tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30188648518986756382009-05-28T10:20:36.381+01:00News and fundraising initiatives from corporate and individual supporters helping the World Land Trust protect wildlife habitats, as well as fundraising ideas for supporters wanting to do more. (See all our <a href="http://www.worldlandtrust.org/sponsors/index.htm">present and past corporate supporters</a>.)Helena Akerlundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749803698478075213noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018864851898675638.post-57985159040004138892009-05-28T10:14:00.002+01:002009-05-28T10:20:28.492+01:00

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Nikwax, both Corporate Supporters of the World Land Trust, have been listed in the Times Online '60 Best Green Companies' league table, at number 24 and 54 respectively.Companies are selected based on a detailed, verified assessment of their environmental performance and a survey where the organisation's staff get a chance to say what they think about their employer’s

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Just Walk: sponsored UK charity walk On Saturday 9th May 2009 hundreds of walkers, raising funds for an incredible range of charities will be lacing up their boots and striding out over the South Downs. Four WLT supporters took part last year, and really enjoyed themselves, raising a final total of nearly £4000 between them. They had a fantastic time and so can you: Just sign up at

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We now have a new cartridge recycling scheme that benefits the World Land Trust (WLT), thanks to corporate supporters Ian Smiths Office Products. By donating your empty Inkjet and Toner cartridges through Ian Smiths, you can help support the work of the WLT.For more information and contact details, see Recycle your Empty Printer Cartridges and Help Save Rainforest

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World Land Trust (WLT) corporate supporters, Cleansing Service Group (CSG) has made a green pledge to help preserve threatened tropical forests.CSG is one of the UK's largest privately owned waste management groups and its customers include energy giant EDF Energy.CSG has chosen to stand firm on environmental policies during the recession and by pledging regular donations to the WLT the company

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Willem Ferwerda (Director, IUCN NL, left) and John Burton (CEO, WLT) sign the Memorandum of Understanding between IUCN NL and WLT.Some of the projects and organisations supported by the World Land Trust (WLT) over the past five years have also received funding independently from IUCN Netherlands Small Grants for the Purchase of Nature programme (SPN). This has led to increased communication

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Would you like to see some of the areas where the World Land Trust and its partners are working? Then join this tour, led by long-term WLT supporter, Dan Freeman. Photos: © Aditya SinghIn the Footsteps of Jim CorbettThis proposed tour (led by wildlife film-producer Dan Freeman who has made his own film on man-eating tigers) will follow 'In the Footsteps of Jim Corbett', taking in three of his

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Most people hate completing their tax return, but to cheer you up we'd like to remind you that you can help support the World Land Trust at the same time. When you complete the UK Self Assessment tax return you can nominate a charity to receive all or part of any repayment due. Just enter the WLT's code which is GAD74DG and Inland Revenue will do the rest. Simple! The donation will be paid direct

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Environmentalist of the year highly commended: Chris Jenkin, Managing Director of Enterprise Plants (Photo © Archant London)Environmental Business of the year Winner: Chest of Drawers (Photo © Archant London)Environmental champions from across London and the South East attended the inaugural Archant London Environmental Awards on Friday 10th November. The ceremony, held at the Radisson SAS

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Make 2009 the year you take a "Save the Rainforest" pledge! (No donations necessary)We are sometimes asked if there are alternative ways of supporting the WLT for those who are unable to donate to save acres. In light of the current economic climate we feel it is timely to highlight other ways that help us save threatened habitats.How to make a pledgeHave a look at our Save rainforests page for

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One great way to get involved and help raise money for the World Land Trust is to set up a fundraising page on Justgiving. It's a brilliant way of spreading the word and lots of our supporters have come up with ingenious ways of helping raise funds for our projects, such as asking for donations instead of wedding presents, sponsored runs and climbing mountains.So far 37 people have created

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For the World Land Trust (WLT) to be able to funds the purchase and protection of rainforests and other threatened habitats, we rely on the generosity of our supporters. Buying an acre as a Christmas gift is a great way to help protect wildlife habitats on behalf of a friend or relative. But there are times when this gift isn't appropriate and you would like to give a more personal present.

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If you need to send lots of Christmas greetings, but would like to avoid the environmental impact of sending paper cards, Everyclick has the answer. Thanks to their new Christmas? Considerate done campaign, companies, organisations and individuals can send 100 ecard Christmas greetings or more, for a donation of £5 or above to benefit the World Land Trust.More information on Everyclick's ecard

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World Land Trust (WLT) corporate supporters Goodlife, producers of vegetarian food, have kindly promised to make extra donations to the WLT when you become a fan of their Facebook page during December.They say:"For every extra Facebook fan we accrue this month we are donating an extra 10p to the World Land Trust! (Up to the value of £500)"To become a fan of Goodlife on Facebook, go tohttp://

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News update from World Land Trust corporate supporters Howard Smith Paper Group, who are supporting the Trust through their Greencoat 55 and eco-friendly photo inkjet paper where 35p per pack sold is donated to the World Land Trust.Howard Smith Paper Group has announced that it has now contributed more than £7,000 towards the Trust's conservation and restoration work since the beginning of this

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What would you pack if you travelled to the rainforest?This is just one of the questions posed to school children in the new, FREE, teaching resource from World Land Trust and national shopping centre brand The Mall as part of their environmental initiative EnviroMall. Learning about Rainforests is a paperless teaching resource that is aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 students. Packed with information,

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Primary and secondary schools all over the country are taking part in the Who Will Save Us? Children's & Young People's Project using book sales to raise funds. The books are bought for a reduced rate and then marked up and sold on by the children themselves. They then choose how they'd like to spend the proceeds to help combat climate change. We know some schools have already donated to the

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Did you know that you can donate a percentage of your eBay auction sales to the World Land Trust?eBay for Charity (in the UK) has been around for a while, but now the process has been made even easier: Simply log on to your eBay account and look out for the charity box when you are in the process of listing an item. For details, read the eBay for Charity guide.The minimum donation amount has

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The professional sailing team, Team Aqua, who compete internationally at a top level, have decided to do their bit to promote ecological sustainability by hoisting WLT sails throughout their 2008 campaign. The objective is to promote the WLT as the team continues to strive successfully in high profile competitions in wealthy destinations across the world.Chris Bake, who supports the WLT in other

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Justwalkers raise over £5,000 for conservationWe have now received all the funds raised through JustWalk and the total has topped the £5,000 mark. We mentioned earlier that Ben Beaton and Maria Furhrmann received matching funding from their place of work. Ben and Maria's final fundraising total came to £2026.00 before Gift Aid, and this was matched by AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd . WLT

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News update from World Land Trust sponsors Stafford Railway Building Society, who are supporting the Trust through their affinity account:ECO FRIENDLY savers are helping to save the planet by opening World Land Trust affinity accounts.More than 200 people have opened this account at The Stafford Railway Building Society and to mark its ongoing success, when the 250th person opens this account,

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Transport for London 'Go Green' for the World Land TrustWorkers in Transport for London offices in Richmond had a 'Green Day' in April. They paid 'fines' and collected £200 for the World Land Trust. The event was so successful they plan to repeat it next year.Their money was donated to the World Land Trust Action Fund, to support our most urgent projects.

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May 10th was a warm and sunny day and couldn't have been better for the Justwalk fundraisers who took part in a sponsored walk across the South Downs. Over 400 walkers took part, covering a total of 12,540 km. The World Land Trust had four participating fundraisers who, between them, managed to raise over £3,700 for WLT (plus associated Gift Aid) - enough to save 75 acres of threatened habitat.

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Congratulations to author Chris Stringer who has recently won the 2008 Kistler Book Award for his 2006 book Homo britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain. The Walter P. Kistler Book Award recognises authors of science-based books that significantly increase the knowledge and understanding of the public regarding subjects that will shape the future of our species.Dr Stringer is

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Kelly Jacobs (left) and Miranda Stevenson accepting a cheque for the BIAZA Reserve from Terry Willers, Director of Shepreth Wildlife Park.BIAZA is the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and a group of its accredited members are raising funds over 3 years for the purchase of the BIAZA Reserve, in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil, working with REGUA. The land purchase will extend

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Dower & Hall launched a new 'Fashion for Forests' Charm Bracelet in June 2008, to help raise funds for the World Land Trust.The sterling silver bracelet , which sells for £250, includes charms of animals and plants found in WLT project areas and £50 will be donated for every bracelet sold.For more information and to buy a bracelet, visit the Dower & Hall website. (Click on "Promotions & Offers"

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