1. Your eGift Pack
Our Current Projects
WHAT IS THE WORLD LAND TRUST?
The World Land Trust is an international conservation charity, based in
Halesworth, a rural town in Suffolk, UK. Since its foundation in 1989 as the
World Wide Land Conservation Trust, the has been working to preserve the
world's most biologically important and threatened lands, and has helped
purchase and protect over 400,000 acres of habitats rich in wildlife, in Asia,
Central and South America and the UK.
WHAT HAVE WLT ACHIEVED SO FAR?
World Land Trust has been working to preserve the world's most biologically
important and threatened habitats, and has so far helped purchase and
protect over 400,000 acres of habitats rich in wildlife, in Asia.
WHERE WILL THIS GIFT DONATION GO?
The land which WLT save is protected in perpetuity in nature reserves
Click on a project to learn more owned and managed by local organisations — this is not a time-limited
'adoption' or sponsorship.
HOW DO WLT ENSURE THE LAND IS PROTECTED?
By involving local conservationists and local communities we reduce the
As you can see, the WLT supports a relatively small number risks of encroachment considerably; they know the local situation and can
head off any potential conflicts. If there is occasional incursion into the
of projects and this is to ensure the success of each project forests this is quickly dealt with by the park wardens who are familiar with
and allow impeccable management of the areas. the borders.
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2. Take a virtual
“The WLT’s policy of buying and Visit the tropical tour of the
protecting land is the most direct and rainforest Buenaventura
webcam live from Reserve,
certain road to conservation. It Ecuador. Ecuador.
deserves the support of all who care
about the survival of the wild places of
Visit our live
the world.” Brazilian wildlife
webcam. Take a virtual tour of
our REGUA project
Sir David Attenborough, OM, CH FRS, area, Brazil.
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Our Critically Areas
HOW THE WLT CHOOSES ITS PROJECTS
When selecting new projects, a number of specific criteria are
evaluated to ensure that it falls within the WLT’s mission. The
most important aspect of any WLT project is its Conservation
Value: what is the variety of plants and animals within the area?
What is the level of threat facing individual species? The size of
the reserve, to create a greater network of protected areas, is a
priority also. Would training for local people and sustainability
programmes contribute to the long-term protection of the
reserve? Other criteria, such as location, the likelihood of
success and a lack of funding from other sources, are also very
important. Above all, WLT must identify a local project partner
with whom to work and in whom the land ownership is
eventually vested.
Learn more about WLT project criteria
BECOMING A PARTNER
Please also consider becoming a WLT partner by pledging a
minimum of £5 a month. A direct debit instruction to your bank
or building society is a convenient way of making regular
donations and at the same time it helps WLT to be able to plan
vital land purchase knowing that you have pledged your
Learn more about some of the wildlife in WLT project areas donation in advance.
Download a direct debit form and become a partner
www.worldlandtrust.org World Land Trust is a registered charity
NO. 1001291
World Land Trust, Blyth House, Bridge Street, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8AB