Exciting news has reached us from the lush cloud forests of Ecuador: the Río Machay Reserve, created with World Land Trust (WLT) support, has now been officially declared a Wildlife Refuge. This designation – granted by Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE) –...
We’re excited to announce a new Buy an Acre project supporting our partner Aves Argentinas to purchase 2,606 hectares (6,440 acres) of highly threatened Dry Chaco Forest within Traslasierra National Park, Argentina. This acquisition will offer vital protection for many threatened species, including...
Earlier this year, a new study was featured in Scientific American magazine which revealed that microplastics, the tiny fragments of plastic that now permeate the air, soil, and water across the globe, and even our bodies, can reduce plant photosynthesis by up to twelve percent. Photosynthesis is...
We’re delighted to announce that the Buy an Acre programme is now supporting our partner Fundación EcoMinga (EcoMinga) to expand the Olivier Currat Reserve, nestled on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. This will offer vital protection for a breathtaking landscape home to many highly...
Why there’s still hope for reversing degraded land in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo — according to the people who make it happen “The window of opportunity has not closed — we can still repair this land.” That’s according to Robert Agenonga, 33, who is a team member at Environmental...
Whether Least Concern (LC) or Critically Endangered (CR), all species within an ecosystem are vital and conservation must not wait until a species is in peril to act. One such species is the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata, LC) that inhabits the mountains of western Honduras’s Trifinio...
Every day, around the world, from dawn to dusk, rangers work tirelessly to protect the wild. Today, on World Ranger Day, we're celebrating their incredible commitment to conservation with the release of our new short film: Voices From The Wild. Following rangers in our partners’ reserves from...
In the forests of South America, myths have long surrounded the Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis). In Costa Rica, its call each April and May is said to summon the rains. In Peru, the Indigenous Uitoto believe it to be the abandoned son of the moon, saying that on clear nights it stares...
In the north of India’s Western Ghats, almost every village has at least one Sacred Grove, an area of old-growth forest with both cultural and biological significance. Here, in these forests, stand some of the oldest and tallest trees in the region. Our partner, Applied Environmental Research...
Nestled among the rocky plains of the Somuncurá Plateau in Argentina, the headwaters of the Valcheta Stream are heated year-round by hot springs, even when outside temperatures plummet below freezing. Here, in the depths of these warm waters, a tiny frog is beginning to thrive once again. The...
A hidden species, now revealed A species of scorpion new to science has been discovered by our partner Asociación Ecológica de San Marcos de Ocotepeque (AESMO) in western Honduras – an exciting contribution to our understanding of biodiversity in these precious cloud forests. The finding was made...
Expanding the Nyamukino Reserve Our new Buy an Acre project will support Environmental Defenders to expand their existing 210-hectare (519-acre) Nyamukino Reserve by an additional 838 hectares (2,070 acres). This reserve expansion will offer vital protection for an array of precious and highly...
