Aerial view of a speedboat navigating through a bay surrounded by dense green forest and red algae blooms.

The Campbell River Whale Watching Christmas Forest

Every donation of up to CAD 25,000 will be matched!
Protect forest now

Everyone has a tree in their living room – you can have a whole forest!
Protect a piece of old-growth forest this Christmas, and Campbell River Whale Watching will double your donation!

Incidentally, a patch of forest also makes a brilliant gift – perfect for anyone who already has everything.

Protect a specific area of wilderness in Canada for all time – complete with a personalised certificate and GPS coordinates. In doing so, you’ll preserve valuable habitat for a vast array of animals and plants. And help ensure a healthy climate! 

Donations

have wilderness sponsors

m2 old-growth forest

protected forever, thereby ensuring that

tonnes of CO2

remain permanently bound in the forest’s biomass

3 steps to finding the perfect Christmas present

  1. Donate & Have your donation matched

    Choose the conservation area and your own donation amount. Campbell River Whale Watching will double your donation! You can write the name of the recipient on the certificate and, if you wish, add a special occasion.

  2. Print

    The certificate will be emailed to you straight after the donation – making it the perfect last-minute gift. You can print it out and frame it if you like.

  3. Gifts

    Frame the certificate, include it with a present, or present it alongside some wine or chocolate. There are so many possibilities!

The first Christmas where the trees are the presents

For your protected area of woodland, you will receive a personalised sponsorship certificate on which you can have the name of the recipient inscribed. The certificate will then show the exact geographical coordinates of the protected patch of woodland in Canada. This way, you can track exactly which piece of unique wilderness you have preserved together for ever.
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Wilderness International conservation certificate for 25 m² of rainforest in Canada's Misty Forest, sponsored by Toni Tropenwind.

Turn one into two!

Your individual contribution determines the area we can protect within our wilderness reserve in Canada’s temperate rainforest. Our rule of thumb shows you the impact of your donation:

$3 CAD

your donation

is doubled by CRWW and thus protects

4 m2

Area of old-growth forest

 and therefore

160 m3

wild habitat

forever

About Wilderness International

Wilderness International protects the last remaining old-growth forests – through our sister foundations in Peru, Canada and Germany, we ensure the long-term preservation of unique forest and wilderness areas.

We purchase wilderness areas in a legally secure manner and register them in the land registry – for ever.

Your donation funds these purchases and enables conservation measures, environmental education and research into CO2 sequestration and biodiversity.

Group of about twelve people smiling on a forest trail surrounded by lush green trees and vegetation.
We are a dedicated and flexible organisation – always striving to use our resources as effectively as possible.
Group of reddish-brown monkeys perched on branches and palm leaves in natural sunlight.
Vine-draped jungle giants, mysterious jaguars and playful monkeys – our wildlife reserve in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
Brown bear standing in scrubland with head turned, surrounded by low brush vegetation
Sleeping grizzly bears, howling wolves, majestic eagles and gigantic trees – our wilderness reserve on Canada’s west coast.

Sounds good, doesn’t it?

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do you ensure the long-term protection of these areas?

    We protect the areas we have selected exclusively by purchasing them and registering them in the land register, in countries with a high degree of legal certainty. All three international foundations (Peru, Canada, Germany) are registered as owners in the land register. The forest areas we have purchased as foundations can no longer be bought from us, and we are also no longer permitted to sell them. 

    The foundation’s organisational structure prevents the rights to dispose of the property from resting with a single individual and ensures its long-term survival. You can find out more about the longevity of the foundation concept here. Our articles of association stipulate that the plots of land must be left undisturbed and may only be visited for research and documentation purposes. 

    In Canada: 

    Due to their remoteness and the fact that the area is undeveloped, our protected areas in Canada can only be reached at great financial, material and time-related expense, and not without risk. Furthermore, the high level of legal certainty in Canada ensures that damage to land results in severe penalties. The British Columbia Trespass Act explicitly prohibits trespassing on private land. Violations are prosecuted in court upon complaint, even if no damage has been caused. Furthermore, we visit and monitor the areas as part of regular research trips and have partnerships with local companies that support us. In Canada, we also benefit from the fact that property is held in very high regard for its cultural and historical value and is respected.

    In Peru:

    In Peru, we have Forest Guardians on the ground whose day-to-day duties include monitoring our protected areas and preventing unauthorised entry. By using drones, the Guardians can survey a larger area, and special sensors trigger an alarm instantly if, for example, a fire breaks out or the sound of chainsaws is detected. In addition, we work there with the organisation ‘Fauna Forever’, which also has a permanent presence on the ground and, as part of its research projects, patrols and monitors our areas.

    Furthermore, the Forest Guardians are in direct contact with the local population, promote our conservation objectives within the community, erect information signs and actively work on community projects – such as our current agroforestry project – to show the local population ways to benefit from the rainforest without clearing it. Should a conflict nevertheless arise, we report poachers and other individuals acting illegally to the local law enforcement agencies (such as the police, lawyers and authorities), and work closely with them.

  • 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 I get my certificate?

    You can download the certificate from the donations portal. We’ll send you the link to the donations portal in a confirmation email straight after you’ve made your donation. Click on the ‘Open donations portal’ link included in that email. Alternatively, you can request a login link here; this will be valid for 30 minutes. 

    In the donation portal, select your donation, click on ‘Your documents’ and you’ll see the word ‘Certificate’ in the top-left corner of the menu bar.

  • I want to give a certificate as a gift – what details do I need to provide on the donation form?

    Please make sure you also provide your personal details under ‘Your contact details’. This is important for allocating the donation, so that only you receive all the information and the donation receipt. Further down, under ‘Wildlife Conservation Certificate’, you can enter the name of the person you’re giving the gift to, as well as a personalised occasion (e.g. ‘For their 18th birthday’).

  • 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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