World Land Trust facts

Patron: David Attenborough

The World Land Trust is run by

• A small number of staff, most of whom work part-time
• Seven trustees, an Honorary President, an Honorary Treasurer and a council

The Trust is also helped by a number of special advisors as well as interns, students and other volunteers.

The WLT has a policy of working with local partner organisations, and the Trust does not normally play a direct role in the ownership or the management of the land it conserves.

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 World Land Trust has been working to preserve the world's most biologically important and threatened lands and has helped purchase and protect over 350,000 acres of habitats rich in wildlife, in Asia, Central and South America and the UK.

You can help us save even more: £25 helps protect half an acre of rainforest & £50 saves a whole acre!!

The mission of the World Land Trust is:

• To protect and sustainably manage natural ecosystems of the world. To conserve their biodiversity, with emphasis on threatened habitats and endangered species;
• To develop partnerships with local individuals, communities and organisations to engage support and commitment among the people who live in project areas;
• To raise awareness, in the UK and elsewhere, of the need for conservation, to improve understanding and generate support through education, information and fundraising.

(Reg. No. 1001291)