The Foundation
Wilderness International
It all began with the enthusiasm for forests with huge trees. Today, Wilderness International is a non-profit foundation with a great goal. We want to protect unique wilderness areas for future generations. Since our founding in 2008, with the help of schools, companies and private individuals we have been able to purchase, register and thus legally protect 3.16 million square meters of valuable and endangered rainforest in Canada. Numerous scientific institutions support our research projects on CO2-absorbtion and biodiversity in the coastal rainforests.
We are a small and flexible organization, always looking to use our funds in the most effective and efficient ways. Donations, institutional support and volunteer work support the operations of the foundation. Our participatory structure makes it possible to grow with new ideas and exchange opinions between generations.

Our Idea of Nature Conservation
Successful nature conservation works only with direct commitment. We want to enable everyone to protect rainforest. At the heart of our projects are our sponsorships and wilderness races – so that all generations can take responsibility and balance out their personal consumption of nature. On research expeditions, committed young people experience the unique flora and fauna of our protected areas. Thereby, they become ambassadors for the environment.
Why Are We Working in Canada?
Ancient tree giants. Mysterious ghost flowers. Crystal-clear rivers. Flying eagles. The temperate rainforest of Western Canada is a natural wonder. And yet, only 25% of this valuable ecosystem remain. The protection of the remaining ancient forests is essential, as we profit from their benefits all over the world. Learn more about this here:

Why Are We Working In Peru?
The region Madre de Dios in eastern Peru is home to large areas of undisturbed amazonian rainforest. The highest biodiversity ever found in any forest was recorded here! That is one of the reasons why most of the area is protected by two national parks and a nature reserve. Our conservation land expands and reinforces the protection of these areas. The wilderness along the Tambopata River is in urgent need of protection, as the forest and the ecological integrity of the entire ecosystem are highly endangered by gold mines and logging.
Team
Environmental Ambassadors
Council
Board
Founder / Benefactor
Volunteers
In 2016, I joined Wilderness International as an environmental ambassador. I only knew the wilderness from stories, but now I wanted to experience it myself, explore and most of all protect it for all times. The impressions from my time in Canada, especially from the Toba Valley, left a long-lasting impact on me. That is why I decided to intensify my voluntary involvement in a federal volunteer year after I had finished high school in 2018 in order to work for the protection of the temperate rainforest and to achieve lasting change in our world. To date, this mind-set has only gotten firmer and stronger.
Now, while pursuing a degree in university, I keep working for Wilderness International. I am mostly involved with the Work for the Wild in order to pass on my excitement for nature to the students. The temperate rainforests of Western Canada, with their incredibly old tree giants and unbelievable biodiversity are a natural jewel of our planet that have to be protected at all cost!
In 2016, I joined Wilderness International as an environmental ambassador. I only knew the wilderness from stories, but now I wanted to experience it myself, explore and most of all protect it for all times. The impressions from my time in Canada, especially from the Toba Valley, left a long-lasting impact on me. That is why I decided to intensify my voluntary involvement in a federal volunteer year after I had finished high school in 2018 in order to work for the protection of the temperate rainforest and to achieve lasting change in our world. To date, this mind-set has only gotten firmer and stronger.
Now, while pursuing a degree in university, I keep working for Wilderness International. I am mostly involved with the Work for the Wild in order to pass on my excitement for nature to the students. The temperate rainforests of Western Canada, with their incredibly old tree giants and unbelievable biodiversity are a natural jewel of our planet that have to be protected at all cost!