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Annual Reviewand Accounts 2014

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I was honoured to be elected Chairman in2014, taking over from Rohini Finch whoretired at the AGM in June. Rohini had beensuch an excellent Chair bringing with herknowledge, intelligence and humour that Iaccepted the role with some trepidation. Iam very grateful to my fellow Trustees andCouncil Members for their welcomingsupport and am thoroughly enjoying sitting‘in the chair’.

WLT has tremendous support at all levelsand it is a tribute to the staff, as well asTrustees, Council Members and Ambassadors

for the trust and loyalty they have generatedin our growing number of donors.

Now that WLT has 29 overseas projectpartners in 20 countries I believe we have aproven model for conservation. I had theopportunity to meet many of the leaders ofour NGO conservation partners at thesymposium held at Kew Gardens in May (seepage 11) and they are truly inspiring. Whiletravelling on business I was also able to visitMalaysian Borneo and meet with Dr IsabelleLackman, director of Hutan, WLT’s partner.

One reason for wanting to visit Borneo

was that we had launched our BorneoRainforest Appeal, aiming to raise one millionpounds, in August 2013 I wanted to see formyself what this ambitious funding targetwould achieve.

During the year, all three WLT Patrons,David Attenborough, David Gower and ChrisPackham agreed to host events and BillOddie and Simon Barnes, both WLT CouncilMembers, joined Ambassadors to supportWLT through a mix of events as well.

There was particular recognition for WLTat the end of the year when the ArcadiaFoundation awarded WLT a grant ofUS$1.6 million over the next three years, todevelop innovation in land protection inSouth America. This is a wonderfulopportunity for us, and our overseasconservation partners, but we do need tomatch the funds. This is why your continuinggenerosity is so vital to us.

Thank you again to one and all.

Message from our Chairman

Chris Packham supports theBorneo Rainforest Appeal

Simon Lyster on a site visit to Malaysian Borneo, to seethe properties saved by the Borneo Rainforest Appeal

By May 2014 the Borneo Rainforest Appeal hadraised one million pounds for vital land protection Chris Packham helped launch our BorneoRainforest Appeal in 2013 and when weannounced reaching the one millionpound target in 2014 he said:

I’m very pleased that I have been able to play a

role in WLT’s Borneo RainforestAppeal. WLT is an organisationand a cause I wholeheartedlysupport. Thank you to everyonewho has shown they care bymaking a donation. It’s awonderful achievement, but thefuture of Orang-utans still restswith us. Let’s do all we can tosave more of what’s left of theirprecious forest.

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WLT celebrated a milestone when Patron,Sir David Attenborough, hosted a WLTevent in central London to celebrate theTrust’s 25th Anniversary on 6 May 2014.

In his opening address Sir David affirmedWLT’s conservation model of protectingwhole ecosystems through land purchaseand protection. He emphasised thatalthough WLT raises the funds to buy theland it is vital that the ownership is vested inpeople in that country, and that they take onthe responsibility of protecting it withsupport from WLT.“WLT is always on hand to give

assistance and advice when calledupon and helps overseas partnerswith protection of their endangeredwildlife by sending funds to employrangers,” Sir David said.

Sir David was joined by five of WLT’soverseas partners who gave presentations. Inhis closing words John Burton, WLT CEOthanked Sir David for his assistance over thepast 25 years and paid tribute to the Trust’soverseas partners. He also thanked allsupporters who have helped save half amillion acres of threatened land duringWLT’s 25 year history.

Following the success of ControversialConservation 2013, Chris Packham waskeen to host another public debate for WLT.The chosen topic was: Killing otherpeople’s birds.

This is a common occurrence in manycountries including Malta, British SovereignTerritory in Cyprus and Egypt, and in the UKHen Harriers, Woodcock and Snipe areamong the migrant birds killed. The debateprovided a forum to discuss the impactshooting birds has on wildlife conservation,with particular focus on protected species.The panel included Bill Oddie and MarkAvery, WLT Council members, and AndrewGilruth, representing the Game & WildlifeConservation Trust. It was chaired by WLTCouncil member, Alistair Gammell andprovoked lively discussion.

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WLT’s 25th Anniversary eventsWLT Patrons and Council Members show their support

Sir David Attenborough at WLT’s 25th Anniversary CelebrationChris Packham’s Controversial Conservation debate at the Royal SocietyAn evening with David Gower and Friends in Norwich

Controversial ConservationKilling other people’s birdsRoyal Society, London, 2 September 2014

WLT Patron and former Englandcricket captain David Gowerthoroughly engaged our audience ashe reflected on a lifetime’s passion forsport and wildlife. David was joinedon stage by writer and journalistSimon Barnes and Bill Oddie, bothWLT Council Members, who addedtheir own sparkle and wit to theevening. An auction and champagnereception followed.

Left: David Gower meets supporters Rachel and Howard Nicholson who attendedthe event

Above: David was joined on stage by Simon Barnes and Bill Oddie

An evening with David Gower and FriendsBlackfriars Hall, Norwich, 3 September 2014

Saving Paradise: an acre by acre journey, with Sir David Attenborough


Big Cat AppealLaunched in August 2014

Target: £500,000

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Our Appeals:Borneo Rainforest AppealThe results

One Million poundsraisedIn a landmark achievement, celebratedon its 25th Anniversary in May, WLTraised one million pounds to save awildlife corridor in the Borneanrainforest.

Borneo Rainforest Appealsecures Keruak CorridorWith the funds raised WLT has helpedcreate the Keruak Corridor, linking KeruakForest Reserve to Lot 2 of the LowerKinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. Keruak

Corridor reconnects patches of rainforestthat had become fragmented due tologging and intensive cultivation, therebyproviding continuous forest cover forOrang-utans and other wildlife to movesafely in search of food and breedingpartners.

This region is one of only two knownplaces on earth where 10 primate speciescan be found. As well as the Orang-utan,there are Long-tail Macaques, PigtailMacaques, Silver Leaf Monkeys and severalspecies that are endemic to Borneo such asthe Proboscis Monkey, the Maroon Langurand Bornean Gibbon. It is also an importantstronghold for Pygmy Elephants.

The priority wildlife corridor markedin orange on the north bank of theriver has been funded through theBorneo Rainforest Appeal. Thecorridors form a link to otherreserves and the Wildlife Sanctuary

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New appeallaunched tosave Big CatsTigers, Jaguar, Pumaand other big cats arelosing more and morehabitat every day andmany populations arethreatened andendangered.

The Big Cat Appealwas launched to saveand protect more

habitat and ensure the long term survival ofBengal Tigers in India, and Jaguar and Pumain several Latin American countries whereWLT works.

This appeal also benefits lesser knownwild cats such as Ocelot and Margay whoshare the same habitat. Some funds fromthe appeal will be used to protect all wildcats across WLT projects through theemployment of rangers (Keepers of theWild).

At the end of the year the appeal hadraised £327,000 towards its £500,000target.

Saving theCaucasianLeopard inArmeniaThanks to amazing support from thepublic, a WLT project, Saving Armenia’sLeopard, won a grant of €30,000 fromthe European Outdoor ConservationAssociation via a poll run in conjunctionwith National Geographic Germany.

Saving Armenia’s Leopard won 7,238votes out of total of 21,179 votes cast inthe category.

Every bit of rainforest that is choppeddown is less space for Orang-utans. I fullysupport WLT in its bid to save the foreststhat are left, to ensure that species suchas the Orang-utan, Bornean PygmyElephant and other critically endangeredspecies are not lost forever.Congratulations on the success of theBorneo Rainforest Appeal and thank youto everyone who has contributed.Sir David Attenborough, Patron, WLT


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Safeguarding all the land that WLT hashelped fund is a challenge for ouroverseas partners. To help themprotect reserves WLT launched theKeepers of the Wild programme in2011 to raise funds to support thesalaries of rangers.

Rangers have many duties, some of thempotentially dangerous: they patrol thereserve to ensure that no hunting orlogging is taking place and they have todeal with hazards such as forest fires andmud slides. In 2014 WLT was able toprovide essential equipment such as

clothing, binoculars and cameras withsupport from sponsors such as SwarovskiOptik, Bushnell and Paramo Clothing.

In 2014 WLT supported theemployment of 27 Keepers of the Wildworking with 19 partners in 16countries.

Protecting land, protecting speciesKeepers of the WildFunded in 2014: 27 rangers with 19 overseas partners

Spotlight on VietnamTran Dang Hieu is one of two rangersemployed by WLT partner Viet Naturewith support from the Keepers of theWild programme in 2014. He works inKhe Nuoc Trong forest of north centralVietnam, where WLT has developed aCarbon Balanced project.

While on patrol Dang Hieu is always onthe lookout for Edwards Pheasant (Lophuraedwardsi), a bird species not seen in thewild since 2000 and now on the brink ofextinction in the wild.

He said: “I have always wanted to see thespecies Lophura edwardsi because thispheasant is Critically Endangered. Theremaining wild population is likely to beextremely small and fragmented, and it isendemic to Central Vietnam.”

He is also on the watch for poachers:“I've met a few hunters in the forest; theyoften use snares to trap smaller mammals.”

In Khe Nuoc Trong trail cams are used tomonitor wildlife: “We usually put the trailcams around the small streams where theanimals often come to drink water.”

Dang Hieu describes his long and often

arduous working day: he starts work at7.30am and travels on foot. “Ruggedmountainous terrain makes it difficult out onpatrol. I can walk up to 20 km in the forest,but on average I walk five to 10 km a day,”he says.

Most of the patrols are within a day, butwhen they are on multi-day patrol or ontrail cams surveys the rangers camp in theforest and sleep in hammocks.

Building on WLT’s successful carbonoffsetting projects in other countries,in 2014 WLT developed a newCarbon Balanced project in Vietnam.

For nearly a decade WLT has beendelivering Carbon Balanced, a programmethat gives individuals and companies theopportunity to counteract theirunavoidable contribution to globalwarming. The programme has provedhighly effective in conservation terms:3,700 acres of forest in eight sites in

Ecuador have been protected, and thecarbon they store has been locked awaypermanently.

In a recent new development, WLT isworking in partnership with Viet NatureConservation Centre (Viet Nature) on aCarbon Balanced project in Khe NuocTrong (north central Vietnam), wherethe natural forest is subject to wide scaledegradation from illegal logging. This isthe first ever project in Vietnam to channelfunds from the private sector into forestconservation.

Carbon Balanced offsetting with WLT isaffordable and achievable over arelatively short timeframe. In addition,the projects are tailored to thecapacities of WLT’s conservationpartners. And, importantly, WLT appliesto the Carbon Balanced projects thesame principles required by its fullycertified projects.

Practical action to address climate changeWLT’s new Carbon Balanced project in Vietnam

Above right: Dang Hieu (left) with fellow Keeper of the Wild Quoc Hieu,both are funded through WLT’s Carbon Balanced programme.

Above: Edwards Pheasant photographed in captivity. This bird is on theverge of extinction in the wild but may survive in Khe Nuoc Trong



Saved in 2014Urgent land purchase protects habitats and wildlife

Biodiversity is under increasing pressureworldwide and destruction of habitatssuch as tropical forests is the leadingcause of species loss. WLT works withlocal partners to purchase and restore keyhabitats to protect their wildlife.

As well as supporting threatened wildlifethese habitats perform a variety ofecosystem services of vital importance topeople. Probably the best known serviceis carbon storage and sequestration.Other important functions include thestabilisation and purification of watersupplies, regulation of local weather andprovision of shelter for the insectpopulations that pollinate food crops.By safeguarding habitats such as tropicalforests WLT projects help protect theecosystem services on which we alldepend.

The Neotropical Otter is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN since 2008.Heavy hunting for its fur in the 1950s–1970s resulted in extinction over muchof the otter's range. Neotropical Otters are threatened by habitat degradationassociated with agriculture, soil compaction, pollution, roadways, and runoff.This species is a very important ecological indicator because it prefersecologically rich, aquatic habitats and has a low reproductive potential.

This photograph was taken on Fundación EcoMinga’s Río Zuñac Reserve

Land PurchaseIn ArmeniaCaucasus Wildlife Refuge, ArmeniaPartner: Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC)Saved: 7 acres (3 hectares)

In BrazilAtlantic forest property in the Matumbo GapPartner: Reserva Ecológica de Guapi Assu(REGUA)Saved: 59 acres (24 hectares)

In Colombia Creation of Lora Carirosada Reserve in the Chocó forestPartner: Fundación ProAvesSaved: 1,772 acres (717 hectares)

In Ecuador Extension to Río Zuñac Reserve in theUpper Pastaza River ValleyPartner: Fundación EcoMingaSaved: 123 acres (48 hectares)

Extension to Río Canandé Reserve in theChocó forestPartner: Fundación JocotocoSaved: 1,187 acres (480 hectares)

Extension to Narupa Reserve protectingeastern Andean foothill forestPartner: Fundación JocotocoSaved: 45 acres (18 hectares)

Extension to Cerro Candelaria Reserve inthe eastern AndesPartner: Fundación EcoMingaSaved: 528 acres (214 hectares)

Extension to Nangaritza Reserve in thefoothill forests of the Podocarpus-ElCondor Biosphere ReservePartner: Naturaleza y Cultura EcuadorSaved: 538 acres (218 hectares)

In Guatemala Laguna Brava Reserve in westernGuatemalaPartner: Fundación para el Ecodesarrolloy la Conservación (FUNDAECO)Saved: 1,186 acres (480 acres)

These are the areas actually purchased;they always lead to much larger areasbeing protected and saved

In Honduras Land purchase within Guisayote BiologicalReserve in western HondurasPartner: Asociación Ecológica de SanMarcos de Ocotepeque (AESMO)Saved: 36 acres (14.5 hectares)Two purchases of cloud forest in VolcánPacayita Reserve in western HondurasPartner: AESMOSaved: 181 acres (73 hectares)

In Malaysian Borneo Keruak Corridor on north bank of RiverKinabatangan in Malaysian Borneo,13 parcels in allPartner: HutanSaved: 88 acres (35.5 hectares)

In Mexico Extensions to Cerro Prieto-Cerro la LuzReserve in Sierra GordaPartner: Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG)Saved: 106 acres (43 hectares)

Extension to Las Arenitas Reserve in SierraGordaPartner: GESGSaved: 538 acres (218 hectares)


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LeasesIn ArmeniaCaucasus Wildlife RefugePartner: FPWCWLT continued lease of 1,483 acres (600 hectares)

In KenyaTaita HillsPartner: Nature KenyaWLT contributed to lease of 18.5 acres(7.5 hectares)

Private communityareasIn PeruSegunda y CajasPartner: Naturaleza y Cultura Peru(NCPeru)Recognising private community areasDuring 2014 WLT partner, NCPeru begandevoting efforts into protecting cloudforest and páramo in the corridor betweenTabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary inPeru and Yacuri National Park in Ecuador.The reserve is being created with fundingfrom WLT’s corporate supporters, PuroFairtrade Coffee and Tapir Apps. It will beknown as Bosques montanos y páramosde Chicuate Chingelas (or ChicuateChingelas).

Because of its location at an altitude ofbetween 1,600 and 3,800 metres abovesea level, the area of Segunda y Cajascontains an unusual diversity of flora andfauna from both the high Andes and alsothe upper Amazon basin. It also containsthe largest cloud forest in the Piuradepartment of northern Peru.The community reserve will cover 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) to theeast and west of the community ofSegunda y Cajas.

Major new landpurchase projectestablishedIn ArgentinaEl Pantanoso in the Yungas forest ofnorthern ArgentinaPartner: Fundación Biodiversidad, ArgentinaTo be saved: 10,000 acres (4,400 hectares)

Reforestation andCarbon BalancedprojectsIn KenyaFunding agreed for a second year for forestrestoration in South Nandi, western KenyaPartner: Nature KenyaProject area: 319 acres (129 hectares)

In ParaguayParaguay REDD+ project achieves secondstage validationPartner: Guyra ParaguayProject area: 11,720 acres (4,745 hectares)

In VietnamCarbon Balanced project launches inKhe Nuoc TrongPartner: Vietnam Nature ConservationCentreProject area: 49,148 acres (19,889 hectares) over 30 years

Trees planted in2014Through the Plant a Tree programme WLT has assisted the following partners to plant native trees species:

Fundación Jocotoco, Ecuador: 5,000 treesNatualeza y Cultura Ecuador: 15,000 treesREGUA, Brazil: 5,000 trees

Nature Kenya: 95,000 native trees of some 10 species planted plus98,450 exotic species planted outsidereserves, to take pressure off local peopleto cut forest timber for fire wood

Total number of trees planted in 2014:218,450

Protecting land, protecting speciesthrough leases and ecosystems services

BIAZA member and WLT supporter Tayto Park, in Meath,Ireland, installed a sign and donation box as part of theirfundraising for BIAZA Buy an Acre Mexico

British & Irish Zoos and Aquariums(BIAZA) and its members have beensupporting WLT since 2007

Initially supporting land purchase inBrazil and then the Keepers of theWild programme, in 2014 BIAZAturned attention to land purchase inMexico.

The initial target was £10,000 to fund an extension to LasArenitas reserve in the remote north of Sierra Gorda,protected by WLT partner Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda. ByJuly members had raised this amount and by the end of theyear their fundraising stood at over £23,000, securing anadditional 230 acres to add to the reserve.

More than 100 zoos and aquariums are members ofBIAZA. These members pride themselves on their excellentanimal welfare, education and conservation work.


Incoming Resources Incoming resources from generated funds:Voluntary income

Donations and gifts 1,034,674 1,089,268 - 2,123,942 2,293,390Legacies 115,945 - - 115,945 48,518Grants - 422,744 - 422,744 659,439

Activities for generating fundsSales 44,161 - - 44,161 20,042

Investment Income 8,134 - 10,159 18,293 17,197Incoming resources from charitable activities: - -

Contracts 473,462 - - 473,462 437,806Other incoming resources 3,899 - - 3,899 1,508

Total Incoming Resources 1,680,275 1,512,012 10,159 3,202,446 3,477,900

Resources ExpendedCosts of generating funds:

Costs of generating voluntary income 315,860 17,871 - 333,731 244,279Costs of trading operations 23,876 - - 23,876 9,362Investment management fees - - 6,105 6,105 1,521

Costs of charitable activities:Project expenditure 655,240 996,851 13,226 1,665,317 1,469,771Support costs 269,011 1,580 (8,825) 261,766 439,573

Governance costs: 28,256 - - 28,256 29,207

Total Resources Expended 1,292,243 1,016,302 10,506 2,319,051 2,193,713

Net incoming resourcesand net income 388,032 495,710 (347) 883,395 1,284,187before transfers between fundsTransfers between funds (241,559) 241,559 - - -Net incoming resourcesand net income 146,473 737,269 (347) 883,395 1,284,187before unrealised gainsUnrealised gain on revaluation of investment assets 10,577 - 37,040 47,617 45,865

Net incoming resourcesand net income 157,050 737,269 36,693 931,012 1,330,052

Reconciliation of fundsTotal funds brought forward 854,204 1,285,241 632,706 2,772,151 1,442,099

Total funds carried forward 1,011,254 2,022,510 669,399 3,703,163 2,772,151

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World Land Trust’s full accounts areavailable on the website of theCharity Commission.http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk

Funds raised in one year may be spentin another year, or held for long termfunding of projects.

Total incoming Resources

Total Resources Expended

Five-Year Comparison of Incoming Resources & Resources Expended

Summary Consolidated Statement ofFinancial Activities for the year ended31 December 2014


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£Fixed AssetsTangible assets 398,717 75,000 - 473,717 487,319 Investments 275,100 - 653,199 928,299 893,015

673,817 75,000 653,199 1,402,016 1,380,334

Current AssetsStock 31,879 - - 31,879 4,574Debtors 493,949 26,949 - 520,898 840,673Cash at bank and in hand 308,706 1,920,561 17,810 2,247,077 1,151,367

834,534 1,947,510 17,810 2,799,854 1,996,614

Current LiabilitiesCreditors: Amounts falling due within one year (185,070) - (1,610) (186,680) (289,504)

Net Current Assets 649,464 1,947,510 16,200 2,613,174 1,707,110

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 1,323,281 2,022,510 669,399 4,015,190 3,087,444Liabilities: Amounts falling due after one year (312,027) - - (312,027) (315,293)

Net Assets 1,011,254 2,022,510 669,399 3,703,163 2,772,151

Fund BalancesEndowment funds

General funds - - 604,370 604,370 604,717Revaluation reserve - - 65,029 65,029 27,989

Restricted funds - 2,022,510 - 2,022,510 1,285,241Unrestricted funds

General funds 238,622 - - 238,622 212,196Revaluation reserve 80,751 - - 80,751 70,174Designated funds 691,881 - - 691,881 571,834

Total funds 1,011,254 2,022,510 669,399 3,703,163 2,772,151

Trustees’ Statement

The accounts set out on pages 8 to 9 are a summary of information extracted from the full audited accounts. The summarisedaccounts may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the charity. A copy ofthe full audited accounts is available from World Land Trust, Blyth House, Bridge Street, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8AB. The fullaudited accounts were approved by the Trustees on 25 June 2015 and have been submitted to the Charity Commission.Dr S Lyster M ArchibaldChairman of Trustees Honorary Treasurer

Independent Auditor’s Statement to the Trustees of World Land TrustWe have examined the summarised financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 set out on pages 8 and 9.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and AuditorThe Trustees are responsible for preparing the summarised financial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom lawand the recommendations of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP). Our responsibility is to report to you ouropinion on the consistency of the summarised financial statements with the full annual financial statements and Trustees’ AnnualReport. We also read other information contained in the summarised annual report and consider the implications of our report ifwe become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summarised financial statements.

OpinionIn our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full annual financial statements and the Trustees’ AnnualReport of World Land Trust for the year ended 31 December 2014.

LOVEWELL BLAKE LLP Chartered Accountants Statutory AuditorBankside 300, Peachman WayBroadland Business Park, Norwich NR7 0LB1 July 2015

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Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2014



With thanks to supporters in 2014

Donations and grants of £1,500 or more

Trusts, Foundationsand SchoolsArcadiaChessington World of Adventures

& ZooD G Marshall of Cambridge TrustErnest Kleinwort Charitable TrustEuropean Outdoor Conservation

AssociationGenerations FoundationHope ElephantsKilverstone Wildlife Charitable TrustLeach No 14 TrustMuriel Jones FoundationPeople’s Trust for

Endangered SpeciesPeter Smith Charitable Trust

For NatureRainforest TrustRavenscourt Park Preparatory

SchoolRidgeback Charitable TrustStewarts Law Foundation

SupportersDr Annette AbbottMr Christopher BakeDr Nicholas BoneMs Karen BoonMr David CollinsMr Chris CopemanMs Antonia CowanMr John DaghlianDr Cian DorrMr Brian GazeMr David GossipDr T W GrinstedMr John HainesMr Peter HanawayMrs Irene HiscockRev Jonathan HydeMr Sunil KapurDr Peter KeillerMrs Natalie LindsayMs Fiona McKenzieMr Johan MeylaertsMs Maureen MinchinMr Rex OakesDr Andrew OsborneMr James PirrieMr Chris & Mrs Adela RedstonMs Anne RedstonMrs Anne ReeceDr Graham SharpMrs Dorothy Simms

Dr Nigel SimpsonMr John SmartDr James SmithMrs K B SpurginMr Andrew SquireMs Johanna SquireDr James M StevensonMr John SulstonMiss Charlotte ThreiplandMr Stephen WalshMrs Olga WhiteDr Edmund WillisMrs Victoria WormsleyMr Derek Yeomans

Legacies & In MemorydonationsMs Elizabeth LawrenceMr Simon TemplerMr Clive Bernard LambertonHugh Anderson Legacy TrustDr Calum MackenzieMr Philip Thomas Bishop

FundraisersMr Steve Garidis, George and AlexMr Steve WareMr Winston Wolfrider

Companies, includingthose choosing toCarbon Balance theirunavoidable carbonemissions ABOAPHBettys & Taylors GroupBirdfindersBlackRock Investment

Management (UK)Bloomberg LPCall AssistCalypso Soft DrinksCapital InternationalDRABEmpatika (formerly Custom

Carpentry)Enterprise PlantsEurojerseyEuromonitor InternationalEurostar GroupForPlanetGemfieldsGreen CourierGreen House Effect

Green Trees CaféGrowth TechnologyHeal The EarthHoney's Real FoodHumble BundleIan Smith Office Products GroupTravel HireKAMA PublishingKingsbury Watermill Museum &

The Waffle HouseKingfisher PressLocal Market ResearchLovehoneyMaidenhead AquaticsMedia BountyMiko CoffeeNeutral TerritoryNikwax & ParamoOcean Integrated ServicesPaperlinXPetrenelRainforest CafeStafford Railway Building SocietySteppes TravelSwarovski OptikSwire Pacific Offshore

Operations PteTapir AppsTeam AquaThe Body Shop InternationalThe Travelling NaturalistTravel RepublicTucan TravelVW Heritage Parts CentreWebmartWildFishGemsWildlife Travel

Individuals andorganisations givinggenerous assistanceAlder Carr FarmDr Simon BarnesMr Luciano BrevesMs Lily ColeMr Lee Dingain & Ms Rachel Walls

Dr Harriet JonesMr Chris KnightNature Picture LibraryOrrickShutterstockMr Dominic SpracklenMr Jonathan TameMr Paul & Mrs Nina TomlinPrince Andrew and Princess

Alexandra von PreussenMr Matthew Wetmore/Halesworth

Arts FestivalUnited Bank of Carbon

WLT Ambassadors in 2014Ms Diane AbelaMr David BackMr Nick BrownMr John BullivantMr Nick CaunterMs Sophie ChongMs Sarah ClassMs Nicola DaviesField Marshall Sir John ChappleMr Robert FinchMrs Rohini FinchMs Jo FinchMr Dan FreemanMs Alex Gregory-PeakeMs Anna HaberMr Tony HawksMs Su IngleMr Chris JenkinsMr Dominic JonesMr Jonny LuSir Michael MarshallMr Bill OddieMr Chris RocheProfessor Renton RighelatoMr Lewis SmithMr Andrew SquireMs Ashleigh StirlingMr S J TeasdaleMs Emma TozerMs Kristina Turner

Green Ink: Thank you to all our Green Inkauthors, artists, translators and editors whohave donated the Public lending rights in theirbooks to WLT.

And thank you to everyone who contributed to our work in 2014

Hypsiboas albomarginatus, a white-edged treefrog.This species is endemic to Brazil and occurs in theAtlantic forests of eastern Brazil

Photo credits: Cover: Hutan/Dzulirwan bin Takasi@Jolirwan; Page 2 (top) Hutan/Isabelle Lackman,(below) BBC; Page 3: (Sir David) David Bebber, (allothers) WLT; page 4: Chris Perrett/naturesart.co.uk;Page 5: Viet Nature Conservation Centre; Page 6:Fundación EcoMinga/Recalde; Page 7: Tayto Park;: Luciano Breves; Page 11: (top) WLT,(below) Puro Coffee/Andy Orchard.


PatronsSir David Attenborough OM CH FRS, David Gower OBE & Chris Packham

Honorary PresidentDr Gerard A Bertrand

TrusteesMyles Archibald (Honorary Treasurer), Sir Kenneth Carlisle, Rohini Finch, SimonLyster (Chair of Trustees), Bruce Pearson, Dr Nigel Simpson, Dr Miranda Stevenson,Andrew von Preussen

Council MembersDr Simon Barnes, Iain Barr, Dr Diana Bell,Mark Carwardine, Kevin Cox, Dr LeeDurrell, Willem Ferwerda, Alistair Gammell, Robert Giles, Mark Leaney, Bill Oddie, Iain Orr, Richard Porter, Elaine Shaughnessy,Mark Stanley Price, Sue Wells

Chief ExecutiveJohn A Burton

Who’s Who at WLT In 2014 WLT worked with 29 overseas

conservation partners in 20 different countries

Programme PartnersArgentina: Fundación PatagoniaNatural

Exec Director:José María Musmeci

Fundación Naturaleza para elFuturo (FuNaFu)

Exec Director: Luis CastelliFundación Biodiversidad-Argentina

President: Obdulio MenghiArmenia: Foundation for thePreservation of Wildlife & Cultural Assets

Director: Ruben KhachatryanBelize: Programme for Belize

Exec Director: Edilberto RomeroBolivia: Asociación Armonia

Exec Director: Bennett Hennessey

Brazil: Fundação de Proteção àNatureza O Boticário

Exec Director: Maria de Lourdes Nunes

Reserva Ecologica de GuapiAssu

Project Director:Nicholas Locke

Chile: Fundación MelimoyuPresident: Carlos Cuevas Cueto

Colombia: Fundación ProAvesExec Director: Alonso Quevedo

Ecuador: Fundación JocotocoExec Director: Rocío Merino Utreras

Fundación Pro-BosqueExec Director: Eric von Horstman

Fundación EcoMinga Exec Director: Javier Robayo

Naturaleza y Cultura EcuadorDirector (Ecuador):Renzo Paladines

Guatemala: Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación

General Director: Marco CerezoHonduras: La Asociación

Ecológica de San Marcos deOcotepeque

Exec Director: Víctor Saravia OIndia: Wildlife Trust of India

Exec Director: Vivek MenonIran: Iranian Cheetah Society

CEO/Co-founder:Morteza Eslami

Kenya: Nature KenyaExec Director: Paul Matiku

Malaysia: HutanCo-Directors: Isabelle Lackman& Marc Ancrenaz

LEAP SpiralExec Director: Cynthia Ong

Mexico: Grupo EcológicoSierra Gorda

Technical Officer:Roberto Pedraza Ruiz

Paraguay: Guyra ParaguayExec Director: Alberto Yanosky

Peru: Naturaleza y Cultura PeruDirector North West office: Alex More

Philippines: Philippine Reef &Rainforest ConservationFoundation

Project Director:Gerardo L Ledesma

UK: The Conservation VolunteersGloucestershire Branch

Venezuela: Asociación CivilProvita

President: Bibiana SucreVietnam: Viet Nature

Conservation CentrePresident: Pham Tuan Anh

Zambia: Wildlife & Environmental ConservationSociety of Zambia

Acting Director: Patrick Shawa

Institutional PartnersAccionatura (Spain)IUCN National Committee of theNetherlandsRainforest Trust (USA)

Who’s Who:our conservation partners

Overseas conservation partners of WLTcame together for the sixth WLT PartnerSymposium, hosted by the Royal BotanicGardens, Kew in May 2014.

In partnership with IUCN NL, WLT hasheld five symposia for conservationpartners since 2006. All have been highlyproductive and are strengthening WLT’sConservation Alliance - a network of like-minded protagonists, all working towardsachieving a common goal of natureconservation. It is the partners who ownand protect the land purchased throughWLT donations.

Our partners voiced their support forgreater collaboration to consolidate WLT’sinternational Conservation Alliance. Theconcept of the partner relationship hasbeen a core principle of WLT since itsfounding 25 years ago.

Following thesymposium, AlbertoYanosky, ExecutiveDirector of GuyraParaguay wrote:

“I am a proudmember of thisplanetary partnershipfor nature conservationand also proud of allthe WLT overseaspartners workingtogether and with ashared goal.

Our domestic work,our joint actionsregionally and ourglobal vision are inspiring others to advancein the conservation agenda and we canreally show conservation on the ground withspecific examples of change for the good.Investing in WLT’s International Alliance is

investing in nature conservation andbecause of this, investing in local people,local professional and grass-rootorganisations which are the drivers ofchange. Thanks and let’s celebrate these25 years of conservation on the ground.”

Representatives of WLT conservation partnerstogether with WLT staff. They took part in a press callat the Linnean Society of London on the final day ofthe symposium

In 2014 WLT welcomed the Asiatic CheetahSociety as a new conservation partner. TheAsiatic Cheetah is a rare and criticallyendangered species in Iran. This image wastaken in Naybandan Wildlife Refuge in the southKhorasan province of Iran


Ravenscourt Park Preparatory Schoolchose WLT as their charity for 2013-2015 and raised an amazing £22,332for Buy an Acre projects. The school’sfundraising efforts have been sooutstanding that RPPS has been namedWLT’s first Champion School.

From the academic year 2015 WLTwill be awarding the title of ChampionSchool to schools that raise more than£1,000 for the Trust.

WLT’s Anniversary Fundraisers are agroup of individual supporters whopledged to raise funds during theTrust’s 25th anniversary year, which ranuntil May 2015. In recognition of theirefforts WLT pledged to send anyonewho raised in excess of £1,000 beforethis date a certificate personally signed

by Sir David Attenborough. We alsoinvited them to join us at the Trust’sChristmas party in London, hosted byRainforest Cafe.

Four Anniversary Fundraisers joined staff,Trustees and Council members: WinstonWolfrider, who raised more than £2,000by travelling across the USA on six dollarsa day, Steve Ware, who raised more than£1,000 after completing 1,000 pushups intwo hours, and Alex and George (two of ateam of three Greek Marathon runnerswho raised more than £3,000 in memoryof Chris Garidis). Other fundraisers present

included Roger Auster, who space-hoppedthe length of Gwithian Beach in Cornwalland broke a world record at the sametime, and Dave Scott who ran a halfmarathon dressed as Elvis.

Several other anniversary fundraisers werehalfway through their fundraising at theend of the year and well on the way toreaching their personal targets.

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Anniversary Fundraisers

Anniversary fundraisers chat withBill Oddie at WLT’s Christmas partyin December. Left to right RogerAuster, Winston Wolfrider, Bill Oddieand Steve Ware

The number of WLT Friends has beenincreasingly steadily and in August2014 reached 1,500.

The regular monthly contributionsmade by Friends are tremendouslyimportant because knowing funds havebeen pledged in advance enables us toplan future land purchase andconservation projects.

WLT has set itself a goal of reaching5,000 Friends by 2020.

Organic Fairtrade Coffeehelps save land and wildlifeSince its founding in 2005 Puro Fairtrade Coffee hasdonated 2 per cent of its sales to WLT, enabling thecreation of reserves in Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia,Guatemala, Honduras, Peru and Malaysian Borneo.

Andy Orchard from Puro, together withvideographer Kendal Kempsey, set off at the end2014 to film five WLT project sites. “My hope is thatthe films we make might help to inspire newlongterm WLT corporate supporters, whilst furtherfacilitating the sharing of problems faced andsolutions possible across these partner regions.”

See Puro on the WLT stand at the annualBirdfair held every year in August, at RutlandWater.

To fund land purchaseand protection forfuture generations werely on your generousresponseWe hope that by looking at ouraccounts for the year and the landprotection we have been able put inplace that you will want to continue tosupport our work. You can do this bybecoming a WLT Friend, ‘buying’ acres,supporting special appeals, donating toPlant a Tree and Keepers of the Wild.

A legacy to World Land Trust will goto the very heart of where funding ismost needed and create a lastinglegacy. Thank you.

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