World Land Trust-US

The World Land Trust-US "is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established in 1989 to save rainforests and other threatened tropical habitats that are critical for preventing immediate species extinctions." Partner organization to the World Land Trust UK.

According to their 2006 Annual Report "WLT-US and the E.O. Wilson Foundation have joined forces in a program designed to undertake public educational, scientific and programmatic activities to educate the public about and conserve biological diversity. The program emphasizes citizen science, and country accords to promote biodiversity conservation and use."

Staff
Accessed June 2009:


 * Executive Director: Byron Swift
 * Deputy Director: Dr. Robert Ridgely
 * Director of Conservation: Dr. Paul Salaman
 * Director of Operations: Mark Gruin
 * Conservation coordinator: David Agro

Directors
Accessed June 2009:


 * Chair: John Mitchell
 * Vice-chair: Gerard Bertrand
 * Treasurer: Sally F. Davidson
 * Secretary: Byron Swift
 * Wayt Thomas
 * Robert Ridgely

2008 Directors
Accessed June 2009:


 * John Mitchell - Chair, New York Botanical Gardens
 * Sally F. Davidson - Treasurer
 * Byron Swift - Secretary
 * Gerard Bertrand - Vice Chair, Honorary Chair WLT UK
 * Robert Ridgely
 * Wayt Thomas

Donors
Accessed June 2009:


 * American Bird Conservancy
 * Art for the Earth
 * Beneficia Foundation
 * Blue Moon Fund
 * Clyde's Restaurant Group
 * Community Foundation - Boulder, Colorado
 * Contributors through the Combined Federal Campaign
 * Damuth Foundation
 * EcoTurs Colombia
 * Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
 * Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
 * Jewish Community Foundation - San Diego
 * March Foundation
 * Overbrook Foundation
 * Pacific Endowment
 * Peery Foundation
 * therainforestsite.com
 * Western Alliance for Nature
 * Wild Waters Foundation
 * Wild Woods Foundation
 * World Land Trust

Contact

 * Web: http://www.worldlandtrust-us.org

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Roger F. Pasquier