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World Land Trust

Charity Registration No. 1001291

The World Land Trust is an international conservation organisation working to preserve the world's most biologically important and threatened lands. Supported by Sir David Attenborough and working with local organisations in Central and South America, the Philippines and India, the trust has helped protect over 375,000 acres of threatened wildlife habitats since its foundation in 1989.

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Ruth Miller

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31/12/2010

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Raised so far: £1,245.00

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My story

Everyone can have a great bird experience, not just in exotic locations but closer to home too. But without habitat there can be no birds. As we travel on The Biggest Twitch, we want to raise awareness of the role birds have to play in all our lives, and the importance of protecting unspoiled habitat for the benefit of the wildlife living within it.

With care, funding and, most importantly, local involvement, it is possible to make a huge difference to the future of natural habitat, and the birds that live there. A great example of this is the Mindo Cloudforest Foundation (MCF). This was established to conserve and promote the Chocò area of Northwestern Ecuador, one of the world's most diverse, and threatened, Endemic Bird Areas. To date their projects have included support for fantastic reserve, an eco-scenic route for nature tourism, and bird sanctuaries at Milpe and Rio Silanche.

As part of The Biggest Twitch, we are raising funds to support MCF, in particular their work in creating sustainable Ecoroutes within the Endemic Bird Areas. Local landowners are involved in maintaining the natural habitat within these important bird areas to create a network of protected land: a destination for eco-tourism and a haven for wildlife, and especially birds, at the same time. Habitat conservation, wildlife protection, eco-tourism and community involvement – it’s a win/win situation all round.

If you would like to be a part of The Biggest Twitch, please make a donation to MCF on-line. We are working with the World Land Trust to handle donations in the UK on behalf of Mindo Cloudforest Foundation, Ecuador.

All donors will be acknowledged, and we will include a Roll of Honour of everyone of donors to MCF via the World Land Trust on our website and in the book of The Biggest Twitch to be published in 2009.

A huge thank you in advance for your support!

	Thanks guys for your brilliant fundraising: holding a raffle and selling amazing cards and bookmarks. Fantastic!!! Thanks from Ruth and Alan Donation by Rachel and Eve 21/02/09	£100.00
	Well done both of you! I enjoyed following your adventure on the website, and I loved your talk at Rowen Memorial Hall. Donation by Peter McFadden 15/02/09	£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid
	Congratulations on beating your target- look forward to hearing you speak at the next Bird Fair- or down here in Bucks possibly? Donation by Buzzard of Bucks 17/01/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Congratulations. Have been with you all the way. Donation by John & Astrid Cutler 12/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I have really enjoyed following your progress - happy new year and congratulations! Donation by Liam Morrison 05/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good to hear you got Marsh Tit (I was going to offer my garden as a possible site for it...) Donation by Steve Goddard 29/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Happy Christmas and good luck for your last week! Donation by Sara and Peter Askham 24/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Big congratulations to you guys, what an amazing year! Donation by Chris and Millie Jones 19/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Many congratulations to you both - a massive achievement - well done! Wishing you a very Happy Christmas. See you in the New Year at Conwy RSPB. Donation by Jo Porteous 19/12/08	£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid
	Have really enjoyed your diary. I now volunteer at Conwy so hope to see you there in 2009 Donation by Sue \|Parker 16/12/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Total respect for having the guts to take the plunge and do this! Keep going, you don't want to have to do it again in a couple of years...do you??? Donation by Mike Duckham 04/12/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	just read your diary and am very envious! Donation by Ian Calderwood 22/11/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great going! sorry my donations so small but as a student I've not got much to spare. Donation by Ant 04/11/08	£5.00
	Congratulations on reaching the target! Will donate more in due course if I can Donation by Steve Goddard 04/11/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	THE VERY BEST OF LUCK FOR THE REST OF '08, HOPE TO SEE YOU @ CONWY WHERE I NOW VOLUNTEER. IT WAS A GREAT TALK AT BIRDFAIR. CHEERS Donation by PHIL GATLEY 08/09/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Raised through a sponsored birdwatch in North Wales in August called The Little Twitch Donation by Rachel 24/08/08	£240.00
	What a hugely worthwhile cause. Was with you Alan at Milpe & Mindo 17.07.04. Now with you both in spirit every step of the way. Keep going. Donation by Judith Benbow 11/08/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Ready to double the bet if you beat that targetet Donation by Buzzard of Bucks 05/08/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Hope everything is going well and remember (if it is to be it is up to me) or in your case us Donation by Ken & Eldyne Cooper 06/07/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Finally I made it!!! Hope its all going to plan. You loons. (that's a bird isn't it? Have you seen one?) Donation by Chris Hillier 01/07/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	In case I ever make it to Ecuador! Donation by Steve 08/03/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck with your project. I enjoy reading your updates Donation by John Hale 09/02/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Say hello to all my relatives for me! Donation by Duncan the Duck 07/01/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	You'd better beat the record or I'll be mad. Very mad. Donation by David Astins 04/01/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Very best of luck for all of 2008 Donation by John Gray 04/01/08	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by the Maurices 04/01/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck to you both from all at Liverpool RSPB and we will look forward to a great talk Donation by Chris Tynan Liverpool RSPB 30/12/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All the best to you both on your journey for 2008. Donation by Richard Tiedtke 26/12/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Wishing you Merry Christmas and the best of luck on The Biggest Twitch. Paula Clark & Paul Hackett Donation by Paula Clark 25/12/07	£50.00
	Bon voyage - have a great trip and keep twitching! Donation by Rob and Sue Kenwell 21/12/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,245.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£239.74

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