A look back – What happened at WI in 2021?
Protected Areas:
- Canada: Thanks to your sponsorships, the land of wolves, elk and spirit flowers is now permanently protected!
- Peru: We have purchased 497 hectares of tropical primary forest – our largest land acquisitions to date. 60 per cent of the Land of the Sloths is already protected (30 hectares) and will soon be added to the sponsorship platform!
- In addition, we secured two nature conservation concessions covering 1,537 hectares.
- We have established our organisation in Peru, formed partnerships with Fauna Forever and Wasaí Lodge, and recruited Santiago ‘Chiki’ Duran as our first forest guardian.
Partnerships:
- Together with Quantum Systems, we carried out our first Lidar and multispectral flights in Peru – opening up new possibilities for research in our protected areas.
- In Canada, we expanded our network to include the CLAC trade union.
‘My Tree – My City’ tree-planting campaigns:
- Over 650 volunteers planted 28,300 trees in Dresden. Thanks to funds from 2019 donations, a further 11,500 will follow next year.
- Chemnitz is the fourth city to adopt the scheme. The launch saw 200 black alders planted; a total of 250,000 trees will be planted in the city – for biodiversity and the climate.
Team:
- Johann-Georg has joined our German team and is responsible for sustainability partnerships.
CO2 calculator:
- New calculators are now available for events, pharmacies, doctors’ surgeries, dental practices and expeditions.
Nature Conservation Advent Calendar:
- Thanks to your €25,000 in donations, we were able to fund 24