What is wilderness running and how does it work?

The Wilderness Run is a charity run for all types of schools in the DACH region. Participating students have one hour to run as many laps as possible at a suitable location chosen by the school. In advance, they independently seek out sponsors who donate a predetermined amount to Wilderness International for each lap run. With the donations from their sponsors, the students protect a specific piece of rainforest in Canada or Peru in a concrete and long-term way. More information is available here.