our flagship programme will support a plan by our partner Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu...
