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1% for the rainforest: the formula for wilderness protection success
About 1% for the Planet
We are an official non-profit partner of the 1% for the Planet initiative. The NGO is committed to environmental protection and encourages people and companies to donate at least 1% of their annual turnover or income to environmental protection organizations.
The principle
Join the initiative
Register as a member of 1% for the Planet .
Donate your "One Percent"
You can make your donation directly to us using our donation form.
Certify your donation
Submit your proof of annual turnover or income and your donation receipts to 1% for the Planet every year.
Communicate & amplify the impact
Use the official "1% for the Planet" logo for your communication and connect with the community.
For companies: Donate one percent of sales
Many of our conservation partners ask us for meaningful benchmarks for their commitment to wilderness conservation. As one of several donation solutions, we recommend the 1% formula to our partner organizations: Every year, you donate 1% of your total turnover or that of individual product groups or company divisions.
By doing so, you are not only donating money, but also signaling your deep commitment to the environment by following the idea of the "1% for the Planet" initiative. You are joining a 1,200-strong association that also includes companies such as Patagonia, Woorich and Klean Kanteen.
As a private individual: donate 1% of your income
Every individual can make a contribution to the fight against climate change and have a measurable impact on the conservation and restoration of natural resources.
Join the 1% for the Planet initiative and protect endangered rainforests with us.
Saving the rainforest. Preserve the future!
About Wilderness International
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.
Depending on the environmental geography, both make sense. However, in areas like Peru, it can take centuries for all fauna and flora to regenerate in these ancient rainforests. They are also threatened by loggers, farmers and miners. So it's really important that we protect these valuable areas so that we don't have to replant them in the future.
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.
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.
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.