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Gifts that make a difference

A gift for your team: a piece of protected wilderness
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The gift that makes a difference

Year after year, companies find themselves wondering what the right corporate gift might be: gift hampers, red wine and chocolates can quickly come across as superficial and outdated. How about a new corporate gift for 2025 that really adds value? Many companies now prefer to launch meaningful Christmas initiatives, take responsibility and protect nature in a sustainable way. Are you one of them? 

Give impact rather than symbolism and join us this year in protecting threatened natural habitats for good! On this page, we’ve put together some inspiration for your Christmas donations, staff gifts and client presents – as well as ideas for communicating your commitment. 

1 €

Donations

protects

1 m2

old-growth forest

protected for ever, thereby ensuring that

60 kg

CO2

remain permanently bound in the forest’s biomass

You’ll receive a certificate for every donation

For every donation, you’ll receive a personalised certificate – featuring the geographical coordinates and an aerial view of the protected woodland.  

You can write the names of your staff or customers on each donation certificate. Would you like to have your chosen logo or company logo featured on the certificate? Please feel free to get in touch with us!

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Here’s what your donation could look like

A gift donation protects a piece of unique natural heritage for generations to come. It shows that you are taking responsibility and gives your staff, customers and business partners a glimpse of the future!

A gift that will last a lifetime

Give the gift of a donation this Christmas and protect a specific patch of rainforest in Peru or Canada in the recipient’s name – for ever. You’ll receive personalised certificates and the exact geographical coordinates, along with an aerial photograph of the protected forest area. 
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Now you can give the gift of woodland, hassle-free and without the time pressure or organisational effort!

Giving away a forest

Share your commitment – it’s inspiring

Once you’ve made your Christmas donation, you can receive a media pack from us. Inside, you’ll find some great images that you can use on social media, in email signatures or on your website – all tailored to your chosen conservation area. If you’d like to receive the media pack, please contact Yve Lenz (below).
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Simply get in touch with us after you’ve made your donation and we’ll send you the parcel.

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A Christmas campaign with a real impact

Would you like to link your commitment to nature with your products and, for example, ‘include’ 1 m2 rainforest with every order in December? Or perhaps you’d simply like to say ‘thank you’ to your newsletter subscribers at the end of the year?  We’ve got some great solutions: for example, digital codes that you can send out, which recipients can then redeem with us for rainforest! 
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Get in touch! We’d be happy to advise you on a suitable Christmas promotion. 

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Double community donations

Become true Impact Heroes this Christmas and double the donations made by the Wilderness Community up to a total amount you decide on. So you’ll turn 5 m2 into 10m2, 10m2 into 20m2, and so on!
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Interested? Get in touch with our team – all the technical features are included

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How it works

Last-minute: When you need to act fast

You can personalise our donation certificates yourself, and you’ll receive them by email as a PDF within a few minutes of making your donation.
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The perfect gift for remote workers

Give your home-working staff a sense of purpose, impact and appreciation, with a genuine connection to nature – all without any logistical hassle.
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The ‘green’ icebreaker in business relationships

You and your customers share common values – and may soon be sharing your forest too. This creates a bond on a deeper and more emotional level.
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An effective addition to a gift hamper

By splitting the gift budget, you enhance the value of the material gesture and give it a lasting impact that outlasts any advertising material.
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Giving sustainable gifts even on a tight budget

Even on a tight budget, there are effective ways to give meaningful and sustainable gifts – even for less than €5 per customer or employee.
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Our partners take responsibility

We were proud to be able to give the gift of impact. By protecting 1 metre of temperate rainforest in Canada on behalf of our Canadian staff, Sephora Canada team members and creators, the conservation of old-growth forests and biodiversity became tangible, personal and easy to understand. It was a powerful way to bring our communities together around a shared commitment to nature conservation.
Angélique Vacher Sustainability Manager | CAUDALIE
We are committed to protecting wilderness areas to preserve biodiversity and combat climate change, as we, as a tourism company, bear a special responsibility for protecting the environment.That is why we have been working in close partnership with Wilderness International since 2016 to make a sustainable contribution through the purchase of rainforest land in Canada and Peru.
Dominik Günther Office Manager and Authorised Signatory, DIAMIR Adventure Travel
Our partnership with Wilderness International is based on a shared vision: to view sustainability not merely as an obligation, but as an opportunity to make a positive difference. We want to demonstrate that businesses can help shape real change – by taking responsibility and encouraging others to follow our example.
Prof. Dr. Henning Richter Owner of GERL.
Giving our team a piece of protected rainforest, in partnership with Wilderness International, is a special opportunity for us to share something truly meaningful – a gift that will literally last forever. At HomeToGo, we recognise that the ability to enable people around the world to travel also comes with a responsibility: to protect and preserve the special places that people love. We are therefore delighted to have found a trusted partner in Wilderness International, who is working alongside us to advance this mission.
Isabel Nacke Head of Group Communications & ESG | HomeToGo

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Key information about your charitable donation at a glance

  • Specific use: €1 protects 1 m² of rainforest and sequesters 60 kg of CO2
  • Personalised: You can tailor the gift donation to suit any budget and any quantity, and organise it flexibly.
  • Thoughtful & transparent: You’ll receive personalised certificates featuring the names of the recipients, along with the geographical coordinates and an aerial photograph of the protected woodland
  • Lasting impact: Your one-off donation guarantees the long-term protection of the area
  • Tax-deductible donation with a donation receipt
  • Flexible amount: As a charitable donation, regardless of the non-cash benefit allowance limit

The perfect gift for every budget

Would you like to give a small gift to your small team or to lots of customers?

The Wilderness Sponsorship can be tailored to any budget: from 100 personalised certificates at €10 each to larger sums for special partners. Quick, straightforward and with no organisational hassle.

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How it works

Total donation of up to €1,000? Self-booking.

Simply use our donation form (one donation per employee). You’ll receive the certificate straight after completing the form – and you’ll be ready to give it as a gift! (Explanatory video)
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A larger project? Get in touch!

For larger projects, please contact us directly. We’d be happy to arrange a brief, informal consultation with our team!
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Impressions from our protected areas

2.8 per cent of the Earth’s land surface still comprises intact habitats. That is still 4.17 million km² of fantastic, precious nature that we can save together.
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One of the many species of fern found in Canada’s rainforest.
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The brown-eared arassari belongs to the toucan family and is found in Peru.
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A humpback whale off the coast of western Canada.
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Leaf-cutter ants are the farmers of the Amazon rainforest.

About Wilderness International

The foundation, which has offices in Peru, Canada and Germany, acquires wilderness areas in a legally secure manner and protects them for generations to come. These acquisitions are funded by donations, which ensure the long-term protection of the areas and enable environmental education projects and research into CO2 storage and biodiversity.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who receives the donation receipt?

    As the donor, you will receive the donation receipt. We will send all the information and files to you.

  • What obligations does sponsorship entail for me?

    There are no further obligations on your part. The donation is a one-off payment and enables us, as a foundation, to ensure the long-term protection of the area. The sponsorship is symbolic. The woodland remains the property of the foundation.

  • How can we ensure that the protected area is preserved for all time?

    In Canada, we are aided by the high level of legal certainty and the legal framework, as well as the penalties – which even prohibit trespass – and the cultural and historical significance of property.

    In Peru, we have also launched a forest ranger programme in collaboration with local people. We have put several measures in place to ensure long-term protection. Generally speaking, we visit the areas on regular expeditions to check that everything is in order. We also work with local partners who inform us if necessary. The donations per square metre also already include the costs of property tax.

    The legal form of the foundation, unlike any other, enables it to fulfil a (charitable) purpose permanently and independently of external interests, thereby achieving the desired long-term effects. It is thus the most long-term organisational structure currently known. Not even states, companies or national parks are designed to last that long. This makes the foundation the only organisation oriented towards the lifespan of the ecosystems we protect.

  • How do you work with the local community?

    In Peru, for example, we work closely with local people as part of our forest ranger programme. They patrol the areas regularly and champion our conservation cause within the community. For instance, they put up signs, talk to local people about our forest conservation projects and, where necessary, intervene to stop unauthorised access. In this way, the forest rangers also earn a sustainable livelihood.

    In Canada, we not only work with partner organisations but can also look back on some fantastic collaborations with First Nations. These include a wilderness run and several nature conservation expeditions with the Cowichan of Vancouver Island, as well as our joint efforts to protect the Peel River Watershed with the Gwich’in of Fort McPherson.