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Jude's Montane Spine Challenger page

Jude, Eleri and Craig is raising money for World Land Trust
In memory of Michael Lane
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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.

Story

For the last 5 years, every January, I have sat in the comfort of my office/home, drinking tea and avidly 'dot watching' the participants of the Montane Spine Challenger and Spine Race, following their progress from Edale in the Peak District all the way to Kirk Yetholm in Northumberland. This year I'm going to be one of those dots!

At 8 am on Jan 11th I will cross the start line in Edale and begin a non-stop journey of 108 miles on foot ending in Hawes sometime on Monday 13th January. 

The challenge is a huge one for me, I will be pushing myself harder both physically and mentally than ever before, but what better incentive to keep moving forward than knowing I am raising money in memory of my Dad who died unexpectedly in February. I've chosen to raise money for a charity that is doing amazing work protecting some of the world's most biologically significant and threatened habitats, the World Land Trust (WLT). 

Scorched Earth to Forest Haven is a project aiming to rejuvenate a landscape devastated by Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. The World Land Trust and its local partner Viet Nature (whom my husband Dom has research links with) aim to re-establish native biodiverse forest across 246 acres of what has become thick invasive grassland after the area was deforested as a result of the widespread use of the Agent Orange herbicide.  

Vietnam is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries – home to more than 13,200 terrestrial plant species and around 10,000 animal species. Its tropical forests contain no fewer than 25 primate species – 11 of which are critically endangered. However overexploitation and fragmentation of Vietnam’s forests not only threatens its astonishing primate biodiversity, but also the future of numerous other endangered species. The restoration of this area of forest will link existing reserves, increasing total forest area and making a real difference for Vietnam’s extraordinary biodiversity which includes the colourful Red-shanked Douc (threatened by hunting and habitat loss), the Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, Northern Pig-Tailed Macaque and Stump-tailed Macaque. 

https://www.worldlandtrust.org/appeals/scorched-earth/

The project is currently 90% funded so any contribution you can make will help World Land Trust meet their target and allow Viet Nature to undertake this vital piece of habitat restoration. 

Thank you for your support! Xx

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