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...
In Bolivia’s southeast lowlands, where the Chaco Forest meets the wetlands of the Isoso, the Parapetí River weaves its way through valleys, dry forests, and savannahs, carrying water, life, history, and identity. Here, the creation of Yande Yari, an Indigenous-led protected area covering over...
A huge success for the Somuncurá Plateau In May 2025, Federico Kacoliris, project leader of Fundación Somuncurá, won the prestigious Whitley Award – a global recognition of his team’s pioneering work to protect the fragile Somuncurá Plateau in Argentinian Patagonia. Dubbed the ‘Green Oscars’, the...
By Catherine Barnard, World Land Trust CEO Ten years on from the Paris Climate Agreement, the 2025 ChangeNOW Summit took place in Paris in late April. Attending with World Land Trust (WLT) colleagues for the first time, the summit for me, and no doubt for many others, marked a point of reflection...
Thanks to your support and generous donations, we’re delighted to announce that our Save the Cloud Forests of Honduras appeal has reached its £443,540 target. Our partner AESMO can now purchase and protect another 91 hectares (225 acres) of highly threatened cloud forest in Honduras’ Trifinio...
Restoring connectivity in the Udzungwa-Kilombero landscape We are delighted to announce a new Plant a Tree project for 2025. Our Plant a Tree programme is now supporting ecological restoration within the Greater Udzungwa-Kilombero landscape in northern Tanzania. This landscape – home to the...
In the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, scientists have described a small but extraordinary new frog species. Found within our partner Nature and Culture’s Maycú Reserve, the Maycú Torrent Frog (Hyloscirtus maycu) now carries its name as a tribute to the vital conservation work happening there...
