World Land Trust - US
“World Land Trust-US is working with local partners to buy tropical rainforests to protect the most endangered species forever.”
 
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Urgent Colombian rainforest appeal

Threatened by logging and packed with some of the planet's rarest rainforest species, WLT-US is urgently seeking support to buy and protect 8,763 acres of critical lowland rainforest habitat in the heart of Colombia. Pristine rainforest is for sale at $50 an acre. Please help buy-an-acre.
Brazilian Atlantic forest refuge protected

We are helping protect one of the most important Brazilian Atlantic rainforests remaining in Rio state. We are delighted to report that your support has acquired additional properties, which strengthens the REGUA reserve and protects many threatened species, such as the Wooly Spider Monkey.
Three new species of frog discovered

Researchers surveying in and around recently acquired properties by WLT-US partner Fundación EcoMinga in Ecuador have discovered three species of frogs that are considered new for science! Your support to protect these forests is clearly extremely important.
Cloud forests protected in Ecuador

WLT-US supported Fundación EcoMinga with an additional acquisition of 124 acres for their Rio Zuñac reserve - a global hotspot of orchid diversity. Also in Ecuador, we supported Napo Andean Forest Foundation to buy 494 acres in the Cosanga valley to protect spectacular Andean cloud forests.
Messages from the team

Byron Swift
Executive Director
World Land Trust-US

“WLT-US is proud to celebrate 20 years of protecting rainforests across Latin America with our dedicated in-country partners to ensure 96% of your donation is used to buy rainforests.”

Dr. Robert Ridgely
Deputy Director
World Land Trust-US

“Your support has helped protect over 600,000 acres, but much more needs to be saved. Please help us buy and save critical rainforest habitat, forever."

Dr. Paul Salaman
Conservation Director
World Land Trust-US

“Our 20 years of experience enables us to target the highest priority sites and act quickly to buy private lands at imminent risk of destruction. Your support well spent.”

Sara Ines Lara
Executive Director
Fundación ProAves
(WLT-US partner)

“Your support through WLT-US has enabled us to buy and protect the most endangered habitats across Colombia, to save countless species from extinction."
 
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