World Land Trust (WLT) works with project partners to protect some of the world’s most threatened habitats. Find out where we work and how we protect these habitats and species.
Countries where we work
Argentina
Misiones Rainforest Corridor, Argentina
Just 1% of the original Atlantic Rainforest survives in Argentina and this project will protect one of the last strongholds.
The Ranch of Hopes (Estancia la Esperanza) was purchased in 2000 and is now an official Wildlife Refuge protecting rare species and their coastal steppe habitat.
Yungas Forest
The project aims to create El Pantanoso Reserve in the northern Argentine Yungas, covering around 10,900 acres (4,400 hectares), in partnership with Fundación Biodiversidad-Argentina (FBA).
Armenia
The Caucasus, Armenia
One of the world's lesser known biodiversity hotspots, the Caucasus are home to many species that live nowhere else on Earth.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Belize
Programme for Belize
WLT was initially established to protect 110,000 acres (46,00 ha) of sub-tropical forest in north-western Belize; this project was a great success, helping create the now much larger Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area.
Bolivia
Beni Savanna, Bolivia
WLT is working in partnership with Bolivian NGO Asociación Armonía to protect the Beni savanna in the south western corner of the Amazon basin by extending the existing Barba Azul Nature Reserve.
Brazil
The Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
WLT is funding the protection of one of the most important eco-regions in the world, the Atlantic Rainforest.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Colombia
Chocó and other Rainforest, Colombia
WLT's project in Colombia protects one of the wettest and most biodiverse regions in the world.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Costa Rica
Rainforest Action Costa Rica
This is a completed project. WLT helped protect the Osa Peninsula and helped purchase an area that is now incorporated into Corcovado National Park.
Ecuador
The Ecuador Rainforests
In an country where 80% of tropical rainforests have already been destroyed, WLT's partners are safeguarding Ecuador's highly varied habitats and wealth of wildlife.
Plant a Tree with WLT
The Plant a Tree appeal supports planting of native trees to reconnect fragmented habitat and provide additional food sources for bird and animal populations.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Guatemala
Tropical Forest and Wetlands, Guatemala
The Laguna Grande Reserve covering mangroves and tropical forests protects the single most threatened habitat in the Guatemalan Caribbean region.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Honduras
Tropical Forest, Honduras
WLT is helping protect the biodiversity and watershed of the tropical forest of Güisayote in the Trifinio Region of Honduras.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
India
Indian Elephant Corridors Appeal
This project saves important Indian Elephant populations by preventing forest fragmentation and creating wildlife corridors.
Reef & Mangrove Appeal
Regeneration projects have assisted the recovery of mangroves and coral reefs in India and the Philippines.
Kenya
Kenyan Grasslands Appeal
Grasslands in Kenya are becoming increasingly threatened and WLT has committed to helping save what is left.
Malaysia
Borneo Orang-utan Appeal, Malaysia
Orang-utan populations have halved over the last 20 years and WLT is striving to save some of their last habitat in the fight against oil palm development.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Mexico
Biodiversity of Sierra Gorda, Mexico
WLT is assisting with the protection of the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico: The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
Paraguay
The Chaco/Pantanal, Paraguay
The Atlantic Rainforest, Dry Chaco and Chaco-Pantanal are all protected by WLT's projects in Paraguay.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
The Philippines
Philippine Reef & Rainforest Project
Danjugan is one of the few islands in the area that still has its original tropical forests making it vital to protect.
Reef & Mangrove Appeal
Regeneration projects have assisted the recovery of mangroves and coral reefs in India and the Philippines.
United Kingdom
Kites Hill Reserve, United Kingdom
Kites Hill Reserve protects over 40 acres (16 ha) of meadow, grassland and native woodland in Gloucestershire.
Venezuela
Dry Forests of Margarita Island, Venezuela
Venezuela's dry forests are threatened by sand mining and illegal hunting. The WLT is committed to protecting these biodiverse forests for the Vulnerable Yellow-shouldered Parrot.
Keepers of the Wild
By supporting reserve rangers, WLT is able to ensure the long-term protection of the nature reserves we have helped create.
The WLT has also helped establish a national park in Lebanon.
