“If rainforests are the lungs of the planet, then wetlands are the lifeblood” - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands An incredible 40% of plants and animals rely on wetlands for their survival. For freshwater and marine species alike, the unique conditions in marshes, estuaries, and mangrove forests...
One of our youngest Action Fund Heroes, 12-year-old Sam Bell, has been raising money for World Land Trust with his fantastic camp and run challenge. Throughout last year, nature-lover Sam ran an astounding 500 kilometres and camped out for a total of 84 nights- every night of the school holidays up...
Filling the vast Rainforests of South America’s Amazon Basin with their chatter are clusters of Capuchin Monkeys. Unfortunately, you might only recognise them as guest stars from film and television, such as the Monkey ‘Marcel’ from Friends. Though they are quite common throughout the Amazon, many...
Exciting news has reached us from WLT partner REGUA in the Atlantic Forest of south-east Brazil, with a camera trap filming the first ever Maned Wolf recorded at the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve. Environmentalist and nature photographer Juran Santos has long been capturing images of animals in the...
The palm groves of Bolivia’s Llanos de Moxos savanna are home to one of the rarest species on Earth- the Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis). It is estimated that only 400-450 individuals of this Critically Endangered species exist in the wild today. However, thanks to WLT-partner Asociación...
There are more than a few wonders to be seen along the rugged shoreline of Argentina’s Patagonian Coastal Steppe. The steep pebbled shore of the Estancia la Esperanza Refuge, protected by WLT partner Fundación Patagonia Natural (FPN), is a rich hunting ground for one of the world’s most powerful...
Colombia is recognised as one of the world’s Megadiverse countries, meaning it is in the world’s top 17 most biodiversity-rich countries. Home to an incredible range of species, habitats, and ecosystems, it has a cultural diversity to match. To take us on a journey through the country where our...
This is the latest entry of the Barnes’s Bestiary series, written by journalist, author, World Land Trust (WLT) ambassador and member of the WLT council Simon Barnes. See here to read all of Simon’s other entries so far. How many domestic sheep are there in the world? The answer is 1.266 billion...
Each one of the 13,000 sacred groves in India’s Northwestern Ghats region tells a story of evolution, both in culture and ecology. This is what WLT-partner Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) communicate in their newly published book: Sacred Groves of Ratnagiri. The sacred groves of...
Ecosystems are intricate webs of life, each species interacting with its surroundings in ways that are crucial to its survival. Sometimes, these interactions hang in a delicate balance, whereby a species has become adapted to its environment via many intriguing and often baffling interactions. In...
Ecosystems are intricate webs of life, each species interacting with its surroundings in ways that are crucial to its survival. Sometimes, these interactions hang in a delicate balance, whereby a species has become adapted to its environment via many intriguing and often baffling interactions. In...
Madagascar is an ancient island that has been removed from the rest of the world for millions of years. This extended period of isolation has made it one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, home to endemic wildlife that exists only on the island. In partnership with Missouri Botanical Garden’s...
