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Annual Reviewand Accounts 2015

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Saving land is what World Land Trust(WLT) was set up to do and in 2015 weexplored every way possible to extendour reach. This hard work paid off andby the end of the year we had managedto save another 36,667 acres (nearly15,000 hectares) of threatened habitatsfull of amazing wildlife.

Working with our highly effectivenetwork of conservation partners, projectsof exceptional biodiversity value came tofruition in Central and South America,Armenia and Malaysian Borneo, inparticular.

Properties funded by WLT in 2015range in size from a few acres in Borneoto thousands of acres in Paraguay. Someof the purchases and leases coverrelatively small areas, but all of them arestrategic – in as much as they aredesigned to maximise the overallconservation impact of a particularreserve or wildlife corridor. The result ofthese purchases add many thousandsmore acres under effective conservation.

Time is short and there is always somuch to do, but I try to get to a WLTproject site at least once a year. In 2015 Ivisited one of the Trust’s early projects -Estancia la Esperanza (Ranch of Hopes) inthe coastal steppe of Patagonia and I canreport that this project is working very wellindeed. Guanaco numbers are stillincreasing, Pumas are seen regularly as areGeoffroy’s Cat, Burrowing Owls, Mara andthe wealth of wildlife native to the coastalsteppe. While there I took the opportunityto look at another parcel of land not faraway which was a wonderful example ofpristine coastal steppe. I am still shocked byhow little of the coastal steppe is protectedand hope that the Trust will be able to savemore of it in the future.

As always I must pay tribute to everyoneconnected with WLT. Our patrons,ambassadors, trustees, council membersand, of course, all our donors. I am alsoparticularly grateful to trustee Rohini Finchand John Burton for helping steer therecruitment process for a new CEO in 2016.

After 26 yearsat the helm itis time to stepdown as CEO

writes JohnBurton, CEOof WLT

When asked the question:How does World Land Trust differ from other wildlife conservation charities?Patron, Sir David Attenborough answered:

Message from our Chairman by Simon Lyster

WLT started life in 1989 as a singleproject charity, raising funds to save110,000 acres of forest in Belizethat would have fallen to thechainsaw otherwise. And while WLTcannot claim to have saved theworld in the ensuing 25 years it hascertainly saved well over half amillion acres of wonderful wildlifehabitat that can be found on a mapand visited.

After 25 years at the helm Iremain as committed to the Trustsaving the natural world as I did atthe beginning. As this process hasevolved I declared my intention tostep down as CEO in 2016 butintend to remain involved with WLTin a different capacity. I hope tocontinue to build on the Trust’sconservation successes, helpdevelop new relationships and takedonors out to see projects theyhave funded. WLT gives some hopefor the future and I am certain thatit will continue to deliver dynamicand successful conservation for thenext 25 years and beyond. I amgrateful to all those who havehelped WLT become the success itis and I am constantly spurred onby the commitment shown by somany to its future development.

WLT 2020 - the visionDuring 2015, I led a strategic

planning exercise with the supportof the WLT Board and staff. Theresult is WLT 2020, a five yeardevelopment strategy and forwardplan. We examined the Trust’smission, strategies and ways ofworking; analysed our values andconsidered how we put them intopractice; and identified practicalstrategies to improve all aspects ofwhat we do. The result is a set ofambitious but realistic targets andobjectives. Within five years we aimto significantly increase the Trust’sconservation impact and togenerate the resources necessaryto do so.

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World Land Trust does not try toring-fence a conservation area fromafar. Everything is done in coalitionwith their local partner organisations,so it’s a joint enterprise. That meansthat the people on the ground are theones who lead the project - after all,they are the ones with the knowledgeand experience. They know theintricacies of their local environment;insight and understanding it wouldtake us many decades to fullyappreciate. There’s also the point that

the money raisedgoes straight tothe heart of theproject and itsuse is there forall to see. I’vebeen a patron since2003 and its apleasure, because you cansee that the people at WLT, and theirpartners, really and truly care.

““

Simon Lyster aims to visit at least one WLT project area everyyear; in 2015 he visited the Coastal Steppe of Patagonia where

Guanaco (above) numbers continue to increase


Big Match Fortnight is WLT’s biggestappeal each year, giving donors anopportunity to double their donationsfor an urgent land purchase andprotection project.

In May 2015 WLT met the Big CatAppeal target of £500,000 to support bigcat conservation projects, which includedEl Pantanoso (a Jaguar and Puma corridorin the Yungas Forest of Argentina), a pieceof Atlantic Forest (an extension to theREGUA reserve in Brazil which harboursPumas and Ocelots) and a CaucasianLeopard research project in Armenia.

In 2015, donations were doubledbetween 1-15 October for the Forests inthe Sky Appeal. A target of £500,000 wasset to enable WLT’s conservation partner,Fundación EcoMinga, to purchase acluster of properties in the Andean CloudForest in eastern Ecuador. Theseproperties were the missing links in acontinuous protected corridor betweenthe Llanganates and Sangay NationalParks.

During Big Match Fortnight £280,000was raised towards the overall target, andby April 2016 the rest of the funds had

been secured.The properties

purchased arenow knowncollectively asthe Rio Machayreserve and arehome to anextraordinaryrange of mammal and bird species,including Spectacled Bear, MountainTapir, Black-and-chestnut Eagle, AndeanCock-of-the-Rock and the Black-billedMountain Toucan.

Big Match Fortnight: Aiming for the Sky

A chance to name an orchid andmeet Sir David AttenboroughAt a WLT event in September influentialand well-known faces gathered inDunhill London’s Bourdon House for theworld premiere of the film Orchids ofBaños. The film was made by WLTAmbassador Jonny Lu and JeremyValender on Fundación EcoMinga’sreserves in the cloud forest of Ecuador

The film, introduced by Sir DavidAttenborough, describes the micro orchidsof Ecuador as a treasure of the naturalworld. World-renowned botanist andCo-founder of Fundación EcoMinga, LouJost explains how he discovered the oasisof orchid diversity high in the forest.

The event launched an initiative toname 10 orchids new to science recentlydiscovered by Lou Jost.

Among guests joining Sir David wereSuperman actor Henry Cavill, models

David Gandy and Lily Cole, BrooklynBeckham and radio DJ Nick Grimshaw.

During the evening Lou Jost spokepassionately about the orchids he hasdiscovered and his work in the AndeanCloud Forests, stessing the need to protectit while there is still time. He was followedby WLT Vice Chair Rohini Finch, whoencouraged guests to consider howpersonal wealth can be usedphilanthropically to ensure a lastingenvironmental legacy.

WLT corporate supporter EnterprisePlants provided a spectacular orchiddisplay to accompany the event.

Thanks also to Dunhill for generouslyhosting the event and to Jonny Lu andJeremy Valender for producing such awonderful film. The film Orchids of Bañoscan be seen on WLT’s website.

Wildlife benefitting from the Forests in the Sky Appeal:Mountain Tapir, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Black-billed Mountain Toucan and Spectacled Bear

Some of the micro orchids offered for naming rights

Guests at the orchid event. Top left: Henry Cavill; top right:Brooklyn Beckham; centre: LouJost, showing the landscape heworks in; below: Sir DavidAttenborough and Rohini Finch(WLT Vice Chair)



Saving & protecting habitatsacre by acreLand saved in 2015: 36,667 acres (14,839 hectares) saved across the world

Safeguarding land for thefuture of wildlifeWorking with its network of 30 conservationpartners (see page 11), in 2015 WLT focusedits land purchase and protection efforts onCentral and South America, Armenia,Malaysian Borneo and Vietnam. WLTsupported tree planting with three partnersand funded 19 partners to employ 32rangers in 15 countries through the Keepersof the Wild programme (see page 6).

Spotlight on Argentina

A Jaguar captured on trail camera inthe El Pantanoso project area

Jaguar Corridor inYungas forestIn December 2014 WLT announced itscommitment to raising funds to acquire aproperty of more than 10,000 acres (4,400hectares) of Yungas forest in Argentina.

This property, El Pantanoso, is a vitalcorridor for 120 mammal species,including the Jaguar, Puma andNeotropical Otter, as well as 350 species ofbird, 140 species of butterfly and 120species of tree. As well as Buy an Acredonations the project is supported byArcadia and BIAZA (British & IrishAssociation of Zoos & Aquariums).

BrazilParaguay

Bolivia

Chile

Argentina Uruguay

Yungusforest

El Pantanoso

ArmeniaCaucasus Wildlife RefugePartner: Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC)Saved in 2015: 568 acres (230 hectares)Total area under protection: 4,795 acres(1,940 hectares)

BrazilAtlantic Forest in the upper Guapiaçu river basinPartner: Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu(REGUA)Saved in 2015: 59 acres (24 hectares)Total area under protection: 4,837 acres(1,957 hectares)

ColombiaEl Dorado Reserve and Las Tangaras ReservePartner: Fundación ProAves (ProAves)Saved in 2015: 1,055 acres (427 hectares)Total area under protection: 14,922 acres(6,039 hectares)

EcuadorTapichalaca ReservePartner: Fundación JocotocoCandelaria ReservePartner: Fundación EcoMingaLa Ceiba and Nangaritza ReservesPartner: Naturaleza y Cultura Ecuador(NCEcuador)Saved in 2015: 1,907 acres (771 hectares)Total area under protection: 27,760 acres(11,234 hectares)

GuatemalaSan Isidro Amphibian Reserve and TaponCreek ReservePartner: Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación (FUNDAECO)Saved in 2015: 4,027 acres (1,630 hectares)Total area under protection: 6,807 acres(2,755 hectares)

HondurasGu� isayote Biological Reserve and VolcánPacayita ReservePartner: Asociación Ecológica de San Marcos de Ocotepeque (AESMO)Saved in 2015: 439 acres (178 hectares)Total area under protection: 662 acres (268hectares)

KenyaSouth Nandi, western KenyaPartner: Nature KenyaSaved in 2015: 15 acres (6 hectares)Total area under protection: 65 acres (26hectares)

Malaysian BorneoKeruak Corridor on north bank of RiverKinabatanganPartner: HutanSaved in 2015: 35 acres (14 hectares)Total area under protection: 1,049 acres(425 hectares)

MexicoSierra Gorda Biosphere ReservePartner: Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda(GESG)Saved in 2015: 518 acres (210 hectares)Total area under protection: 7,088 acres(2,868 hectares)

ParaguayParaguayan ChacoPartner: Guyra ParaguaySaved in 2015: 17,467 acres (7,069 hectares)Total area under protection: 75,167 acres(30,419 hectares)

VietnamKhe Nuoc Trong lowland forestPartner: Viet NatureSaved in 2015: 9,884 acres (4,000 hectares)

Buy an Acre

In 2015 WLT funded a study led by IranianCheetah Society (ICS) WLT’s conservationpartner in Iran. Wideranging predators suchas Caucasian Leopards(Panthera pardussaxicolor) do not respectinternational bordersand as a first step

towards drawing up a conservation strategyfor the Caucasian Leopard, ICS is focusing

efforts on two areaswhere leopard areknown to roam: in thewestern AlborzMountains and alongIran’s border withArmenia.

Cross border wildlife corridors for Caucasian Leopards


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WLT’s Action Fund is a conservation fundwhere income is directed to WLT’s mosturgent conservation needs during the year.Funds to the Action Fund include donationsmade by WLT Friends - generousindividuals and companies who havecommitted to regular donation paymentsby Direct Debit.

In 2015 the Action Fund supported landpurchase to extend El Dorado reserve inColombia before the April deadline set bythe property owner, as well as fundingprojects in Armenia, Peru and Honduras.

WLT Action Fund makesrapid responseIn May, in response to devastation causedby the earthquakes in Nepal, the ActionFund kick-started support for emergencyrelief to assist anti-poaching measures.With the country’s security forced focusedon humanitarian relief efforts, the nationalparks endangered species such as tiger,rhino and elephant were left unprotectedand vulnerable to poaching.

Later in the year nearly 200 endangeredfreshwater turtles of three species wereseized by the Vietnamese authorities. WLTwas able to respond quickly by donatingUS$2,000 so that the turtles could beproperly cared for at a turtle centre southof Hanoi, for later reintroduction.

Wildlife presenter, author andadventurer Steve Backshall‘sfundraising Canoe Race in2015 raised more than anyother single fundraiser inWLT’s history. Topping£50,000 Steve chose tosupport land purchase andprotection in Colombia; hewas especially drawn to theGolden Poison Frog, anendangered species foundthere (see top right).

Steve and George kayaked125 miles in the Devizes-Westminster InternationalCanoe Race. A total of£53,106 was raised throughthe race and the auction of17 signed shirts from Steve’sStrictly Come Dancing stint.Thank you also toMaidenhead Aquatics whodonated £15,000 towardsthe total.

The funds raised were used to extendProAves’ Las Tangaras Bird Reserve alongthe southern edge of the Choco forest inColombia, and also provided funds toemploy a Keeper of the Wild (reserveranger) to protect the habitat of one of the

most poisonous animals on earth: theGolden Poison Frog at the Rana Terriblisreserve.

Steve also helped raise funds for theForests in the Sky Appeal; he became apatron in 2016.

During 2015 they contributed to thesupport of a ranger with FundaciónEcoMinga, projects in Peru and landpurchase in Mexico. They also helpedprotect the core zone of Volcán Pacayitareserve in Honduras and Finca San Isidroin Guatemala (the last remaining foresthome of two species of salamander, lost toscience for nearly 40 years).

Since it’s founding in 2005 Puro Coffeehas donated two per cent of its sales toWLT, and have even had two species inEcuador named after them: a species oforchid (Teagueia puroana) and a species offrog (Pristimantis puruscafeum,photographed right).

In 2015 Puroreleased the first ofa series of filmsshowing theproject areas Puro have helped to protect.

www.worldlandtrust.org/supporting/sponsors/puro

Andy Orchard from Puro, whoconceived and produced the films, spokeabout their intended purpose.“My hope is that the films might

help to inspire new long-term WLTcorporate supporters, whilst furtherfacilitating the sharing of problemsfaced and solutions possible acrossWLT’s partner regions.”

Steve, and his partner George Barnicoat,paddled 125 miles in 23 hours and 17minutes. They arrived outside the Houses ofParliament on Easter Sunday morning

Action Fund UpdateSteve Backshall breaks fundraising record

Special thanks to Puro Fairtrade Coffee



Keepers of the WildNew target set for 2020

Spotlight on VenezuelaYellow-shouldered Parrot success

A record was set in 2015 for the numberof Yellow-shouldered Parrot chicksfledging on Margarita Island.

This success is largely attributed to theefforts of wildlife ranger Pablo Millán(photographed above) whose job it is toguard the nests from poachers whoregularly attempt to steal chicks to supplythe illegal pet trade.

These attractive parrots have a verysmall range and are threatened by the pettrade and habitat loss.

During their March-Septemberbreeding season, parrots form pairs andnest in holes in trees, cacti or cliffs. Duringthis time Pablo’s main responsibility is toguard these nests.

97 fledglings emerged in 2015, and71 of these were ringed by WLT’sVenezuelan partner Asociación CivilProvita (Provita).

Ranger Pablo is employed by Provitaand is funded by Keepers of the Wild.

While land purchase and securementremains at the heart of WLT’s aims we aremindful of the strain that the protectionputs on our overseas conservationpartners. Once land has been secured itmust be protected and for this reasonWLT launched Keepers of the Wild tohelp our partners maintain protectionand fund rangers’ salaries.

From anti-poaching patrols to wildlifemonitoring, from fence and roadmaintenance to looking after donors in the

field, a ranger’s day is filled with dutiesessential for conservation.

On International Rangers Day 2015, WLTlaunched the Keepers 2020 appeal aimingto raise £750,000 to guarantee WLT’s rangerprogramme until 2020.

Keeper of the Wild, ranger Gorsurveys the Armenian countrysidelooking for signs of Bezoarpoaching, and hoping to see anelusive Caucasian Leopard or SyrianBrown Bear

During 2015 Corporate supporterSwarovski Optik donated a number of pairs

of binoculars to ouroverseas

conservationpartners for use

by their Keepersof the Wild.Rangers use them for

spotting andcounting wildlife forsurveys andprotection, as well asshowing visitors tothe reserves.

Swarovski also provided the prize forWLT’s competition at the BritishBirdwatching Fair (Birdfair) 2015.

Swarovski Optik provides rangers with binoculars

Left & right: Rangers from Fundación Probosque, WLT’s partner in the CerroBlanco (Ecuador), conducting a study on the population of Red-lored AmazonParrots, with Swarovski binoculars

Yellow-shouldered Parrots about tofledge on Margarita Island,Venezuela. A record number of 97parrot chicks fledged in the 2015breeding season


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Carbon BalancedLocking away carbon and protecting forests

Chaco-PantanalReserve

SanRafaelReserve

BOLVIA

ARGENTINA

PARAGUAY

BRAZIL

Pantanal

Humid Chaco

AtlanticForest

Dry ChacoCerrado

How does it work?Through WLT’s Carbon Balancedprogramme, emissions related to aparticular activity are offset or‘balanced’ when WLT conservesecologically important forest orecosystems under imminent threat ofdestruction. These standing forests‘lock in’ carbon that would otherwisebe released into the atmosphere, andcontinue to absorb carbon dioxidethrough their lifetime.

Carbon Balanced Projectin ParaguayWLT has several Carbon Balanced sitesand has also set up the Paraguay ForestConservation REDD Project withconservation partner Guyra Paraguay tooffset greenhouse gas emissions for SwirePacific Offshore (SPO), a leading serviceprovider for offshore operations.

This involves two main project areas inParaguay, one in the Chaco Pantanal inthe north west, and the other in thesouth, in San Rafael, which is one of thelargest remaining remnants of the AtlanticForest in Paraguay.

The project in San Rafael aims to lockin carbon and preserve biodiversity in theforests owned by poor local communitiesby paying them to conserve the forest asopposed to using it for logging ordeveloping it for agriculture.

In 2015, following a long auditingprocess, the San Rafael project receivedcertification from two independentstandards for carbon offsetting. Thesecertifications endorse the project’sclimate, community and biodiversitybenefits and attest that the project hasbeen designed correctly.

By the end of the yearthe Chaco Pantanalproject was also well on itsway to achievingindependent endorsementfor its implementation.

Carbon Balanced PaperrelaunchCarbon BalancedPaper, the initiativethat enablesprinters and theircustomers to boosttheir environmentalcredentials by usingpaper where the carbonemissions have been calculated and offsetat source, was relaunched in late 2015.

Today, managed by CarbonCO,Carbon Balanced Paper is available to allprinters and the paper community.

www.carbonbalancedpaper.com

Carbon Balanced reservesin ParaguayThe two REDD project areas: ChacoPantanal Reserve in the north west andSan Rafael Reserve in the south.

Spotlight on Vietnam -new species foundWLT’s Carbon Balanced programmesupports a forest conservationinitiative in Khe Nuoc Trong, one ofthe best remaining tracts ofAnnamite Lowland Forest inVietnam (photographed left).

In October 2015 three species newto the area were discovered: Bow-fingered Gecko , Square-headed CatSnake and a species of spiny frog, allthree found in the Khe Nuoc TrongForest and Quang Binh province. Theycame to light during an amphibianand reptile survey carried out by WLT’sconservation partner Viet Nature.

Funding for the improvedprotection of the entire forest comesvia WLT’s Carbon Balancedprogramme, which enablescompanies to offset their unavoidablegreenhouse gas emissions byprotecting and restoring carbon-richwildlife habitats.

Habitat loss and degradation fromillegal logging are serious threatsfacing the species in Khe Nuoc Trong.Illegal hunting for trade andconsumption adds further pressure tothe fauna in the forest, with speciessuch as the Indochinese Water Dragonin high demand as a delicacy food.


Incoming Donations and legacies 2,081 1,367 25 3,473 2,663

Charitable activities 476 - - 476 473

Other trading activities 27 - - 27 44

Investment income 10 - 14 24 18

Other 3 - - 3 4

Total Income 2,597 1,367 39 4,003 3,202

Expenditure

Raising funds 301 130 6 437 394

Charitable activities 789 2,327 24 3,140 1,930

Total expenditure 1,090 2,457 30 3,577 2,324

Net gains/(losses) on investments (6) - 2 (4) 48

Net income/(expenditure) 1,501 (1,090) 11 422 926

Transfer between funds (337) 337 - - -

Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets 75 - - 75 -

Net movement in funds 1,239 (753) 11 497 926

Reconciliation of funds

Total funds brought forward 1,002 2,023 669 3,694 2,768

Total funds carried forward 2,241 1,270 680 4,191 3,694

EndowmentFunds£’000

RestrictedFunds£’000

UnrestrictedFunds£’000

Total2014£’000

Total2015£’000

£4,000,000

£3,500,000

£3,000,000

£2,500,000

£2,000,000

£1,500,000

£1,000,000

£500,000

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 Activitiesfor year ended 31 December 2015


2011 2012 2013 2014 2015


CharityTotal funds2015 £’000

GroupTotal funds2014 £’000

GroupTotal funds2015 £’000

CharityTotal funds2014 £’000

Fixed AssetsIntangible assets 3 - 3 -Tangible assets 535 474 100 116Investments 960 928 950 918

1,498 1,402 1,053 1,034Current AssetsStock 49 32 - -Debtors 1,937 521 2,041 788Cash at bank and in hand 1,698 2,247 1,543 1,860

3,684 2,800 3,584 2,648LiabilitiesCreditors: amounts falling due within one year (559) (196) (433) (52)

Net current assets 3,125 2,604 3,151 2,596

Total assets less current liabilities 4,623 4,006 4,204 3,630

Creditors: amounts falling due after one year (432) (312) (150) -

Total net assets 4,191 3,694 4,054 3,630

Funds of the charity

Unrestricted funds 336 281 306 249

Revaluation fund 107 32 - -

443 313 306 249Designated funds 1,798 689 1,798 689Restricted funds 1,270 2,023 1,270 2,023Endowment fund 680 669 680 669

Total charity funds 4,191 3,694 4,054 3,630

Trustees’ Statement

The accounts set out on pages 8 and 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 24 May 2016 and have been submitted to the Charity Commission.Dr S Lyster Mrs R FinchChairman of Trustees Trustee

Independent Auditor’s Statement to the Trustees of World Land TrustWe have examined the summarised financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 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 2015.

LOVEWELL BLAKE LLP Chartered Accountants Statutory AuditorBankside 300, Peachman WayBroadland Business Park, Norwich NR7 0LB24 June 2016

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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2015



With thanks to supporters in 2015Donations and grants of £1,500 or morefrom Trusts, Foundations, Schools,Zoos, Individuals and Companies

Trusts,foundations,schools & zoosArcadiaAtlas FoundationBanham ZooBIAZABlackpool Zoo ParkChessington World of

Adventures & ZooCurraghs Wildlife ParkEnnismore FoundationEuropean Outdoor

ConservationAssociation

Friends of ConservationGenerations TrustMuriel Jones FoundationPeople’s Trust for

Endangered SpeciesPeter Smith Charitable Trust

For NatureRainforest TrustRavenscourt Park

PreparatorySchoolRidgeback Charitable TrustSharegiftStewarts Law FoundationThe Taylor Family

FoundationTropical World at Alcorns

SupportersMr Ari AndricolopoulosMr Antranig BasmanMr Charles BradleyMr Graeme BrooksMr Kevin BrownMr David CohenMr David CollinsMr Rob CookeMs Antonia CowanMr Kevin CoxMrs Judy CoxMr John DaghlianMr Justin DouglasDr C Priest & Ms I FattMr & Mrs Robert GilesMr Quentin Given

Mr David GossipDr T W GrinstedMr John HainesMr Graham HalesMr James HandMr Andrew HardingProf Mark JenkinsonMr Sunil KapurDr Peter KeillerMrs Liz KnottMr Julian LaidlerMr David LawrenceMrs Gina LevettMr Julian LoherMs Clare LyddonMr Pat MarshallMs Fiona McKenzieMr Rex OakesDr Andrew OsborneMr Jack PirrieMs Anne RedstonMr Chris RedstonMrs Anne ReeceDr Nigel SimpsonMr Adam SmithMs Johanna SquireMr John SulstonProf Manfred SumperSzep EletMs Emily van EveraMr Stephen WalshMrs Carol WardDr Edmund WillisMrs Victoria WormsleyMr Derek YeomansPoju ZabludowiczMs Kamila Zahno

Legacies & InMemory donationsMr John BattenHugh Anderson Legacy

TrustJane PointerMr Brian Westerman

FundraisersMr Stephen BackshallMrs Jenna Louise BairdMr George ChristofisMeat Free Weekr

Carbon Balancedcompanies andthose supportingreforestation BirdfindersCall AssistEuromonitor InternationalNikwax & ParamoSeotaiji FandomSwire Pacific Offshore

Operations PteTeam AquaThe Body Shop

InternationalWildlife Travel

Companiessupporting landpurchase andprotectionABOAdam & Eve DDBAPHBettys & Taylors GroupCalypso Soft DrinksDRABEarthfareEmpatikaEnterprise PlantsEurojerseyEurostar GroupForPlanetGoodlifeInnoGreen (formerly Green

House Effect)Halesworth Arts FestivalHeal The EarthHumble BundleIan Smith Office Products

GroupKAMA PublishingKingsbury Watermill

Museum & TheWaffle HouseKingfisher PressMaidenhead AquaticsMedia BountyMiko CoffeeNaturetrekNikwax/Paramo

Noble HousePaperlinXRainforest CafeRococo ChocolateStafford Railway Building

SocietyStudentflat.comStudio One Consulting LtdSwarovski OptikSymbolic & ChaseTapir AppsTucan TravelWildFishGems

Individuals andorganisations givinggenerous assistanceAlder Carr FarmAntalisMr Chris BakeDr Simon BarnesMr Ken BurnettMr Luciano BrevesBushnellMr Steve CaleAndrew, Meggan & Amie

HaslenDarsham NurseriesDunhill Private Members

ClubMaureen MinchinMr Lee Dingain & Ms

Rachel WallsProf Chris HigginsMr Chris KnightNature Picture Library

ShutterstockMr Dominic SpracklenMr Jonathan TamePrince Andrew and PrincessAlexandra von Preussen

WLT Ambassadorsin 2015Ms 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 TurnerMs Marianne van Pelt

Photo credits: Cover: (Osteocephalus buckleyi)Tropicalherping.com, (orchids) Fundación Ecominga;Page 2: (Guanaco) Lee Dingain; Page 3: (Cock-of-the-rock) J Pablo Reyes, (Black-billed MountainToucan) Bert Franco, (Blakea attenboroughii) AnnaWilliams, (Spectacled Bear) Shutterstock, (Dunhill

event photos) David M. Benett; Page 4: (leopard)Iranian Cheetah Society, (Jaguar) Francesco Rocca;Page 5: (Long-limbed Salamander) Robin Moore,(Maxillaria orchid) Lou Jost, (Woolly Monkey)Fundación EcoMinga, (Golden Poison Frog) ProAves,(Pristimantis puroscafeum) Andy Orchard; Page 6:

(Ranger Pablo) Jose Manuel Briceno, (RangerArmando) Fundación Pro-Bosque, (Yellow-shouldered Parrots) Jose Manuel Briceno, (RangerGor) David Bebber; Page 7: (Khe Nuoc Trong) VietNature; Page 12: (tree planting) Fundación Pro-Bosque, (Bill Oddie) Simon Jacobs.

Green Ink: Thank you to all our Green Ink authors, artists, translatorsand editors who have donated the Public Lending Rights in their booksto WLT.

And thank you to everyone who contributed to our work in 2015

Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis). This cubwas photographed on the Cerro Candelaria reserve,owned and protected by WLT’s Ecuadorianconservation partner, Fundación EcoMinga


Patrons in 2015Sir David Attenborough OM CH FRS, DavidGower OBE & Chris Packham

Honorary PresidentDr Gerard A Bertrand

TrusteesMyles Archibald (Honorary Treasurer),Nick Brown, Sir Kenneth Carlisle, Kevin Cox,Nicola Davies, Rohini Finch, Simon Lyster(Chair of Trustees), Bruce Pearson, Dr NigelSimpson, Miranda Stevenson, Andrew vonPreussen

Council MembersMark Avery, Dr Simon Barnes, Iain Barr, DrDiana Bell, Mark Carwardine, Dr LeeDurrell, Willem Ferwerda, Alistair Gammell,Robert Giles, Mark Gruin, Stanley Johnson,Mark Leaney, Bill Oddie, Iain Orr, RichardPorter, Elaine Shaughnessy, Mark StanleyPrice, David Wallis, Sue Wells

Chief ExecutiveJohn A Burton

Who’s Who at WLT

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)

WLT Patrons and Council members support WLT’s work during 2015

Birdfair August 2015,Rutland WaterWLT has a stand at the British BirdwatchingFair every year and in 2015 staff were ableto introduce representatives fromProgramme for Belize and Naturaleza yCultura Ecuador. Both partners talked withvisitors about the work being supported byWLT and ecotourism options.

Other visitors to the WLT stand over theweekend included Patron Chris Packham,Council members Bill Oddie and MarkCarwardine and supporter Nick Baker.

WLT corporate supporters, Puro,provided free Fairtrade organic coffee at thestand.

Cricket & Bats,Halesworth Arts Festival,OctoberReflecting on a lifetime’s passion for sportand wildlife, Patron David Gowerentertained a full house with his laid backhumour and amusing anecdotes.

His passion for wildlife is shared by writerand Council member Simon Barnes, whojoined him on stage. He and Daviddiscussed visiting WLT project areas andtheir fascinating wildlife encounters.

A limited number of tickets were sold fora champagne reception afterwards to meetDavid and Simon. Wine was sponsored byNaked Wines

Big MatchFortnight 2015, October 1-15Steve Backshall (elected a WLT Patron in2016) enthusiastically supported Big MatchFortnight which ultimately raised over£500,000 to purchase threatened cloudforest in Ecuador with Fundación EcoMinga.

WLT’s Conservation Partners:in 2015 WLT worked with 30 overseas partners in 20 different countries


WLT has set itself anambitious goal of 5,000Friends by 2020

The generosity of WLT Friends, whodonate £5 or more each month,provides crucial support to WLT’slong-term projects and goals. Withoutthis pledge, WLT would not be able tocommit with certainty to some of itsmost important projects.

We would like to thank every Friendwho has pledged WLT regular supportand if you are able to help us recruitnew Friends we will be pleased toprovide forms for this purpose. Tel:01986 874422.

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Special thanks to allfundraisers during theTrust’s 25th Anniversaryyear (May 2014- May 2015).44 individuals raised morethan £60,000 altogether

Alongside Steve Backshall (see page 4)were Hedd Thomas and Ian Riding, whoran the London Marathon, and five yearold Dillon Burgess, who completed afive mile sponsored walk around WLT’shome in Halesworth, Suffolk.

Thanks also to RavenswoodPreparatory School who raised amagnificent £22,332 during 2014and 2015.

WLT thanks Antalisfor donating thepaper for thisAnnual Review,WLT News and our donations form, whichare printed on Cocoon 100 gsm. Thanksyou also to Drab who design the AnnualReview and Carbon Balanced Printers,Kingfisher Press Ltd, who both providemany of their services free of charge.

Using Carbon Balanced Paper reducesthe carbon impact of papercommunications, and supports WLT’s landprotection projects at the same time.Ask your printer to specify CarbonBalanced Paper.

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In 2015 Kamila Zahno becamethe face of World Land Trust’slegacy fundraising campaign,starring in a film calledKamila’s Story

Kamila says “For small charities like WLT,a small amount of money can achieve alot. I love the idea that there will be alittle part of me in South America andthat my spirit will live on.”

The film can be seen on WLT’sYouTube channel.

For a confidential conversation aboutlegacies please call Viv Burton at WLT:01986 874422.

Rococo Chocolates made adonation to WLT for everybar sold of Organic DarkChocolate 65% Cocoa duringWLT’s 25th Anniversary year.

Council member BillOddie is a fan of Rococo,commenting “I have beendescribed as ‘a hugechocolate lover’. I am not.A bit overweight maybe,verging on plumpperhaps, but not huge.

I am still lithe enoughto trek through therainforests, pausingnow and then for afortifying and deliciousnibble of Rococochocolate - if I had it,that is. The trouble is,I’ll never have anyRococo chocolate in therainforest as I’ll haveeaten it all well beforeI’ve left the country.”

Rococo chocolate’s pledge

The Body Shop commits toplanting 1 million seeds in EcuadorThe Body Shop, long-term corporate sponsors of WLT, committed to a two-year project planting one million seeds of native trees in degraded areas ofEcuador dry forest.

This project began in August 2015 funded by sales from the Oils of Life™skincare range. Staff from Fundación Pro-Bosque, one of WLT’s partners inEcuador, began collecting and storing seeds in 2015 for sowing in early 2016.

A big “Thank You” to all our supporters in 2015from everyone at World Land Trust

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