Umfulana is committed to the protection of endangered wilderness
For the preservation of biodiversity & wilderness
Since 2023, Umfulana has been working with the Wilderness International Foundation to preserve the world's last primeval forests. Thanks to voluntary compensation donations from its customers, the tour operator was able to protect over 100,000 m² of rainforest in Peru in the first year of its commitment alone.
Let's continue on this path together and preserve even more unique wilderness in the long term: Protect a piece of the Umfulana rainforest now.
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Umfulana stands for 25 years of travel and adventure expertise from North Rhine-Westphalia - with destinations all over the world. The company aims to offer trips that create unique experiences with the greatest possible respect for people, animals and the environment.
Both in its offices and at its destinations, Umfulana attaches great importance to socially and ecologically sustainable work. This includes working directly with small accommodations at fair conditions and offsetting the CO₂ emissions of air travel, photovoltaic systems on both office buildings and the development of sustainable concepts for individual tourism.
The Umfulana forest in Peru
The protected areas are located in Peru, in the Madre de Dios region, not far from the city of Puerto Maldonado along the Tambopata River. This is home to the most species-rich ecosystem on earth: playful monkeys, mysterious jaguars and liana-covered jungle giants find their habitat here.
Along the Tambopata River there are still dense contiguous areas of rainforest.
A spectacled caiman sunbathes on the riverbank.
A young capuchin monkey eyes us skeptically.
Magnificent macaws regularly fly over the protected areas.
The primeval forest giants in our protected areas are several hundred years old and some are over 40 meters high.
Transparency
Why old-growth forest protection with WI?
What particularly impressed Umfulana about Wilderness International was the transparent and concrete use of the donations: 1€ donation protects 1 m2 old-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.
You too can protect a piece of Umfulana forest
Let's continue on this path together and preserve even more unique wilderness in the long term:
Your wilderness protection certificate
You will receive a personalized certificate of the piece of wilderness you protected immediately after your donation.
Protect wilderness in Peru with Umfulana
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 and enable environmental education projects and research into CO₂ storage and biodiversity.
CO2 calculator for travel
Whether it's a plane or a road trip: with our special tool for different means of transportation and types of travel, you can calculate the carbon footprint of your trip easily and free of charge.
And afterwards, you can offset the emissions directly by protecting valuable rainforest - so that more sustainable tourism and nature conservation go hand in hand now and 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.
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.