GERL. has been working together with the Wilderness International Foundation since 2009 on the mission to protect the last primeval forests on our planet. From supporting our wilderness runs and tree planting campaigns to concrete square meter protection in Peru and Canada, GERL. is committed to biodiversity, climate and environmental education in a variety of ways.
Let's continue on this path together and permanently preserve even more unique wilderness: Protect a piece of the GERL. rainforest now.
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As a dental depot and family business, GERL. is committed to improving health, hygiene, ecology and economy for the benefit of present and future generations. GERL. attaches particular importance to sustainable action through resource conservation, energy saving and social commitment in order to actively tackle global challenges.
GERL. and its employees have been supporting our work since 2009, e.g. important environmental education and concrete forest protection during wilderness runs and tree planting campaigns as well as research work on site.
Since 2009 GERL. Partner of our first wilderness runs
and provides the event with water for the hard-working runners
GERL. employees are also regularly active, here as "Nette Gerle" at our Team Challenge 2015, the running event for adults
Jürgen Thiele, former Managing Director of GERL. Dresden, at one of our tree planting campaigns as part of "My Tree - My Dresden".
In the meantime, GERL is also protecting a large rainforest area in Peru, from which part of the WI team is sending a greeting picture here.
Our collaboration with Wilderness International is based on a shared vision: to see sustainability not just as an obligation, but as an opportunity to make a positive difference. We want to show that companies can help shape real change - by taking responsibility and encouraging others to do the same.
Prof. Dr. Henning Richter
Owner of GERL.
Here you can see the certificates for all the forest areas that GERL. has protected so far. You can also use the link in the description to see where the protected area is located on the map.
2021
CO2 compensation 2020
Shopping Dental 2020
CO2 compensation 2019
2019
Kai Andersch, Chairman of Wilderness International, sends his thanks from Peru for many years of important support
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The wilderness areas that GERL. protects in the temperate rainforest are located on Porcher Island on the west coast of Canada. They are the most species-rich ecosystem in the northern hemisphere. Their ancient giant trees provide a secure habitat for an incredible number of animal and plant species.
A view of the treetops in Canada's temperate rainforest.
A rare coastal wolf on patrol on Porcher Island beach.
Jürgen Thiele (former Managing Director of GERL. Dresden) supports the research work on tree biomass determination.
A bald eagle hunting.
In the silence of the forest bog, the rare sundew catches flies with its sticky tentacles.
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In Peru, the protected areas are located in the Madre de Dios region, not far from the city of Puerto Maldonado along the Tambopata River. The most species-rich ecosystem on earth can be found here: playful monkeys, mysterious jaguars and liana-covered jungle giants have their habitat here.
Along the Tambopata River there are still dense contiguous areas of rainforest.
A shy brown-backed tamarin monkey watches us.
Magnificent macaws regularly fly over the protected areas.
A spectacled caiman sunbathes on the riverbank.
The primeval forest giants in our protected areas are several hundred years old and some are over 40 meters high.
Why old-growth forest protection with WI?
What particularly impressed GERL. about Wilderness International was the transparent and concrete use of the donations: €1 donation protects 1m2old-growth forest - forever. Donors receive a certificate with the geo-coordinates and an aerial photo of the protected forest area, as well as a tax-deductible donation receipt.
Let's continue on this path together and preserve even more unique wilderness in the long term:
You will receive a personalized certificate of the piece of wilderness you protected immediately after your donation.
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.
Whether you are a general practitioner or a dentist, you can calculate the carbon footprint of your practice easily and free of charge with our tool specifically for medical facilities.
And then you can offset the emissions directly by protecting valuable rainforest! For a more climate-friendly medicine.
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.
It is important to protect the rainforest because this is the only way we can stop species extinction and climate change. They are home to the world's greatest biodiversity and store huge amounts of CO2. It is also important to protect rainforests because they are the basis of our existence: they provide us with clean air, clean water and stable rainfall. They also cool the environment.
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.
