ANNUAL REVIEW 2019 REGISTERED CHARITY 1001291

worldlandtrust.org A YEAR TO REMEMBER

A FEW WORDS FROM

Dr Gerard Bertrand Steve Backshall, MBE Hon President, WLT Patron

For WLT so many years of the last three decades have been marked by One Wild Night 2019 outstanding progress in conservation. In December, Steve Backshall hosted This past year, however, was a magnificent evening at the Royal remarkable because the Trust recorded Geographical Society. its largest number and diversity of Playing to a packed house, Steve conservation projects throughout the welcomed on stage some of the UK’s world. The Trust truly is making a leading adventurers, explorers and difference for wildlife from Southeast sports personalities including his wife, Asia to Africa to the Americas. Helen Glover, Baroness Tanni Grey- the Río Zuñac appeal we launched on the Thompson, Dan Snow, Professor Ben evening to purchase cloud forest in It was also the year of successful Garrod, Phoebe Smith and Dwayne Ecuador has reached its fundraising transition from our incomparable Fields. Monty Don compered the target. Because of your support, WLT and founders John and Viv Burton to new evening and young environmental Fundación EcoMinga can expand the Trust leadership. The Trust is fortunate activist, Bella Lack spoke passionately reserve, securing it for the species that to have attracted an outstanding about the threats facing the planet and live here. conservationist, Dr. Jonathan Barnard as solutions within our grasp. We all know that we need to do the new Chief Executive to lead WLT. something to protect our planet. I believe The past three decades seem to have Steve says: the most practical step we can take is to flown by since John Burton and I “One Wild Night was filled with inspiring continue purchasing these remote hatched the plan to build a new stories of conservation and adventure in wildernesses, placing them in the hands organisation in the UK to support the wild world. And now I’m delighted to of local conservationists devoted to conservation efforts in Belize. The be able to share the exciting news that safeguarding their future.” success of Programme for Belize, to save a beautiful and threatened series At a time when every positive action Read more about Río Zuñac of ecosystems, would soon be followed to protect wildlife is critical, I look on page 6 by other urgent conservation challenges forward to seeing what WLT will across the world. Right from the accomplish going forward. We all can beginning the Trust’s key attributes have feel comfortable in our continued been good judgment when choosing support now when wildlife needs our projects and the ability to take rapid help more than ever. and decisive action with a minimum of overhead cost and delay. Those same characteristics apply to WLT today. Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Endangered) nests on the reserve in Ecuador. worldlandtrust.org 2 2019 IN SUMMARY CELEBRATING THE TRUST’S MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Welcoming returned to Belize to save ‘Jungle for even more to permanently protect new CEO, Jaguars’. The latter was particularly habitats and their species. Dr Jonathan fitting given that WLT was founded with As we look forward to 2020 we are Barnard our first appeal in Belize exactly thirty reaffirming commitments to the special years ago. places you have so generously supported It was a year notable for the enormous in the past, as well as welcoming surge in public awareness and concern exciting new partnerships to WLT, about the climate and the wildlife crises. bringing our unique approach to saving 2019 began marvellously for World Land WLT saw a swell of momentum with more of the world’s threatened habitats Trust with our first special appeal of the supporters choosing us as an organisation and species. year, ‘Save the Blue-throated Hillstar’, that is doing something tangible to turn On a personal note, I was delighted reaching its fundraising target within just things around. The result has been a to join WLT in 2019, and I am two weeks. This success set the scene for growth in both number of donors, and enormously excited by the year ahead. the whole year. amazing generosity which saw us closing I am certain that with your continued Among a year of highlights, WLT’s the year by surpassing our previous support we can do even more to protect following special appeals saved donations record. In turn this our natural world. Thank you for being threatened forests in Kenya, enabled overwhelming support enabled us to part of this vital work. pioneering reforestation in Vietnam and fund our partners across the globe to do

WLT supports habitat conservation and restoration projects worldwide with a network of local partner organisations, through six key programmes: Action Fund, Buy an Acre, Carbon Balanced, Keepers of the Wild, Plant a Tree and Special Appeals.

belize: 1,818 ACRES ARMENIA: 28,132 ACRES INDIA: 778 Acres HONDURAS: 692 ACRES . . MEXICO: 301 acres ...... Guatemala: 1,512 acres . ECUADOR: 1,604 ACRES COLOMBIA: 1,292 ACRES ...... Borneo: 17.5 acres . . . BOLIVIA: See footnote . Zambia: 938 acres

BRAZIL: 370 acres . Kenya: 608 acres 39,000 TREES PLANTED In Bolivia WLT also supported partners and the Guaraní Charagua Iyambae autonomous government . ONGOING PROTECTION in the legal protection of two areas protecting a total of 4,657,120 acres (1,884,670 hectares)

Supporting habitat protection and restoration worldwide, through a network of impressive local conservation partner organisations, in 22 countries.

3 worldlandtrust.org WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2019

Threatened Tanzanian wildlife protected by new 6,425 acre reserve

A rich forest teeming with unique and villagers will also benefit from endangered wildlife in Tanzania is entrance fees paid by tourists to protected, thanks to support from visit the forest. WLT’s Action Fund and other partners. Members of the Udzungwa Forest The new Magombera Nature Reserve now Project (UFP) team. The aim of the protects 6,425 acres (2,600 hectares) of project is to better protect tropical tropical forest and grassland, managed by forests through ecological the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group monitoring, community education, (TFCG). Without acquiring this land and capacity building and lobbying. creating the reserve, this important UFP is based mostly in the habitat was destined to become a sugar Magombera forest, on the east side plantation, with a huge loss of species. of the Udzungwa Mountains in Magombera forest is internationally Tanzania. recognised for its diverse landscapes and unique wildlife. It is home to African The Endangered Magombera megafauna like African Elephants and Chameleon was only discovered in Hippopotamus, and has been identified as 2009; it depends on the one of the top 20 Priority Areas in Magombera forest for its survival. Tanzania, and until now has been the only one without protected status. At least five primate species occur: Udzungwa (Endangered), Angolan Black and White Colobus, Sykes’s Monkey, Greater Bushbaby and Udzungwa Galago. In addition to the benefits such as regulating climate, preventing flooding, and maintaining soil fertility for crops,

Carbon Balanced projects offset emissions

WLT’s Carbon Balanced programme Biodiversity offsets emissions by protecting The core mission of WLT and our partners threatened habitats that would is to secure the long-term protection of otherwise have been lost, avoiding the critically threatened habitats and the release of stored carbon. This also enables species they support. the regeneration of degraded habitats, All WLT Carbon Balanced project sites which gradually re-absorb atmospheric are of outstanding importance for species CO . 2 diversity. It is fortuitous that many of the One of WLT’s Carbon Balanced projects In a warmer climate, it is predicted world’s most important wildlife habitats, is offsetting carbon emissions in that tropical ecosystems will be able to notably tropical forests, also contain vast Annamite Lowland Forest in Vietnam, store less carbon than they do now, so quantities of carbon in their vegetation working with partner, Viet Nature. urgent action is required. and soils.

WLT’s Carbon Balanced projects are offsetting CO2 emissions in Ecuador (tropical forest), Guatemala (Caribbean coast), Paraguay (Atlantic Forest and Chaco Pantanal), Vietnam (Annamite Lowland Forest). For more information please visit worldlandtrust.org/what-we-do/carbon-balanced worldlandtrust.org 4 WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2019 SPECIAL APPEALS RAISED: £867,000 FOR KEY HABITATS

VIETNAM. RAISED £575,000 to restore forests that had been devastated by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Phase One sees 120,000 trees being planted across a total of 246 acres (100 hectares) as a first step towards Viet Nature’s aim of restoring 3,500 acres (1,416 hectares) in Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve.

KENYA. RAISED £81,000 to save 810 acres (328 hectares) of Dakatcha Woodland, part of Kenya’s threatened coastal forest. Habitat for endangered small wonders like Clarke’s Weaver, Sokoke Scops Owl and the Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew was secured. We hope to save more of this forest in 2020.

Jungle for Jaguars Protecting their home. Safeguarding their future.

BELIZE. RAISED £181,000: In 2018 WLT announced the successful conclusion to fundraising for the Jungle for Jaguars appeal, saving 8,154 acres (3,300 hectares) of threatened forest in Belize to form a corridor of continuous habitat between Shipstern Conservation & Management Area, Honey Camp National Park and Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve. In 2019 funds were raised to purchase a further 1,818 acres (736 hectares) to add to the corridor.

Save the Blue-throated Hillstar Urgent action needed for newly discovered hummingbird species

ECUADOR. RAISED £30,000 to protect 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) of habitat for the Blue-throated Hillstar, a Critically Endangered hummingbird found only in a small series of mountain tops in the western Andes of southern Ecuador. 5 worldlandtrust.org SAVING SPECIES HABITATS FOR ENDANGERED AND ENDEMIC SPECIES

Land purchase in Ecuador Appeal launched by Steve Backshall in December 2019 to extend Río Zuñac reserve. TARGET REACHED

Steve launched WLT’s original cloud forest appeal, Forests in the Sky, in 2015. Since then, funds raised by WLT has helped partner, Fundacion EcoMinga to protect a continuous corridor of forested habitat between Sangay and Llanganates National Parks. Rio Zuñac Reserve lies within the As we go to press we are corridor in the foothills of the eastern delighted to report that funds Andes, along the western edge of the have been raised to purchase an Amazon Basin in Ecuador. It is home to a additional 203 acres (82 hectares) rich diversity of rare and endangered of cloud forest in the Rio Zuñac and plants, including Spectacled basin. Many thanks to Steve for Bear (right) and Mountain Tapir, and spearheading this appeal and to incredible plant endemism, including everyone who contributed. orchids, many species new to science. WLT Friends supporting the Action Fund Hannah Nutt, On the cover Protecting Donor Relations Critically While Blue-throated Macaw numbers are Manager notes Threatened steadily rising thanks to the efforts made 2019 being a Blue- by WLT’s partner, Asociación Armonía, in record year for throated the Beni Savanna of Bolivia, with an WLT Friends Macaws in estimated 450 living in the wild, this adding vital the Beni macaw is still threatened with extinction. funds to WLT’s Savanna of Consequently Armonía are looking at Action Fund Bolivia. every trick of the trade to help boost enabling the Trust numbers. Because their natural nest sites Roughly to respond quickly in dead palms are disappearing and twice the for urgent suitable sites are competed for by other size of conservation needs. species, an innovative new nest box Portugal, “It has been thrilling to see the increase programme was initiated and in 2019 the Beni in supporters who make donations every saw dramatic results boosting numbers, Savanna is almost entirely ranched and its month as WLT Friends. This helping to bring them beyond the threat grassland habitat burned every year. The commitment is inspiring to us all at WLT of extinction. good news is that 27,180 acres (11,000 as it shows how keen individuals are to Once thought to be extinct in the hectares) are under permanent do something positive for the world wild, in 1992 a population of about 50 protection thanks to everyone who has around us. By the end of 2019, Friends Blue-throated Macaws was rediscovered supported land purchase through had grown by 140 per cent compared in north eastern Bolivia, surviving among Armonía. The reserve harbours a wealth to the number of new Friends in 2018. the ‘islands of palm trees’ that rise above of threatened wildlife and also provides a This fills me with optimism and I’m the seasonally flooded plains. Since then vital stopover site for migratory birds. looking forward to welcoming new Armonía has worked tirelessly to protect species include Jaguars, Pumas, Friends in 2020.” this Critically Endangered bird, supported Maned Wolves, Ocelots, Giant Anteaters by WLT’s Action Fund. and Black Howler Monkeys. worldlandtrust.org 6 FROM THE FIELD PLANTING TREES MITIGATES CLIMATE CHANGE

Plant a Tree In 2019 WLT funded the planting of 38,993 trees in Brazil, Borneo and Ecuador.

Since WLT starting the Plant a Tree programme a total of 2,265,757 trees have been planted by our partners thanks to your support.

Tropical forests CAN be recreated and planting carried out by our partners is a win-win situation. Native trees are being planted to restore habitats and lock up carbon to combat climate change. Local WLT’s partner in Malaysian Borneo, Hutan, is supported by the local community who are communities are actively involved and in charge of planting, maintaining and monitoring seedlings. The main team consists of forest cover is restored. And by enabling 10 women from the Sukau community of Kinabatangan. Trees planted are restoring wildlife to move across wider areas forests lost previously to Oil Palm plantations, expanding habitat for endangered species human-wildlife conflict is reduced. like Orang-utan and .

Keepers of the Wild

Keepers of the Wild are rangers funded All in a day’s work with through WLT support, who work on the front line of conservation. They safeguard REGUA some of the world’s most threatened Lowland or Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus species and their habitats. terrestris) has been extinct in the state of In a year dogged by devastating forest Rio de Janeiro for more than 100 years fires Keepers of the Wild have been and the arrival of these animals at REGUA invaluable to a number of WLT’s overseas represents the very first reintroduction of partners. Having a presence in the forest its kind in Rio de Janeiro state. The tapirs they are early responders when fires in the restored wetlands at REGUA break out. Roberto Pedraza reported from (below) are doing well thanks to Mexico on how important his rangers, protection by Keepers of the Wild. Abel Reséndiz, Odón Vega and, Miguel Flores were in assisting fire fighters in Rildo de Rosa Oliveira is a WLT-funded Sierra Gorda when a major fire affected Keeper of the Wild, working for WLT’s around 1,200 hectares of their reserve. partner in Brazil, Reserva Ecológica de They know the mountain ranges, their Guapi Assu (REGUA). Rildo is used to a paths and ravines, better than anyone varied workload. A priority is to remove else, and spent almost three weeks in the traps placed by illegal hunters to protect field, without a break. wildlife of the Atlantic Forest.

Keepers of the Wild In 2019 WLT funded 49 reserve rangers with 16 partners in 13 countries.

The world’s threatened wilderness areas require focused and immediate action, and that’s what WLT and its partners provided. Protecting habitats, halting extinctions, addressing threats, building capacity.

7 worldlandtrust.org UPHOLDING THE VISION WELCOMING NEW CHAIRMAN

New Chairman, Mark Avery, has been a supporter of WLT’s overseas conservation work for many years. He became a council member in 2014 and a trustee in 2017. About his new role he says: “It is both an honour and a responsibility to accept the Chairmanship of World Land Trust, a charity I have long admired. WLT’s approach of working with local communities and protecting land of high conservation value has proved highly successful across the world. With our great team of staff, and increasing support from the public, we can make an even greater contribution to protecting wildlife and reducing extinction rates.” In December, WLT Trustees paid tribute And of course, WLT’s staff remains the to the magnificent contributions made On stepping down as best in the business. We feel fortunate to by Rohini Finch as outgoing Chair. CEO, John Burton writes have shared our time with them. Rohini joined the Trustees in 2008, Over the past 31 years, since founding following a site visit to Paraguay with the Trust, Viv Burton, former Director of John Burton received award then- CEO, John Burton, to look at a Communications, and I have worked for contribution to property in urgent need of protection in with a wonderful cohort of dedicated conservation the Chaco Pantanal, which she and inspirational people across the world. The John Spedan Lewis medal, which is subsequently helped fund. She has gone Thank you to all. With this unparalleled administered by the Linnean Society of on to visit several other WLT-funded support, together with committed London, is awarded annually to an reserves and the Trust will continue to donors from all walks of life, after three individual who is making a significant benefit from her wisdom and support as decades at the helm we realised that it and innovative contribution to a trustee. was time to step aside for others to take conservation, whether in the UK or On stepping down from this role, the lead. WLT is a ship in motion, and we overseas. Rohini said: anticipate continued unrivalled “It is a great honour to be awarded this “It has been a privilege to be able to conservation results in our wake. medal”, said John. “It has come from the support the work of the World Land Trust I would like to give particular thanks foremost natural history society in Great and its tireless partners over the last decade. to Dr Gerard (Jerry) Bertrand, the original Britain. Although given to me, the citation And now, I am equally thrilled to hand over inspiration for Programme for Belize, and made it clear that it was for the to Mark, a remarkable man whom I greatly Honorary President of WLT. His achievements of the WLT, and therefore it respect and admire. I can think of no-one knowledge, advice and humour will be a is really recognition of WLT’s joint efforts.” better to lead the Trust as it rises to the dual huge asset through the transition and challenges of climate change and alarming onwards. I would also like to thank habitat loss.” Rohini Finch for her sound and intelligent Chairmanship, and for the advice she has Jonathan Barnard, CEO, said: given me, in the face of many ”Rohini has been an enormous asset to challenges, over the years. There are too the Trust, and I look forward to continuing many other individuals to name , but our working with her as a trustee. She takes a high profile patrons and supporters, keen interest in our partner network and particularly Sir David Attenborough, this level of engagement and support over David Gower, Bill Oddie, Chris Packham the years has been instrumental in building and Steve Backshall, have always been the strong relationship we have with our there when we needed them. partners worldwide.” worldlandtrust.org 8 UPHOLDING THE VISION FINANCIAL SUMMARY CELEBRATING THE TRUST’S MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR

WLT Chief challenges presented can seem Operating Officer, insurmountable but we believe that what Liz Stone, we do, and how we work, is tangible and summarises the effecting real change on the ground. financial year With that in mind we have set ambitious targets for 2020, with over £6.5 million approved by the Trustees for our conservation programme which is 2019 was a year of change for World supporting some 28 partners and 40 Land Trust. It marked the commencement projects worldwide. We are delighted of our 30th anniversary and a transition that you continue to support us and look of our founders to our new CEO. We forward to updating you on our work as continued to break records with the 2020 progresses. highest level of funding being disbursed or committed for the purchase and 5 Year financial report WLT’s Big Match Fortnight, launched in 7 protection of threatened habitats in our expenditurE October, raised £575,000 to restore forests 2019 history. Initial unaudited figures forecast, 6 INCOME in Vietnam. Species saved include Red- that with your support, we have raised 2019 shanked , Pygmy Slow Loris (above), 5 more than £5 million and disbursed or Saola Antelope, Sun Bear, Sunda Pangolin committed £4.8 million to our partners. 4 and Bourret’s Box Turtle. The continuing wave of global 3 awareness and the media focus on the Millions (£) climate emergency has meant that WLT 2 Income in millionS (£) is well placed to offer positive solutions to Expenditure in millionS (£) 1 tackling the climate crisis. Something The graph reflects WLT total income 0 that you, our supporters, have been 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 and expenditure over the past 5 years. working with us to deliver. The Forecast

We continued to break records with the highest level of funding being disbursed or committed for the purchase and protection of threatened habitats in our history. 2019 in numbers 881,000 ACRES SAVED SINCE 1989 KEEPERS OF THE WILD PROJECTS IN 38,0338,03 COUNTRIES 3,3,000000 TOTAL ACRES 2019 8 RESERVES TREES PLANTED In Bolivia WLT also supported partners and the Guaraní Charagua Iyambae autonomous government in the legal protection of two areas protecting a total of 4,657,120 acres (1,884,670 hectares)

9 worldlandtrust.org WHO WE ARE DURING 2019

Patrons George Sawtell Fundación Patagonia Natural Sir David Attenborough OM CH FRS Dr Nigel Simpson Fundación Pro-Bosque (Ecuador) Steve Backshall MBE Miranda Stevenson (from June) Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda (Mexico) David Gower OBE David Wallis Guyra Paraguay Chris Packham CBE Staff Hutan (Malaysian Borneo) Iranian Cheetah Society Honorary President World Land Trust employed 27 full and Dr Gerard Bertrand part time staff members in 2019, in our Kasanka Trust (Zambia) UK office in Halesworth, Suffolk Leap Spiral (Malaysian Borneo) Trustees Naturaleza y Cultura Ecuador Rohini Finch (Chair until December) Partners and other organisations we Naturaleza y Cultura Peru Dr Mark Avery (Chair from December) worked with in 2019 Naturalia Comite para la Conserveacion Nick Brown Applied Environmental Research de especies Silvestres (Mexico) Ken Burnett Foundation (AERF, India) Naturaleza y Culture Sierra Madre Nicola Davies (until December) Asociacion Armonia (Bolivia) (Mexico) Alistair Gammell Asociacion Civil Provita (Venezuela) Nature Kenya Anne Harley Asociation Ecologica de San Marcos de Philippine Reef & Rainforest Conservation Pauline Harrison Ocotepeque (AESMO, Honduras) Foundation Dr Mark Stanley Price Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative Programme for Belize Miranda Stevenson (until June) (CSFI, Belize) Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu (REGUA, Emma Tozer (from December) Foundation for the Preservation of Brazil) Honorary Treasurer Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group Myles Archibald Armenia) Viet Nature Conservation Centre Council Members Fundación Biodiversa Colombia (Vietnam) Albertino Abela Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Dr Simon Barnes Fundación EcoMinga (Ecuador) Society of Zambia Dr Iain Barr Fundación Guanacas (Colombia) Wildlife Trust of India Mark Carwardine Fundación Jocotoco (Ecuador) Operational partners Kevin Cox Fundación Native (Bolivia) American Bird Conservancy Dr Lee Durrell Fundación Natura Bolivia BirdLife International Stanley Johnson (until October) Fundación Naturaleza para el Futuro IUCN National Committee of The Dr Simon Lyster (FuNaFu, Argentina) Netherlands Nigel Massen Fundación para el Ecodessarrollo y la Nature and Culture International Bill Oddie Conservacion (FUNDAECO, Richard Porter Guatemala)

Legacy protects forests and wildlife in Guatemala A generous gift in the will of WLT ecoregions, including supporter, Maurice Melzak, presented tropical broadleaf the opportunity to save 1,512 acres forest and (612 hectares) in Huehuetenango, west mangroves. Guatemala. WLT’s partner, FUNDAECO, FUNDAECO currently was able to purchase La Soledad protects Laguna reserve, adding to the 708 hectares Grande Sarstún, already protected by WLT funding in Sierra Santa Cruz, the region. Yal Umin Yul Witz and Tapon Creek & A land of many trees Laguna Brava, and Mr Guatemala’s name comes from the Melzak’s legacy now Náhuatl word Quauhtlemallan, which adds La Soledad to translates as the land of many trees; this list, and ensures undeniably apt for this biodiversity the permanent hotspot, which is home to thousands protection of its Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callydrias) found in FUNDAECO’s of endemic species living in the varied forests and wildlife. reserve at Sierra Santa Cruz. worldlandtrust.org 10 THANK YOU

We would like to thank all those individuals and organisations who have made our vital work possible and helped us save land and species from imminent threat. Thank you to everyone for your generous support.

Particular thanks to our King and Spalding (Singapore) The Pallinghurst Group McGough Char. Foundation corporate partners who Kingfisher Press The Travel Chapter The Generations Trust have made significant Kingsbury Watermill Museum Thomas Danthony Studio The Hippocleides Trust Threshold Sports The HSM Trust contributions throughout & The Waffle House Kit & Kin TourTheTropics The Leach No 14 Trust the year. Leef United Agents LLP The Lyddon Char. Trust ABO Maidenhead Aquatics Visa Europe The Molly Anderson Trust Acast Manson Vivid Travel The Murmuration Wildlife Accredo Margaret Gorman VOYA Trust Acorn Sash Windows Media Bounty Wildlife Travel The Pantheon Char. Trust AKQA Merz AG Wildegg Wise Software (UK) The Peter Smith Char. Trust Allegorica Opera Management Miko Coffee NV (Puro) Trusts, foundations, for Nature Altavia HTT Mischief PR schools and zoos The Prentice Family Trust Anna Mason Art MJP Program Solutions African Bird Club The Ridgeback Char. Trust AnyVan Moeller IP Advisors Amazona The Roger Ekins Foundation Aspect 33 Murgitroy Charities Group Berkhamsted Prep School The Rosamunde Pilcher Char. AXA PPP Healthcare Nature Picture Library Bromsgrove School Trust Bear Grylls Ventures Neal’s Yard Mission Hills The Stephen and Joanne Bereco Nightwish Chessington World of Vaughan Char. Trust Bio-Rad Nikwax and Páramo Adventures & Zoo The Zool. Soc. of Birdfinders Directional Clothing Childbase Partnership Hertfordshire Bloomberg LP On this Planet CHK Foundation West Midlands Safari & Capital International Option Clear Consultants Constance Travis Char. Trust Leisure Park CarbonCo Plateau International Ernest Kleinwort Char. Trust Wildlife Heritage Foundation Ceru Restaurants PT Gerbank Perkasa Pratama G C Gibson Char. Trust Wingham Widlife Park Clarity Environmental Quadient Givskud Zoo–Zootopia Legacies & In Memoriam David Cobley Quick Move Now Green Mountain Trust Gabriel Allen DRAB Quills Office Supplies Henocq Law Trust Timothy Brooks Drugs for Neglected Diseases Rixon Architects HHS Hildegard und Hans David Clegg Initiative Sectorsure No 10 Schaefer Stiftung Anthony Gibbs Earthfare Selective Asia Joan Cullen Char. Trust Joan Harding Effektiivi OY Sierra Trading Lady Yuen Peng McNeice Jane Herbert Eleos Compliance Simmetrics Char. Foundation June Lewis Empatika Splendid Communications Master Char. Trust James Moore Enterprise Plants Stafford Railway Building Soc. Mitchell Trust Wilmer Parkes Euromonitor International Stanhope LLP Muriel Jones Foundation Trevor Poyser Evezy Strategy2Results Newall Char. Trust Trevor Robinson forPlanet Onlus Stuart Oil Aid Ann Rooney Go Green Taxis Studio One Consulting S C and M E Morland’s Char. Go Paperless Swarovski Optik Trust Harlequin Fayre Swire Pacific Offshore Op. St John’s C of E Primary Ambassadors and Hotjar Sylvana Alta School, Maidstone Green Ink Humble Bundle Talis Capital St John’s Marlborough Thank you to all our Ingles & Hayday Tapir Apps GmbH Stichting Wildlife Ambassadors and to our Innogreen The Barnes Group Stiftung Ormella Green Ink authors and artists Jacada Travel The Body Shop International Tangled Bank Trust who have donated the Public Jestico + Whiles The Cheeky Panda The Bower Trust Lending Rights in their books 3 Gem Media Group The Makers The Gemma and Chris to World Land Trust.

World Land Trust has been instrumental in leveraging the protection of more than 6 million acres of important habitats across the world.

11 worldlandtrust.org INSPIRING ACTION IN 2019 NEW IN 2019: SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S FILM FOR WLT

What can I do? Buy an Acre:

In WLT’s new video we asked our saving territory for the patron Sir David Attenborough: northern Jaguar What can an individual do in the face of climate change? Listen to Sir David’s inspirational words in a world that is struggling to deal with the huge issues surrounding climate change which affects all 7.6 billion humans who share the Earth.

You can watch this short video on WLT’s YouTube channel.

A new Buy an Acre opportunity Building long-term support opened up for WLT in Mexico, to save Jaguar habitat. Jaguar del Norte with ethical companies reserve lies to the east of the Mexican state, Sonora. It protects the most Puro contributions have funded 11 14 years of support and going northerly population of Jaguar in the reserves, working with WLT partners in Americas, just south of the US border, strong: Puro Coffee Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre. In 2005, global coffee producer and Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Vietnam. family-run company Miko created Puro, Buy an Acre is WLT’s landmark a Fairtrade Coffee brand with a programme which saves real acres in commitment to ensuring fair prices and real places for £100 an acre. sustainable trade for coffee growers, as Unfortunately not many of our well as protection of tropical forest projects fall within the Buy an Acre habitat in coffee producing countries. £100 but the aim is to keep a portfolio Puro coffee is sourced from Fairtrade of Buy an Acre projects, adding to co-operatives who bring together them as critically threatened land hundreds of smallholder farmers. Puro becomes available at this price. partners with environmentally conscious venues around the world, including WHERE: SONORAN DESERT OF hotels, cafes, restaurants and offices. NORTHERN MEXICO Since 2005, 2 per cent of sales of Puro The Puro Frog, Pristimantis Puruscafeum, is TARGET AREA TO BE SECURED: coffee has been donated to WLT, and this a species new to science, discovered within 3,953 acres (1,600 hectares) unique partnership has worked to save the Puro-funded Fundación EcoMinga SPECIES TO SAVE: rainforest and provide safe haven for reserve in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. It JAGUAR, PUMA, NEOTROPICAL endangered species across many has been named for Puro to recognise their OTTER, MILITARY MACAW, countries. support in helping save this reserve. BALD EAGLE.

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