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...
By supporting our Save the Cloud Forests of Honduras appeal you will help to safeguard vital water sources in Honduras’ Trifinio region. Here, the cloud forests are heavily fragmented due to the rising threats of agriculture and farming, but the water supplied by the remaining forest is crucial for...
We are delighted to announce that the Nyerere-Udzungwa Wildlife Corridor (NUWC) in Tanzania has been officially designated as a wildlife corridor by the Tanzanian government and is now legally protected. In this historic moment, the NUWC has become the first wildlife corridor in Tanzania to receive...
Tegostoma burtoni, a new moth species belonging to the Crambidae family, has just been described and named in honour of WLT founder John Burton. Identified in 2022, it was studied rigorously from its physical characteristics down to its DNA and found to be an as-yet unknown to science species. This...
A fascinating research paper, which has been four years in the making, has just been published by Roberto Pedraza, Sub-director of GESG, one of WLT’s partners in Mexico. Written by Roberto in collaboration with some friends of his, including Herpetologist Alejandro Calzada, the paper documents the...
