Our Local Partners
Our partners embody excellence and unmatched dedication to restoring nature.
Together, we are improving biodiversity hotspots for global impact.
We work where it matters most.
Focus on Local Conservation
At Saving Nature, we firmly believe that partnering with local conservation organizations is the only way to ensure long-term success. We feel that local conservation groups are closest to the restoration and management challenges of each project. As a result, they are best positioned for long-term success.
Consequently, we do not own any land. Instead, we provide resources to promote conservation and community engagement. To do so, we advise on science and technology, fund land purchases, mentor local conservation groups, and provide resource and guidance for monitoring and research.
Brazil's Atlantic Forest
Associação Mico-Leão Dourado
We have worked in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil for over a decade to connect isolated fragments of lowland habitat in the state of Rio de Janeiro. To date, we have completed two wildlife corridors to connect habitat fragments.
Our local partner Associação Mico-Leão Dourado promotes the conservation of the Atlantic Forest to protect the Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia).
India's Western Ghats
Center for Wildlife Studies
We are working to find sustainable solutions for biodiversity and human populations in Kudremukh National Park and other protected areas.
Our local partner, The Centre for Wildlife Studies is a non-profit trust based in Bengaluru. They are internationally for excellence in wildlife research, policy, education and in-situ conservation.
Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem
Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL)
We began working with FKL in 2018 to build a wildlife corridor in the Leuser ecosystem. We are combating habitat loss, and reestablishing migration routes
Led by Rudi Putra, a Goldman Environmental Awardee, the team at FKL is working with local communities and law enforcement to combat wildlife poaching, palm oil plantations, and destructive logging.
Colombia's Montane Forest of South Antioquia
Fundación Bioconservancy
We have worked in the Montane Forest of South Antioquia since 2008. Together with Fundacion Bioconservancy we are expanding one of the most critical habitats for hummingbirds and neotropical migratory birds.
Led by Luis Mazariegos, Fundacion Bioconservancy works to conserve hummingbirds and biodiversity in Colombia. To do do, they integrate research, community outreach, and establishment of natural reserves.
Colombia's Magdalena Valley
Fundación Biodiversa Colombia
In 2019, Saving Nature joined a coalition of NGO’s, led by Fundación Biodiversa Colombia to protect Colombia’s Magdalena Valley. In this important region for biodiversity, commercial logging and cattle-ranching is consuming the last of its forests.
Together, we are conserving Colombia’s natural heritage. To do so, we blend scientific research with social involvement to contribute to conservation, and social development.
Brazil's Atlantic Forest
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
We are working with REGUA to establish a highly strategic reforestation effort. Together, we are restoring connectivity for a vital watershed in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
REGUA is a leading advocate for ensuring the ecosystem integrity of the Guanabara Bay watershed. Importantly, this watershed provides 13 million residents of Rio de Janeiro with drinking water. REGUA has worked for over 18 years to reforest degraded land. In total, they have created a 7,000 hectares privately protected area which is now ready for species reintroductions.
Ecuador's Coastal Pacific Forest
Third Millennium Alliance
The mission of the Third Millennium Alliance (TMA) is to preserve the last remnants of Ecuador’s coastal Pacific Forest and to empower local communities to restore what has been lost.
The TMA manages the Jama-Coaque Reserve in Manabi, Ecuador. This protected area is one of the last major remnants of Pacific Ecuadorian Forest in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Global Biodiversity Hotspot. Consisting of of more than 1,400 acres of tropical moist forest and premontane cloud forest, it is a critical foothold for biodiversity.