Fundación Jocotoco

What Fundación Jocotoco does

Fundación Jocotoco is an Ecuadorian conservation foundation founded in 1998 and headquartered in Quito, with a workforce of 101-250 employees operating across Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. Its mission is to preserve Ecuador's biodiversity, with an emphasis on endangered species and habitats. The foundation co-executes ecosystem restoration initiatives alongside the Galápagos National Park Directorate, the governmental authority overseeing conservation on the islands.

The organization's flagship program is participation in the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project, a science-driven initiative that aims to restore native biodiversity through giant tortoise reintroduction, invasive species management, and habitat recovery. On February 20, 2026, the foundation supported the release of 158 giant tortoises to Floreana Island, marking the return of a species locally extinct for roughly a century. The roadmap extends through 2030 and is designed to re-establish self-sustaining ecological function on the island.

As a non-profit foundation, Fundación Jocotoco does not sell products or services commercially; instead, it secures operating capacity through institutional donors and partnerships. Its largest disclosed funders are the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Fund (sustained support exceeding $1 million since 2015, sourced from traveler donations) and the Indianapolis Zoo ($1 million raised in October 2024). Distribution of its work is delivered through direct field collaboration with the Galápagos National Park Directorate and other conservation organizations rather than traditional commercial channels.

Name

Fundación Jocotoco

Legal name

Fundación Jocotoco

Website

https://jocotoco.org.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundación Jocotoco is an Ecuadorian conservation foundation founded in 1998 that restores native biodiversity in the Galápagos Islands through co-executed ecosystem restoration programs, including giant tortoise reintroduction on Floreana Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Biodiversity conservation
• Ecosystem restoration
• Species reintroduction
• Wildlife protection
• Habitat preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fundación Jocotoco is a non-profit conservation foundation that executes ecosystem restoration and biodiversity preservation programs in Ecuador, with a flagship role in the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project in the Galápagos Islands. It supports reintroduction of locally extinct species, such as the 158 giant tortoises released to Floreana Island in February 2026, and runs a science-driven restoration roadmap extending through 2030.

Product overview

Fundación Jocotoco is a conservation foundation that participates in ecosystem restoration initiatives. The organization supports the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project, which aims to restore native biodiversity in the Galápagos Islands through scientifically-driven conservation efforts including giant tortoise reintroduction programs extending through 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Floreana Ecological Restoration Project Support Fundación Jocotoco participates as a conservation organization in the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project, co-executing with the Galápagos National Park Directorate to restore native biodiversity in the Galápagos Islands through giant tortoise reintroduction programs and habitat recovery under a science-driven roadmap extending through 2030.

Quantifiable outcome

• 158 giant tortoises reintroduced to Floreana Island

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Galápagos National Park DirectoratecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead governmental authority for Galápagos conservation. Directs and oversees the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project. Provides regulatory authority, scientific guidance, and institutional framework for all restoration activities on the islands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Re:wild: Global wildlife and habitat protection organization co-founded with IUCN. Directly comparable as a peer nonprofit focused on species recovery, rewilding, and protected-area management.
• Galápagos Conservancy: U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated exclusively to Galápagos conservation, funding restoration and invasive species removal. Closely comparable mission and geographic focus to Fundación Jocotoco's Galápagos work.
• Charles Darwin Foundation: Research-focused Galápagos conservation organization working on biodiversity and ecosystem science. Directly comparable as a peer foundation operating in the same archipelago on species and habitat restoration.
• Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust: Jersey-based conservation trust focused on species recovery and island rewilding programs. Comparable in mission, scope (species reintroduction), and nonprofit foundation structure.
• Island Conservation: Global specialist in island ecosystem restoration and invasive species removal. Highly comparable as a peer running science-driven rewilding and species reintroduction programs on islands worldwide.

Broad incumbents

• Wildlife Conservation Society: Large international NGO operating zoos and field conservation programs globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in wildlife conservation with overlapping species-protection mission, but at far greater scale.
• The Nature Conservancy: One of the world's largest conservation nonprofits, focused on land and water protection. Comparable broad incumbent with overlapping habitat-conservation mission.
• BirdLife International: Global partnership of national bird-conservation organizations focused on habitat and species protection. Comparable broad incumbent in wildlife and habitat conservation.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Global conservation giant with portfolio spanning endangered species and habitat protection. Comparable broad incumbent with overlapping biodiversity mission.

Regional players

• EcoMinga Foundation: Ecuadorian conservation foundation protecting cloud forests and endangered species in mainland Ecuador. Comparable as an Ecuador-anchored peer conservation nonprofit, though operating in a different ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacion.jocotoco

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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