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World Land Trust

Guardians of Nimla Ha

Join us as we save Guatemala's Laguna Grande, the home of 700+ species and a major carbon sink. Your donations will be doubled from 6-19 October 2021 together and with your help, we can protect over 3,000 acres of tropical forest for posterity!
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Imagine there was a chance to save the tropical home of hundreds of species - to save it from logging and protect it for generations to come.

That is precisely what World Land Trust (WLT) supporters can achieve together this year. Between 6 and 19 October 2021, our Big Match Fortnight (BMF) will double your donations towards our £1,200,000 appeal to save Laguna Grande, a magnificent network of forested lagoons, wetlands and mangroves of Caribbean Guatemala.

This is the home of jaguar, manatee, eagle and up to other 700+ species; a crucial stopover point for 100+ migratory birds. This is a last of its kind landscape in an area that has already lost 80% of its lowland forest and if we don't help WLT partner FUNDAECO purchase three reserves, it is likely the land would be sold for timber extraction.

This is a future for Laguna Grande we can't accept and with your help, we won't have to. Any donations you make to this main #TeamBMF page or members' individual pages between 6 and 19 October 2021 (both days included) will be doubled. Make sure to donate within this period to ensure your contributions are matched.

Our appeals name - Guardians of Nimla Ha - is inspired in the Mayan Qeqchi words for great waters, and that is precisely what we can save this year. If together we raise our £1,200,000 target, FUNDAECO will be able to expand their Laguna Grande Reserve from 1,668 to nearly 5,000 acres - a tripling that we can all make possible.

By joining forces in the year of COP26, we can save a tropical haven packed with life, a major carbon sink and flood barrier for local people. But World Land Trust and #TeamBMF cannot do it without you. Be the guardian Laguna Grande needs and donate to save the great waters of Guatemala!

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World Land Trust

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World Land Trust protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats acre by acre. Through a network of partner organisations around the world, WLT funds the creation of reserves and provides permanent protection for habitats and wildlife.

Donation summary

Total raised
£18,358.37
+ £2,371.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£18,358.37
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£80.00
Donations via fundraisers
£18,278.37

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