Jacob Beautemps is on an expedition with Wilderness International! Together we will visit the rugged coast of British Columbia in Western Canada and the species-rich temperate rainforest. Jacob's mission: As an ambassador, he wants to show you the importance of this very special ecosystem - and why it is so acutely threatened!
Join in and protect your piece of wilderness now - for yourself or as a gift!
Let's make a difference together, because only together can we make a difference and leave a mark.
Jacob Beautemps
Content Creator & Wilderness Ambassador
The least explored habitat in the world
How can it be that there are still habitats that have hardly been explored? Habitats like the ocean, especially the deep sea. Breaking Lab embarks on an expedition to Canada to talk about the temperate rainforest and the oceans together with Wilderness International. What is known about the oceans in the coastal regions of Canada, how much is known about the deep sea there and what does all this have to do with the protection of rainforests and whales?
1 € donation protects 1 m² of rainforest
60 kg of CO2 remain permanently bound in living biomass
you will receive a certificate with the geo-coordinates and an aerial photo of the protected forest area
Your one-off donation guarantees the permanent protection of the area
Immediately after your donation, you will receive a personalized certificate about the piece of wilderness you have protected. It also makes a great gift!
Why we should (not) shoot wolves
Jacob and a team of scientists have tried to record which animals live on Porcher Island. Among them are wolves - a hotly debated topic in both Germany and Canada. In his video, Jacob addresses the question of why we still don't hunt wolves in Germany - and whether it would make any difference at all.
In June 2024, Jacob joined us in our protected areas on Porcher Island to see our work and the nature here for himself. During his time, he also made two videos about marine exploration and wolves.
Jacob builds an underwater camera with Felix and marine biologist Tyra Bain.
Orcas come to the coast of Porcher Island to rub their bellies, an extremely rare and little-studied social behavior.
Jacob and Felix look at the sea creatures released by the low tide.
A view of the impressive treetops in the temperate rainforest. Some of the giant trees here are over 100 meters high!
Jacob together with Theresa, Rick and Felix at an ancient giant tree of life
A rare coastal wolf on beach patrol.
There are still unique raised bogs on Porcher Island.
Jacob on the coast of Porcher Island
We have a great vision: to protect the last real wilderness areas in our world forever!
To achieve this, we buy ecologically valuable and acutely endangered forest areas by land register entry in order to protect them in a legally secure, permanent and transparent manner. The purchases are refinanced by your donations and protected in the long term.
Transparent, tested & recommended!
In 2017, we joined the Transparent Civil Society Initiative.
We are committed to high standards of transparency, accountability and effectiveness for international NGOs.
Wilderness International purchases legally secure wilderness areas and protects them for all future generations. The purchases are refinanced through donations, which at the same time ensure the long-term protection of the areas and enable environmental education projects and research into CO2 storage and biodiversity. Donors receive a personalized certificate with the exact geo-coordinates of the protected forest area, so that the protection is directly traceable. We are currently active in the temperate rainforest of Western Canada and in the Amazon rainforest of Peru, where we are protecting ancient primary rainforests.
There are no further obligations for you. The donation is one-time, and enables us as a foundation to ensure the long-term protection of the area. The sponsorship is a symbolic one. The forest area remains the property of the Foundation.
We protect the areas we select exclusively through purchase with entry in the land register and in countries with a high level of legal security. All three international foundations are registered as owners in the land register. The forest areas that we have purchased as foundations can no longer be bought from us and we are no longer allowed to sell them.
The organizational form of the foundation prevents the rights over the disposal of property from resting with a single person and ensures its permanent existence. Our statutes stipulate that the land is to be left untouched and only visited for research and documentation purposes.
Due to their remoteness and the undeveloped area, our protected areas in Canada can only be reached at great financial, material and time expense and not without risk. In addition, the high level of legal certainty in Canada ensures that damage to land results in severe sanctions. The British Columbia Trespass Act clearly prohibits trespassing on private land. Violations are prosecuted in court, even if no damage has been done. We also visit and inspect the areas as part of regular research visits and have partnerships with local companies that support us. In Canada, we also have the advantage that property has a very high cultural and historical value and is respected.
The rainforests in Peru and Canada are among the last 2.8% of intact wilderness areas on our planet - and are unfortunately under acute threat(Plumptre et al., 2021). 10-15% of all annual emissions are caused by the destruction of these forests and their peatlands - so we need to act now!
Numerous studies prove the threat to the rainforest in Peru and Canada. Everyone knows about the value of the Amazon forests and the threat to them. But hardly anyone talks about British Columbia's forgotten ecosystem:
If we lose the last intact rainforests, this will have catastrophic consequences for our planet. The concept of planetary boundaries states that there are certain ecological limits which, if exceeded, will jeopardize the stability of the Earth's ecosystem and thus the progress of humanity. Numerous studies show that we are well on the way to exceeding at least five of the nine planetary boundaries, also known as 'tipping points' or 'tipping elements'. One of these elements is the loss of the tropical rainforest. We can already feel the consequences of climate change, but we still have the chance to avert the worst effects, as the summary of the book 'Earth for all' shows.
The foundation, which is based in Peru, Canada and Germany, purchases legally secure wilderness areas and protects them for the future. The purchases are refinanced through donations, which ensure the long-term protection of the areas, supports environmental education projects, and research into CO2 storage and biodiversity.
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