Behind the scenes
The staff bring together a considerable range and depth of experience
with backgrounds in botany, forestry, horticulture, animal management,
anthropology, economics, international development, research and writing.
The team is led by Karl Hansen, who was one of the principal writers of
the final report of the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development,
Our Forests, Our Future. He was also founding editor of Developing Ideas Digest,
published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
An enormous debt of gratitude is owed to the following benefactors for their generosity and support:
- European Community (LIFE programme)
- Millennium Commission
- Keith Bromley
- National Lottery Charities Board
- South-East England Development Agency
- DTI
- LEWIS Global PR
- Alison McGregor
- Charles McGregor
- Vodafone UK Foundation
- CHK Charities Limited
- Clore Duffield Foundation
- Ernest Cook Trust
- Greenham Common Trust
- Ashridge Construction
- Brunel Microscopes Limited
- Bayer plc
- The Englefield Charitable Trust
- Enterprise Plants
- Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust
- Green Card Trust
- Lord Timothy Clement-Jones
- Margot Walker
- Nick Taylor Fencing
- OASE
- Prudential Insurance
- The Rufford Foundation
- WF Southall Trust
Revised November 2004
The Living Rainforest receives invaluable help from many hard-working volunteers in the following areas: plant and animal care, trail guiding and interpretation, events and activities, marketing and promotion, building and maintenance projects, as well as administrative and other assistance.
Interested in becoming a volunteer? Please find out more about applying to volunteer.