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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
