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The BJF is proud to present to you major event for the second semester of 2016: the BJF Diamond Friend Trip.

It will be truly an experience of a lifetime! This special trip aims to support BJF’s action to help realize the Araguaia Corridor. The first part consists in visiting and experiencing the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor in the beautiful state of Tocantins. We invite you to get acquainted with one of the largest nature projects in South-America.

The second part is to visit the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the greatest sporting event in the world.

The BJF Diamond Friend Trip is a fantastic 10-day voyage to Brazil this coming August, organized by the BJF-Team exclusively for existing and potential BJF Diamond Friends. Maximum 8 persons per group.

We are looking forward to plan this trip with you and align special requests for you and your partners.

Interested to learn more and receive the Diamond Trip Fact Sheet?

Just send a mail to Anouk Kuiper at diamondtrip@black-jaguar.org

We are honoured to share the great news that Koen Vanmechelen, one of the most prolific and prominent contemporary artists of our time, has become Ambassador of the BJF.

Being a multi- and transdisciplinary artist,  Koen Vanmechelen is one of the most prolific and prominent contemporary artists of our time. Central to his extensive and innovative oeuvre is the concept of bio-cultural diversity and identity.Vanmechelen lives in the northeast of Belgium. He is an honorary citizen of his native town of Sint-Truiden.

Vanmechelen uses a plethora of artistic tools for his work – from painting and video to installations, innovative 3D-techniques, sculptures and glass -, which includes four projects.

His ground-breaking work has been presented at almost every continent on our planet. Just a few examples are his exhibitions at the National Gallery in London, the Museum of Arts & Design in New York, the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Museum Kunst Palast in Düsseldorf. Furthermore at the prestigious Biennial of Venice and at the World Expo in Shanghai.

In January 2015, the city of Genk and Koen Vanmechelen have launched a project to construct a new contemporary destination on the former site of the ‘Zoo van Zwartberg’ – La Biomista, an extraordinary project where the ambitions of the artist and the city converge.The site of 20 hectares consists of three identities: the villa, the studio and the park. The new sections on the site are designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta.

Jan Zandbergen World-Wide Quality in Meat, headquartered in Veenendaal in the Netherlands, is a global player on the meat market and is extremely involved with the world of tomorrow. That is why they have chosen to donate resources and become an official BJF Corporate Friend.

Read the words of CEO Peter-Paul Zandbergen about this important Win-Win partnership:

“As a second generation family business, we are very much aware of our future generations and the opportunities we must create, to leave the world behind a better place. It is our responsibility to cooperate in preserving and restoring our beautiful planet. That’s why Jan Zandbergen supports the Black Jaguar Foundation.”

Kees Rijnhout is a successful entrepreneur, lecturer and founder of a market leader in fresh fruits: Jaguar The Fresh Company. His company has become a Corporate Partner of the BJF and Kees himself took up the role of BJF Ambassador. Driven by sustainability and transparency, Kees and his company share the BJF values of being ambitious and committed towards future generations to help realize the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.

As our Ambassador, Kees Rijnhout proudly donates 20% of his time for the BJF to raise awareness and support for our cause.  On November 26, Kees organized his first of a series of ‘BJF Info Dinners’ for a selection of his friends at our office and cinema in Amsterdam. It was a great event where his guests learned all about the BJF and discovered how to become involved too.