Are we protecting 1 million square meters of Mission Earth forest?
After "Mission Peru", marine biologist, environmentalist, photographer and filmmaker Robert Marc Lehmann embarks on a new mission in Canada with Wilderness International. Together, we explore the wild nature of the British Columbia coast and show that Everything really is connected. Every single animal - from salmon and orca to grizzly bears, wolves, and eagles - plays its part in preserving entire ecosystems.
Preserve a piece of this unique habitat now - for yourself or as a gift!
That's how many square meters the Mission Earth Community has already preserved:
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Donations
m2 of old-growth forest
tonnes of CO2
Let's go, Team Earth!
Get in there, protect the rainforest!
Rare coastal wolves, centuries-old jungle giants and mysterious sundew in the forest bog - the temperate rainforest of the northwest coast is a wild treasure. Together with Robert Marc Lehmann and Wilderness International, you can protect this forest forever.
Your donation at a glance:
Concrete use: 1 € donation protects 1 m² rainforest
Good for the climate: 60 kg of CO2 remain permanently stored in living biomass
Transparent: you will receive a certificate with the geo-coordinates and an aerial photo of the protected forest area
Lasting impact: your one-time donation guarantees the permanent protection of the area
Tax-deductible donation with donation receipt
Name: Mission Earth Forest in Misty Forest
Country: Canada
Region: British Columbia
Location of the protected area: on Porcher Island, approx. 40 km south of the port city of Prince Rupert and not far from the Alaskan border
Ecosystem: temperate rainforest
Your certificate - special edition
Immediately after your donation, you will receive a personalized certificate about the piece of wilderness you have protected. It also makes a great gift!
This time there is even a special edition - signed by Robert and with one of six pictures that Robert took during Mission Canada!
Let's go, Team Earth!
Protect Rainforest
Rare coastal wolves, centuries-old jungle giants and mysterious sundew in the forest bog - the temperate rainforest of the northwest coast is a wild treasure. Together with Robert Marc Lehmann and Wilderness International, you can protect this forest forever.
Robert's commitment in Canada
Robert is also committed to wilderness protection with his "Mission Earth" store projects. The sales of store orders, the Mission Earth book, the annual calendar, the annual planner and the illustrated book have added another large amount of protected square meters to the protected area in Canada.
Donations
by Robert Marc Lehmann
m2 of old-growth forest
tonnes of CO2
"The old-growth forest I'm standing in right now is thousands of years old, if not hundreds of thousands. This ecosystem has developed over so many years and has become so tightly knotted that it would not only be a shame to lose the ecosystem - it would be dramatic."
Robert Marc Lehmann
Environmentalist, photographer, marine biologist
Impressions from the Mission Earth forest
The temperate rainforest on Porcher Island, which you protect with your donation, is a diverse ecosystem with a variety of habitats. Its trees, waters, peat bogs and coastline provide suitable habitat for a huge variety of animals and plants.
A bald eagle carefully watches over its territory.
Centuries-old giants are the guardians of the forest's history.
In the sea, otters hunt for mussels and snails.
We traveled almost 1000 km on the historic "Gikumi" along the coast of western Canada, from Prince Rupert on the Alaskan border to Vancouver in the south.
Nestled in soft layers of ancient sphagnum moss grows rare long-leaved sundew, its nectar drops glistening in a rare sunbeam. In the silence of the bog, it lures flies into its trap with its sticky tentacles.
A rare coastal wolf on beach patrol.
The gnarled, old trees defy the harsh weather of the north coast. In the shelter of their thicket, otters can enjoy their seafood in peace, fertilizing the forest floor with the minerals from the shells.
What is a temperate rainforest?
View Mission Canada
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Insanely close encounter: grizzly bears in freedom
Everything is connected - from the grizzlies to the vast oceans, dense forests and migrating salmon. Find out how in episode 1 of "Everything is connected" - now on Robert's YouTube channel.
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These are the wolves from 7 vs. Wild - On the hunt for the coastal wolf
On the trail of the wolf: The three cameramen Robert, Nicolai and Lukas try to get the rare coastal wolf in front of the lens - who will make it first?
You can protect the dwindling habitat of the coastal wolf with us in the Mission Earth forest! - 18.12.2023
This is what happens to unprotected rainforest
1500 years old, almost 100 meters high, and so much more valuable alive than in 1000 tables. Because it produces oxygen for us, absorbs CO2 and is a habitat: the primeval forest giant. In episode 3 of Mission Canada, you can get to know it and protect it - now on YouTube.
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We can protect this 1,000,000 m² of rainforest with €1 FOREVER!
One million square meters, friends!!! Are you in? Let's go, Mission Earth Community, we just have to do it!!! This will be our forest!
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Incredible recordings: Canadian ORCAS & rare bubble-net feeding
Get on the water with Robert! Discover how whales shape the ecosystem and experience breathtaking orca moments like never before.
Protect a piece of rainforest in Misty Forest now.
How we protect wilderness.
Our guide to saving the world.
1
Find land plot
In rapid assessments, we work with researchers to determine the conservation value of a forest area. The decisive factors are whether the area has a high level of biodiversity and CO2 storage capacity, whether it is under threat and whether it is located in a strategically important place.
2
Buy in advance
The purchase of the land is financed with loans. We do not collect donations for land that we do not yet own.
3
Obtain land registry entry
4
Create aerial images
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Refinance through donations
6
Prove by certificate with geo-coordinates
7
Research, document, communicate
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Ensure long-term protection
Regular visits, local partnerships, forest guardians, property taxes and the foundation concept ensure the long-term protection and ecological integrity of the areas.
About Wilderness International
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.
FAQ
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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.
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.
In Peru, for example, we work intensively with local people as part of our forest guardian program. They regularly walk the protected areas and represent our organization in the community. They put up signs, talk to local people about our forest protection projects and confront unauthorized activities if necessary. Thereby, the forest guardians also generate a sustainable income.
In Canada, we not only work with partner companies, but also look back on great collaborations with First Nations. These include a sponsored run and several conservation expeditions with the Cowichan First Nation of Vancouver Island, as well as the joint effort to protect the Peel River Watershed with the Gwich'in of Fort McPherson.
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.