Milky Chance Community Forest

Let's take care of what is there ...

Milky Chance attaches great importance to sustainability - especially on their worldwide tours! On their 2021 world tour, the band visited Wilderness International in Canada to learn about effective nature conservation. As part of their European tour in 2022, they founded the Milky Chance Community Forest in Peru and let it grow together with all fans and visitors. 23,000 m² of tropical rainforest have already been preserved forever!

Now it's your turn - protect your piece of wilderness and let the Milky Chance Community Forest continue to grow!

100

Donations

of wilderness sponsors have protected

1.000

m² of old-growth forest

forever, thus ensuring that

1.000

tonnes of CO₂

remain permanently stored in the biomass of the forest.

100,000 m² protected

Protect more forest

Milky Chance in Canada

In November 2021, during their North American tour, Milky Chance visited the Wilderness International Foundation in the Vancouver region to learn more about their work to protect forests and what connects us all.

The Milky Chance Community Forest in Peru

When the sun rises over the rainforest along the Tambopata River, the forest begins to breathe. Warm mist rises above the treetops and the sunlight refracts in warm shades of red. Only a few rays of sunlight penetrate the dense canopy of the jungle giants. They stand on high supporting roots and are overgrown with lianas and epiphytes.

Weighing up to 75 kg, capybaras are the largest rodents in the world.
When the sun rises over the rainforest along the Tambopata River, the forest begins to breathe.
Imposing buttress roots provide stability for the jungle's giant trees.
A colorful blue-crowned trogon up in the treetops.

Every contribution counts!

We at Wilderness International have a great vision: to protect the last real wilderness areas in our world forever! To achieve this, we buy ecologically valuable and acutely threatened 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.

This is how it works:

This is how it works:
Select the size of the forest area you want to protect in the donation form.
Fill in the donation form
Enter your details in the form to ensure that you receive all the information and the donation receipt.
Design certificate
Now you can personalize the certificate with your name. If you want, you can also add an occasion.
Receive certificate
You can download the certificate with the geocoordinates of your protected area directly after payment. It will also be sent to you by e-mail, together with a link that shows you your personal protected area down to the square meter.

Your wilderness certificate

Immediately after your donation, you will receive a personalized certificate about the piece of wilderness you have protected. It also makes a great gift!

Protect forest now

Protect forest now

FAQ

What does Wilderness International do?

Wilderness International purchases primary rainforest areas with land title and legally protects them for all future. Donations refinance the purchases and at the same time finance long-term protection as well as environmental education and research. Donors receive a personalized certificate with the exact geo-coordinates and aerial photograph of the forest area they are protecting. Thus, the use and impact of the donation is tangible and directly traceable. We are currently working in the temperate rainforest of Western Canada and the Amazon rainforest of Peru, where we are protecting ancient primary rainforests.

Why is it important to protect the rainforest?

Does the sponsorship come with any further obligations for me?

How do you ensure the permanent protection of the forest areas?

In Canada, good legal security helps us, as well as the legal situations and sanctions that even prohibit trespassing.

In Peru, we have additionally started a forest guardian program with local people. To ensure long-term protection, we also have several other measures in place. In general, we visit the areas on regular expeditions to check on them. We also work with local partners who inform us of any irregularities if necessary. The donations per square meter also already include the costs for property taxes.

Like no other, the legal form of the foundation allows a (charitable) purpose to be realized permanently and independently of outside interests, thus achieving the desired effects in the long term. It is thus the most long-term organizational construct currently known. Not even states, companies or national parks are designed for such a long term. This makes the foundation the only one that is oriented toward the lifespan of the ecosystems we protect.

About us

The foundation, based in Peru, Canada and Germany, purchases legally secure wilderness areas and protects them for all futures. The purchases are refinanced by donations that ensure the long-term protection of the areas and enable environmental education projects and research on CO₂ storage and biodiversity.

Learn more