WHERE WE WORK
Across rural South America
Our work takes place across Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Since 2014 we have focused our efforts on 7 ECO PRIORITY REGIONS: Santa Cruz, Pando, and La Paz in Bolivia, Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru and Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul in Brasil. All our projects are implemented in direct partnership with local grassroots, Indigenous People, and NGOs.
INDIRECT WORK AREAS
DIRECT WORK AREAS
AREAS OF STRATEGIC INTEREST
MAPPING OUR ACTIONS
Contributing to the conservation of over 25 million hectares - and growing...
Since 2014, we have partnered with organisations in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru to conserve key landscapes across the central-western Amazon, the Chiquitano Dry Forest and the Pantanal wetland region. To date, we have supported efforts in 17 territorial units, contributing to the conservation of more than 25 million hectares of forest, savanna, and wetland ecosystems, while strengthening ecological connectivity across 12+ million hectares - and growing. These territorial units and connected landscapes reflect a model built on collective action and strong local leadership, forming the foundation for long-term conservation impact.
OUR CONNECTIVITY APPROACH
Our approach to conserving the Amazon and surrounding forest ecosystems is grounded in the principle that lasting protection depends on landscape connectivity. Isolated forest fragments cannot sustain biodiversity, ecosystem functions, or resilient communities over time. To secure landscape connectivity, we support the establishment, protection, and sustainable management of Territorial Units, linking these areas across national borders by promoting sustainable land use across intervening landscapes.
Looking ahead, we aim to expand our connectivity portfolio by adding strategic sites in northern Peru and the Colombian Amazon by 2029.
The territorial units represent more than physical landscapes - they function as models for resilient communities and sustainable nature-based solutions to climate change, protecting biodiversity while addressing poverty. They demonstrate that alternative development pathways are possible - ones that safeguard nature rather than degrade it.
OUR GRAND ARCH
Our immediate strategic geographical focus is the Grand Arch in central-western South America. This mega-landscape spans multiple ecological regions, stretching from the Pantanal wetlands in Brazil and eastern Bolivia through the Chiquitano Dry Forests and into the Western Amazon, reaching the northern Peruvian Amazon and extending toward Colombia and Ecuador. Connecting the Amazon, Chiquitano, and Pantanal biomes, the Grand Arch represents a continental-scale conservation landscape characterised by exceptionally high biodiversity and comparatively low deforestation rates. This makes it a critical global stronghold for maintaining ecosystem stability, climate regulation, and long-term conservation outcomes.
THE AMAZON-CHIQUITANO-PANTANAL LANDSCAPE
The Amazon rainforest forms the northern backbone of the Grand Arch landscape and remains a critical global stronghold for biodiversity and climate regulation. While large parts of the eastern Amazon have already surpassed ecological tipping points due to extensive forest loss, the central and western Amazon remain comparatively intact. These regions play a vital role in sustaining ecological stability, maintaining climate regulation, and supporting connectivity across the broader forest-wetland mosaic. However, increasing pressure from deforestation and climate change underscores the urgency of protecting these remaining intact systems.
The Chiquitano dry forest forms a key ecological transition zone between the Amazon and the Pantanal. As the world’s largest remaining tropical dry forest, it plays a vital role in maintaining biodiversity and landscape connectivity but faces increasing pressure from agricultural expansion and wildfires.
The Pantanal wetlands, the world’s largest tropical wetland system, form the southern ecological anchor of the Grand Arch landscape. Seasonal flood pulses regulate regional water cycles and influence climate patterns that affect both the Chiquitano forests and the southwestern Amazon. By maintaining hydrological connectivity and buffering climate extremes such as droughts and fires, the Pantanal strengthens the resilience of the broader forest–wetland mosaic.
