Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza

What Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza does

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN) is a Bolivian civil-society nonprofit founded in 1990 and headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, operating in the environmental conservation and geospatial monitoring sector. Its core function is the systematic monitoring of deforestation, forest fires, and land-use change across Bolivia, producing public-interest datasets and information platforms used by researchers, policymakers, donors, and civil-society stakeholders. FAN serves Bolivian and international conservation audiences, including multilateral and bilateral cooperation agencies, academic networks, and Amazon-basin information consortia.

FAN's product portfolio centers on geospatial information systems: SATRIFO provides deforestation monitoring, GeoFAN offers geographic information services, LisaFAN supports landscape-level fire detection, and AMA functions as an environmental information platform. MapBiomas Bolivia and the newer MapBiomas Agua extend coverage into land-cover classification and water-resource monitoring respectively. The underlying technology stack relies on Google Earth Engine, Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, ArcGIS, and FAN's proprietary AQLSGEE periodic detection algorithm for burned-area mapping. FAN is a member of RAISG (Amazon Network of Georeferenced Socio-Environmental Information), positioning it within the pan-Amazon conservation-data ecosystem.

The business model is grant-funded international cooperation. FAN does not generate commercial revenue; instead, it secures multi-year project funding from institutional donors including ASDI (Sweden), the European Union, AECID (Spain), UNDP, UK PACT, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Institutional governance and programmatic priorities are formalized through the 2021–2026 Strategic Plan. Operations are organized around multi-donor project cycles, with deliverables typically comprising datasets, monitoring reports, capacity-building, and policy engagement rather than fee-for-service products.

Name

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza

Legal name

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza

Website

https://fan-bo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza is a Bolivian nonprofit founded in 1990 that monitors deforestation, forest fires, and land-use change via satellite-based platforms (SATRIFO, MapBiomas Bolivia, MapBiomas Agua), serving international conservation donors and policy stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB), Ecological Restoration Planning & Monitoring (Habitat, Wetland, Stream) (EUAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Environmental conservation services
• Wildfire monitoring systems
• Geospatial data platforms
• Biodiversity protection programs
• Sustainable development projects

Headquarters

HQ city

La Guardia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. International Development Cooperation Funding: FAN operates as a nonprofit civil society organization funded entirely by grants and project financing from bilateral and multilateral international donors. Revenue consists of project-based funding agreements rather than commercial revenue generation.
2. Project Implementation Contracts: FAN receives funding to implement environmental conservation, climate action, and sustainable development projects in Bolivia, executed in partnership with government institutions, indigenous communities, and municipal governments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN) is a Bolivian nonprofit civil society organization that implements environmental conservation, climate action, and sustainable development projects across Bolivia's Chiquitania, Pantanal, and Northern Amazon regions. The organization builds and operates proprietary geo-spatial monitoring platforms (SATRIFO, GeoFAN, LisaFAN, AMA, MapBiomas Bolivia, MapBiomas Agua) that process Sentinel-2 satellite imagery through Google Earth Engine to deliver forest fire early warning, burned-area detection, and land-use change analytics, combined with on-the-ground project implementation in partnership with communities, municipalities, and government institutions.

Product overview

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza operates as an environmental conservation organization offering a portfolio of interconnected geo-spatial monitoring and data platforms, primarily focused on wildfire monitoring, biodiversity conservation, and climate action in Bolivia. The core product portfolio includes SATRIFO (forest fire risk monitoring system), GeoFAN and LisaFAN (socio-environmental data and project repositories), AMA (Amazon monitoring platform), and participation in MapBiomas network (land cover and water mapping). Additional offerings include the International Green Film Festival for environmental communication. The platforms use satellite imagery (Sentinel-2), Google Earth Engine processing, and ArcGIS visualization to deliver monitoring, early warning, and data analysis services for conservation and climate resilience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SATRIFO: Sistema de monitoreo y alerta de riesgos de incendios forestales - A monitoring and early warning system for forest fire risks in Bolivia, offering dynamic and interactive tools for visualizing, querying, analyzing and downloading maps and historical and near real-time data.
• GeoFAN
• LisaFAN
• MAPBIOMAS Bolivia
• MAPBIOMAS Agua
• AMA
• Festival Internacional de Cine Verde

Products and services

• SATRIFO (Sistema de Monitoreo y Alerta Temprana de Riesgos de Incendios Forestales) Forest fire risk monitoring and early warning system for Bolivia, offering interactive maps, risk reports, hot-spot detection, burned-area quantification, and a mobile app for Android and iOS. Used by government agencies, fire brigades, indigenous communities, and civil society for fire prevention and response.
• GeoFAN Socio-environmental data and information platform built on ArcGIS Experience that displays the status and history of Bolivia's natural heritage, its ecosystem pressures and benefits. Targets decision-makers and civil society for conservation planning and coordination.
• LisaFAN GIS-based dashboard for visualizing FAN's project portfolio across Bolivian administrative scales: departmental, municipal, ecoregion, watershed, protected area, Ramsar site, and indigenous territory. Used for institutional reporting and partner coordination.
• AMA (Análisis y Monitoreo de la Amazonía) Platform for monitoring forest fires and deforestation in the Amazon, offering learning, querying, analysis, and downloadable maps and data for early warning and monitoring. Operated jointly within the RAISG consortium.
• MapBiomas Bolivia Annual land cover and land use data platform for Bolivia (1985–2021), produced as part of the MapBiomas Amazonia project. FAN operates the national node and hosts Bolivia-specific data layers.
• MapBiomas Agua Water surface mapping platform covering Brazil and Latin America from 1985 to 2023 with annual and monthly data, produced through the MapBiomas initiative with FAN participation.
• AQLSGEE (Detección de Áreas Quemadas on Google Earth Engine) Cloud-based burned-area detection application built on Google Earth Engine that enables institutions without specialized software to perform periodic satellite-based fire monitoring using Sentinel-2 imagery at 20m resolution.
• SATRIFO Móvil Mobile application for Android and iOS devices providing field access to the SATRIFO forest fire monitoring and early warning system for community members, firefighters, and local authorities.
• Festival Internacional de Cine Verde, Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente en Acción Annual international film festival (12th edition held in 2024, 13th edition announced for 2026) using audiovisual communication to promote interest in environmental care, protection, and sustainable use of nature. Combines cultural engagement with conservation messaging.
• Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development Project Implementation Services On-the-ground implementation of environmental conservation, climate action, and sustainable development projects in partnership with government institutions, municipal governments, indigenous communities, and local NGOs. Delivered as project implementation contracts financed by international donors covering four program pillars: Forests and Biodiversity, Sustainable Value Chains and Production, Climate Change, and Resilient Communities and Cities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.55 million hectares/year average burned area tracked and reported for Santa Cruz (1985–2024)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google Earth EnginecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021FAN uses the Google Earth Engine platform as the processing engine for its satellite image analysis pipeline. Over 1,233 Sentinel-2 images are processed on the platform for burned-area detection, and FAN developed the AQLSGEE (burned-area detection) application on Google Earth Engine.
• MapBiomascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021FAN is the national node for MapBiomas Bolivia and MapBiomas Agua, participating in a multi-country initiative that generates annual land-cover and land-use data (1985–present) and water-surface mapping through satellite image classification. FAN co-produces and hosts Bolivia-specific data layers.
• RedLaTiF (Red Latinoamericana de Información de Fuego)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017RedLaTiF is a Latin American fire information network that collaborates with FAN on the SATRIFO platform, contributing to regional fire data sharing and analysis across the continent.
• PMCF (Programa de Manejo Comunitario del Fuego – Bloque Chiquitano)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015PMCF is a partner in the SATRIFO monitoring system, collaborating with FAN on community fire management initiatives in the Chiquitania block, contributing to early warning and fire prevention efforts.
• RAISG (Red Amazónica de Información Socioambiental Georreferenciada)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007FAN has been a member of RAISG since 2007. RAISG is a consortium of 8 civil society organizations from 6 Amazonian countries (Bolivia/EcoCiencia, Ecuador/Fundación Ecociencia, Peru/Instituto del Bien Común, Brazil/Instituto Socioambiental & Instituto HOM, Colombia/Fundación Gaia Amazonas, Venezuela/Provita & Wataniba) producing and analyzing geo-referenced socio-environmental data for Amazon conservation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International Bolivia: Country operation of a global conservation NGO working on biodiversity, climate, and sustainable production in Bolivia. Overlaps with FAN's donor base, government partnerships, and community-based program model.
• World Resources Institute (WRI) - Global Forest Watch: Operates the leading global forest monitoring platform. Comparable to FAN's SATRIFO/GeoFAN in applying satellite-based monitoring to deforestation and fire, but at global scale and with significantly greater resources and institutional reach.
• WWF Bolivia: Country office of a major international conservation NGO operating in Bolivia on protected areas and climate. Competes for similar bilateral/multilateral donor funding and works with the same government counterparts as FAN.

Direct peers

• EcoCiencia: Ecuadorian RAISG member organization producing biodiversity and socio-environmental data for the Amazon. Direct peer in geographic scope, nonprofit model, and use of GIS/remote sensing for conservation decision support.
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA): Brazilian RAISG member NGO that publishes socio-environmental geospatial data on the Brazilian Amazon. Highly comparable to FAN in its combination of advocacy, indigenous-territory support, and GIS-based monitoring platforms.
• Fundación Natura Bolivia: Bolivian environmental NGO focused on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Operates in the same country and donor ecosystem as FAN, with overlapping work in protected areas and community-based conservation.
• Fundación Amigos de la Tierra (Friends of the Earth): Latin American environmental advocacy NGO operating across multiple countries with comparable community-based conservation and forest advocacy work. Shares FAN's nonprofit, grant-funded operating model and civil-society positioning.
• Fundación Gaia Amazonas: Colombian RAISG member NGO supporting indigenous governance and Amazon conservation. Comparable in operating model, donor mix, and integration of community engagement with geospatial analysis.
• Instituto del Bien Común (IBC): Peruvian RAISG member NGO producing geo-referenced socio-environmental information for Amazon conservation. Closest direct analog to FAN in mission, technology stack, and consortium role, differing primarily by country focus.

Emerging players

• MapBiomas (Network): Multi-country initiative generating annual land cover and water surface datasets. FAN is a Bolivia node; the network is both a peer (data producer) and an enabling platform that amplifies FAN's analytical capacity across the Amazon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacionAmigosdelaNaturaleza
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci-n-amigos-de-la-naturaleza
• Xx.com/fan_bolivia

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