Young brown monkey perched among green leaves, gazing directly at the camera with a curious expression. Ant carrying a bright green leaf across sandy ground with blurred background.

This year, I’m giving the gift of hope!

A piece of the rainforest as a gift
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A gift that will last a lifetime

How about if, this Christmas, you could bring lasting joy not only to your loved ones, but also to thousands of animal and plant species by protecting their homes for ever? 

With your very own specific plot of rainforest in Peru, you can do just that! Along with a personalised certificate featuring the exact coordinates, you’ll be giving the gift of a little bit of hope – for our planet and our future.

1 €

Donation

protects

1 m2

rainforest

forever and binds

60 kg

CO2

permanently stored in the forest’s biomass.

Protect the homes of countless animals and plants

With ‘1m2’ – a protected wilderness area in Peru – you can, for example, help to preserve forever the home of thousands of hard-working ants, a playful family of capuchin monkeys, a new mum jaguar and a green tree viper basking in the sun. 

Your one-off Christmas gift means a whole lifetime for them.

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Collage of rainforest animals: leaf-cutter ants, monkey, snake, frog, jaguar, and otter in their natural habitats.

To print out and give as a gift: your certificate

For your protected patch of woodland, you’ll receive a personalised sponsorship certificate on which you can enter the name of the recipient. The certificate shows the exact geographical coordinates of the protected area of woodland. You’ll also receive a digital aerial photograph. This allows the recipient to see exactly which piece of unique wilderness you’ve preserved forever as a gift.
Holiday flatlay featuring a Wilderness Protection Certificate on wooden surface surrounded by evergreen branches, feathers, and ornaments.
Hope you can print out: Your donation certificate is personalised, specific and lovingly designed by us.

Creative gift ideas

Set up your family forest

Don’t just share Spotify – share a forest: set up the donation as a joint family project in all your names. The certificate will become a symbol of you as a family – a piece of wilderness, so to speak, as a family treasure for all time.

Meaningful Secret Santa

This year, swap that useless rubbish from the loft for a piece of the future. Instead of yet another unwanted bottle opener under the tree, you’ll find: a certificate for a shared piece of rainforest! Save trees together, sequester CO2, and feel really good about yourselves.

The 10 per cent add-on

Make the most of your gift: Set aside a portion of your gift budget (e.g. 10 per cent) and use it to help protect a stretch of pristine rainforest. You can simply include the certificate with your planned gift. 

Offset your carbon footprint

Offset your favourite person’s carbon footprint for a year! We’ll convert their environmental impact into a specific area of forest.

Working together to protect more wilderness

Give the gift of a piece of MA-Forest

... and join Malte Zierden, Phia Quantius and Broder Böll in protecting vital habitats in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Give the gift of a piece of Mission Earth Forest

... and join the community in protecting 1,000,000 square metres in the Mission Peru Community Forest!
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Give the gift of a piece of the Robinga Community Forest

... and create a safe home for countless butterflies, ants, beetles and caterpillars!
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Give the gift of a piece of the JerYve forest

... and join Yvonne Pferrer and Jeremy Grube in preserving the indescribable beauty of the Amazon rainforest.
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Giving gifts in 3 steps

  1. Donations

    Choose the value of your Christmas present (€1 = 1 m2) and write the recipient’s name on the certificate.

  2. Received a certificate

    The certificate will be emailed to you straight after you’ve made your donation – making it the perfect last-minute gift. You’ll also receive an email containing a link to our online card.

  3. Gifts

    You can print out the certificate and frame it if you like. You can now look at the map together to see where your protected piece of woodland is located.

Give the gift of woodland this Christmas!

Select the value of your gift and convert it directly into protected forest area and CO2 offsets.
Currency
protects 1 m2
m2

kg CO2

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About Wilderness International

Driven by a passion for vast forests: three sister foundations in Peru, Canada and Germany are working to permanently protect the last remaining unique forest and wilderness areas.

We purchase wilderness areas in a legally secure manner and safeguard them for future generations.

Your donation funds these purchases, guarantees long-term protection and enables environmental education as well as research into CO2 sequestration and biodiversity.

Overhead view of a large group of approximately 50 people posing on green grass with raised hands.
We are a dedicated and diverse organisation – always striving to use our resources as effectively as possible.
Group of reddish-brown primates perched on branches among green palm fronds in their natural habitat.
Vine-draped jungle giants, mysterious jaguars and playful monkeys – our wildlife reserve in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
Spotted ocelot walking on forest floor with rocks and lush green jungle vegetation
An ocelot in the Secret Forest in Peru. She is not only a good climber, but also an excellent swimmer, and therefore hunts successfully both in trees and in the water
Close-up of an orange and black patterned snake coiled around a branch, with detailed scales visible against a blurred green background.
The rainbow boa is so named because its scales have an iridescent structure which refracts light when it hits them, causing them to shimmer in the colours of the rainbow.
Sunrise over a dense rainforest canopy shrouded in morning mist beneath a golden-orange sky.
Magical: As the sun rises, the mist lifts over our rainforest conservation areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How can we ensure that the protected area is preserved for all time?

    In Canada, we are aided by the high level of legal certainty and the legal framework, as well as the penalties – which even prohibit trespass – and the cultural and historical significance of property.

    In Peru, we have also launched a forest ranger programme in collaboration with local people. We have put several measures in place to ensure long-term protection. Generally speaking, we visit the areas on regular expeditions to check that everything is in order. We also work with local partners who inform us if necessary. The donations per square metre also already include the costs of property tax.

    The legal form of the foundation, unlike any other, enables it to fulfil a (charitable) purpose permanently and independently of external interests, thereby achieving the desired long-term effects. It is thus the most long-term organisational structure currently known. Not even states, companies or national parks are designed to last that long. This makes the foundation the only organisation oriented towards the lifespan of the ecosystems we protect.

  • What obligations does sponsorship entail for me?

    There are no further obligations on your part. The donation is a one-off payment and enables us, as a foundation, to ensure the long-term protection of the area. The sponsorship is symbolic. The woodland remains the property of the foundation.

  • How do you work with the local community?

    In Peru, for example, we work closely with local people as part of our forest ranger programme. They patrol the areas regularly and champion our conservation cause within the community. For instance, they put up signs, talk to local people about our forest conservation projects and, where necessary, intervene to stop unauthorised access. In this way, the forest rangers also earn a sustainable livelihood.

    In Canada, we not only work with partner organisations but can also look back on some fantastic collaborations with First Nations. These include a wilderness run and several nature conservation expeditions with the Cowichan of Vancouver Island, as well as our joint efforts to protect the Peel River Watershed with the Gwich’in of Fort McPherson.

  • Will I receive the certificate as a printed copy by post or digitally by email?

    You’ll receive the certificate digitally as a PDF via email. That way, you can decide for yourself whether you want to print it out and, if so, in what size.

  • I want to give the donation as a present – do I need to enter my details or those of the recipient on the form?

    Please fill in all your details on the form. This is important for processing the donation and to ensure that only you receive all the information and the donation receipt. Then tick the box marked ‘Give the certificate as a gift/personalise it’. There, you can enter the name of the person you’re giving it to, so that it appears on the certificate.

  • Who receives the donation receipt?

    As the donor, you will receive the donation receipt. We will send all the information and files to you.

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