Buying land to save tropical rainforests forever
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World Land Trust-US -- Rainforest Conservation in Action We have dedicated 20 years to saving rainforests and endangered species. We buy real acres in real places and protect them forever. WLT-US has saved over 1.6 million acres of rainforest and other critical habitats at imminent threat.Please join us to save rainforests and make a real difference. 
Our conservation accomplishments in 2009: • 1,039,390 acres of Amazonian rainforest protected in Peru• 16,715 acres of threatened cloud forest acquired in Colombia • 1,700 acres of unique Atlantic rainforest acquired in Brazil Critical acquisition priorities: 
Saving a biodiversity treasure-trove WLT-US is working to buy and save 2,200 acres of pristine tropical rainforest in the wettest region on Earth. The Pangan Nature Reserve in southwestern Colombia receives 26 feet of rainfall a year and holds an unparalleled concentration of plant and animal species. Read more...Receive a certificate for every acre you save.
Last stand for Brazilian Rainforest We are seeking funds to save one of the last stands of tropical rainforest left in the severely depleted Atlantic rainforest at REGUA in Brazil. Land purchases protect the Woolly Spider Monkey and
many other endangered species. Read more...
Blue-throated Macaw: Critically Endangered We are appealing for immediate support to buy and save the last habitat of the rare Blue-throated Macaw in Bolivia's Beni Savannas. The fragile ecosystem of these striking birds is rapidly vanishing - burned to make way for intensive cattle ranching. Today only 350 remain in the wild. Read more...Your donation will help save this critical habitat.
Urgent Magdalena Valley Rainforest Appeal The isolated Magdalena valley in Colombia was once carpeted with lush rainforest, home to tapirs and jaguars. Today, almost all of the forest is gone - destroyed for ranching. We have an opportunity to buy and save 1,541 acres of this endangered rainforest today. Read more...Please help buy and save an acre of rainforest. |
 
 Byron Swift Executive Director World Land Trust-US "WLT-US is proud to celebrate 20 years of protecting critical habitats across the world. Your donation is used to buy and save these crucial refuges for endangered species."  Dr. Robert Ridgely Deputy Director World Land Trust-US "Your support has helped protect over 1.7 million 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 WLT-US to target the highest priority sites and act quickly to buy private lands at imminent risk of destruction." |
