© Yann Arthus-Bertrand
The BJF is driven to restore the balance between nature and mankind to improve the life of each of us and all future generations on our planet. We all have the power to change.
The BJF is driven to restore the balance between nature and mankind to improve the life of each of us and all future generations on our planet. We all have the power to change.
THE STORY
IT ALL STARTED WITH A DREAM:
TO ENCOUNTER THE BLACK JAGUAR
IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT
The Black Jaguar Foundation started in 2009, its initial goal making a unique documentary about the black jaguar in the wild – a dream of initiator Ben Valks. During his numerous expeditions it was not the black jaguar he encountered, but the drastically deforested Amazon. Inspired by the powerful documentary ‘HOME’ by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and its message that ‘we all have the power to change’, the BJF has expanded its mission. Ben has since devoted his life to restoring the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna through the BJF.
Instead of being the focus of the foundation, the black jaguar came to be its icon. It symbolizes the precarious future of the entire Amazon and Cerrado as well as the endangerment of our own species.
The Black Jaguar Foundation started in 2009, its initial goal making a unique documentary about the black jaguar in the wild – a dream of initiator Ben Valks. During his numerous expeditions it was not the black jaguar he encountered, but the drastically deforested Amazon. Inspired by the powerful documentary ‘HOME’ by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and its message that ‘we all have the power to change’, the BJF has expanded its mission. Ben has since devoted his life to restoring the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna through the BJF.
Instead of being the focus of the foundation, the black jaguar came to be its icon. It symbolizes the precarious future of the entire Amazon and Cerrado as well as the endangerment of our own species.
PEOPLE
AMBASSADORS
Koen
Vanmechelen
Conceptual artist
H.R.H.
Princess Basma bint Ali
Global Environmentalist
Prof. Dr. Jan
van Hooff
Science Supervisor
at Burgers’ Zoo
BJF CORE TEAM
Our dedicated core team is a mix of professionals, working fulltime to bring our dream of conservation into reality. The BJF core team works both in the field in the Corridor and/or at one of our offices.
Our dedicated core team is a mix of professionals, working fulltime to bring our dream of conservation into reality. The BJF core team works both in the field in the Corridor and/or at one of our offices.
Ben
Valks
Initiator
Joël
Boele
Community Outreach Coordinator
Eric
Schoorl
Campaign Coordinator
Eloise
Moench
Communication Coordinator
Ben
Valks
Initiator
Joël
Boele
Community Outreach Coordinator
Eric
Schoorl
Campaign Coordinator
Eloise
Moench
Communication Coordinator
Francisco Martes
Porto Macedo
Partnerships Coordinator (Brazil)
Marina
Tavares
Partnerships Coordinator (Brazil)
Eduardo Carlos
Oliveira
Field Coordinator
Dimitrio
Schievenin
Project Coordinator
Francisco Martes
Porto Macedo
Partnership Coordinator
Marina
Tavares
Partnership Coordinator
Eduardo Carlos
Oliveira
Field Coordinator
Dimitrio
Schievenin
Project Coordinator
Ivan
Nisida
Strategy Coordinator
Ivan
Nisida
Strategy Coordinator
Team of professional volunteers
Meet our amazing and ever growing team of successful professionals from all over the world. They contribute their time, talent and services free of charge or work at charitable rates.
Meet our amazing and ever growing team of successful professionals from all over the world. They contribute their time, talent and services free of charge or work at charitable rates.
Alex Vermeule – Alexey Neischenko – Ana Paula Aquino – Angel Garcia-Rojo – Anouk Kuiper – Anton Theunissen – Ashley Aslett – Babette Zwager – Bart Greve – Bart Jenezon – Berry Philippa – Bianco Nijhoff – Brenda Smeenge – Camila Tubino Bandeira – Cees Berkhout – Cherie McDonald – Chris Tap – Claire King – Constantijn de Longh – Daisy Longden – Daniel Hillel-Tuch – Daniel Oscar Hunter – David Velt – Davy van der Elsken – Derek Gallo – Dietmar Dahmen – Dwight Groot – Eelco Wisman – Ellen Windemuth – Elvire Jaspers – Emmelie Zipson – Eric Steuten – Esther Lapère – Eveline Dietz – Farhad Massoudi – Fatima Del Carmen Lopez – Fernando Bedaque – Flavia da Cruz Carneiro – Flávia Frazão – Floris de Clerque – Floris Wouterson – Fred Porro – Geert Sonnemans – Gerard Nieveen – Gijs van Kampen – Gina van Dijk – Hans Idema – Hans Knoop – Hans Lutz – Hans Simons – Heidi Little – Herman Witkam – Ingeborg van Bruggen – Ingrid Valks – Irene Andrea – Isabelle Delannoy – Jacqueline Goffart – Jack Myasushkin – Jan Coppelmans – Jan Willem Lokerman – Jeanette aan de Stegge – Jeroen Otter – Jessica Benedictus – Joao S. de Queiroz – João Bosco Paulo Carneiro – John Kappel – Jolanda Treffers – Joris Vos – Junior Afraino Machabo – Juliano Lissano – Kurt Kelly – Leonie Roos – Maaike Gonzàlez – Maaike Veen – Marieke van der Heijden – Mario Dos Santos Cabreira – Martijn van Rooij – Martin Nijdam – Matthijs van Schendelen – Menfis Alves – Merel van Beeren – Michael Hekking – Michelle Johnson – Leonie Roos – Natascha Wouterson – Natasja de Winter – Nicole Bekhuis – Nuno Negroes – Paco Valks – Pascale Fuchs – Patrick Wachner – Paul Feenstra – Peter Vosters – Peter Baas – Philip Jan Meijer – Philippe van den Weghe – Raymond Badoux – Remco de Boer – Rob Burkhard – Roberta Carminati – Roelof ten Broeke – Ronald Kip – Ru van Meeteren – Sjoerd van Schaaijk – Sonja de Vries – Suzanne Bergman – Tanya Lyabik – Tatjana Medvedev – Thaís Sabino – Thijs Gerritsen – Thomas Roos – Ton van der Meer – Tulio Dornas – Virginia Hamilton – Vladyslav Kadlubytskyy – Willem van Riet – Yann Arthus-Bertrand – Yoska van der Harten
BJF BOARD
Ingomar Klaui
BJF Netherlands
Change manager,
Operational management
Jerry Griep
BJF Netherlands
MD of Benelux & North America
Cono Cheesemakers
Bart Jaspers
BJF Netherlands
Social entrepreneur
Ingomar Klaui
BJF Netherlands
Change manager,
Operational management
Jerry Griep
BJF Netherlands
MD of Benelux & North America
Cono Cheesemakers
Bart Jaspers
BJF Netherlands
Social entrepreneur
Caspar Burn
BJF Brazil
Entrepreneur
Guilherme Fleury De Oliveira
BJF Brazil
Agronomist
Janaina Noronha Rocha
BJF Brazil
Legal Director
Laureate International Universities
Caspar Burn
BJF Brazil
Entrepreneur
Guilherme Fleury De Oliveira
BJF Brazil
Agronomist
Janaina Noronha Rocha
BJF Brazil
Sr. Legal Manager
Laureate International Universities
Hans Hagen
BJF Germany – Rep office
Geschäftsführer
Motovers GmbH
Bastian Laucke
BJF Germany – Rep office
Founder Drehmoment Film GmbH,
Director of photography
Joe Hechler
BJF Germany – Rep office
Founder Drehmoment Film GmbH,
Director of photography
Hans Hagen
BJF Germany
Firmenberater
Motovers
Bastian Laucke
BJF Germany
Founder Drehmoment Film GmbH,
Director of photography
Joe Hechler
BJF Germany
Founder Drehmoment Film GmbH,
Director of photography
OUR OFFICES
OUR OFFICES
AMSTERDAM
BJF HEADQUARTERS
info@black-jaguar.org
+31 20 760 0765
Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation
Hettenheuvelweg 26
1101 BN – Amsterdam
The Netherlands
SÃO PAULO
BJF BRAZIL
info@black-jaguar.org
+55 11 99540-8846
Instituto Black Jaguar
Rua Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 187, Cj. 11
01403-001 – São Paulo – SP
Brazil
MUNICH
BJF GERMANY
hagen@motovers.de
+49 151 23067393
c/o Drehmoment Film GmbH
Adi-Maislinger Str. 7
81373 – Munich
Germany
AMSTERDAM
BJF HEADQUARTERS
info@black-jaguar.org
+31 20 760 0765
Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation
Hettenheuvelweg 26
1101 BN – Amsterdam
The Netherlands
SÃO PAULO
BJF BRAZIL
info@black-jaguar.org
+55 11 9 99 34 06 08
Instituto Black Jaguar
Avenida Paulista, 1159
01310-100 – São Paulo – SP
Brazil
MUNICH
BJF GERMANY
info@black-jaguar.org
+31 20 760 0765
c/o Drehmoment Film GmbH
Adi-Maislinger Str. 7
81373 – Munich
Germany
