Great Wilderness is a California-based, international, non-profit, conservation organization. Click on the image to read more about some of our current projects.

ImageGreat Wilderness (GW) and Fundacion Jatun Sacha (JSF) are working to create two new Biological Stations on the Galapagos Islands of Isabella and Santa Cruz.  The GW fundraising goal for 2008 is $250,000. [more]



[ImageHigh in the Andes Guandera is home to the Spectacled Bear and a magical forest like no other on Earth. And pushing upward from the fertile plateau is a patchwork of potato fields and communities that are home to one of the highest cancer rates in Latin America. [more]

 

 

ImageOur current project near the Bilsa Biological Station creates the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, a 300 family cacao association with conservation, education, gender equality, health care and community development components in the small town of La Y de la Laguna.  Reforestation projects continue at the Biological Station and in the surrounding communities. [more]


ImageWe are seeking to assist the local community in reaching their goals in the areas of health care, education, and community development. Located in the Amazon rainforest Tsuraku is a Shuar community in Pastazas province protecting a mature mahogany forest. [more]



ImageWe are working with universities in Ecuador to create internships that will support teachers and medical students to spend a semester at rural schools and medical centers. Scholarships to high school and university students are awarded for those interested... [more]

 

Our Mission


We support people living in the rich biodiversity of tropical bioregions where the preservation of natural ecosystems is critical to sustaining life.  Addressing needs in education, healthcare, social justice and economic sustainability are necessary to conserve threatened natural areas and their inhabitants. 

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