Since 2023, SumUp has been supporting the Wilderness International Foundation in its mission to protect the last rainforests on our planet as part of 1% for the Planet. With the SumUp forest in the Madre de Dios region of Peru, valuable rainforest and with it the habitat for a huge diversity of species is protected and a healthy climate is made possible.
How many square meters of forest can we protect together?
concrete use: 1 € donation protects 1 m² rainforest
Good for the climate: this leaves 60 kg CO2 permanently bound 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
Country: Peru
Region: Madre de Dios
Location of the protected area: along the Tambopata River, about 30 km southwest of the city of Puerto Maldonado
Ecosystem: tropical Amazon rainforest
The area of virgin forest you are protecting is in the Madre de Dios region of Peru. There are 10 times more reptiles and amphibians there than in Germany, around 10% of all bird species in the world can be observed here and around 400 tree species can be found on one hectare of forest, more than in the whole of Europe north of the Alps.
Weighing up to 75 kg, capybaras are the largest rodents in the world.
Imposing buttress roots provide stability for the jungle's giant trees.
When the sun rises over the rainforests along the Tambopata River, the forest begins to breathe.
Playing giant otters - the largest otters in the world.
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 and enable environmental education projects and research into CO2 storage and biodiversity.
Wilderness International purchases legally secure wilderness areas and protects them for the future. The purchases are refinanced through donations, which at the same time ensure the long-term protection of the areas and support environmental education projects and research into CO2-storage and biodiversity. Donors receive a personalized certificate with the exact geocoordinates 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.
It is important to protect the rainforests because this is the only way we can stop species extinction and climate change. They are home to the greatest biodiversity in the world and store huge amounts of CO2. It is also important to protect rainforests because they are our livelihood: they provide us with clean air, clean water and stable precipitation. They also cool the environment.
In Canada, good legal security helps us, as well as the legal situations and sanctions that even prohibit trespassing, as well as the cultural and historical importance of property.
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.