Naturefund e.V.

What Naturefund e.V. does

Naturefund e.V. is a German non-profit conservation organization founded in 2003 and headquartered in Wiesbaden. Its primary instrument for conservation is direct purchase of land to permanently protect meadows, forests, and wetlands from commercial exploitation. The organization has developed and promotes a proprietary cultivation methodology called Dynamic Agroforestry (Dynamischer Agroforst), supported by demonstration sites and an online educational offering.

The organization serves individual donors, corporate sponsors, institutional funders, and partner municipalities. Its products and engagement mechanisms include tree and land sponsorships, individual memberships, donations, an online course on Dynamic Agroforestry, and community-gardening co-creations with the partner La'BiO!. It operates conservation projects in Germany, Bolivia, Madagascar, Costa Rica, and Malawi, with reported cumulative impact including 2.1 million square meters of secured land, support for three national parks and 13 protected areas, and more than 500,000 planted trees, sustained by an active supporter base exceeding 15,000 individuals.

Its revenue model is a multi-stream non-profit structure: individual donations and sponsorships (the largest undefined component), recurring institutional partnerships (notably Deutsche Postcode Lotterie at €200K–€760K annually between 2018 and 2024), project-based grants from German federal development funding (BMZ) for Bolivia and Madagascar, and revenue from commercial partnerships such as La'BiO! (€69,286 in 2024). Public recognition includes awards from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and inclusion in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in 2023 for its Kirr island restoration project.

Name

Naturefund e.V.

Legal name

Naturefund e.V.

Website

https://naturefund.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Naturefund e.V. is a Wiesbaden-based non-profit founded in 2003 that purchases land to permanently protect forests, meadows, and wetlands and promotes Dynamic Agroforestry across Germany, Bolivia, Madagascar, Costa Rica, and Malawi, funded by donations and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB), Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE), Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD), Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Nature conservation services
• Habitat protection programs
• Dynamic agroforestry methods
• Land acquisition conservation
• Biodiversity restoration projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: Individual donors contribute one-time or recurring donations to support Naturefund's land acquisition, reforestation, and conservation projects. Donors can also sponsor trees or land parcels as gifts or ongoing commitments.
2. Membership Fees: Naturefund collects annual membership fees from active members and supporting members. The organization comprises active members (who participate directly), supporting members (who contribute financially but do not have voting rights), and honorary members. The fee structure is defined by a separate membership fee regulation approved by the general assembly.
3. Institutional Grants and Project Funding: Naturefund receives project-based funding from government bodies (BMZ), lottery funds (Deutsche Postcode Lotterie), foundations (Deutsche Umwelthilfe Hand-in-Hand-Fonds), and corporate partners (La'BiO!, toom Baumarkt, HUK, S-Markt, Bonduelle). These grants fund specific conservation and agroforestry projects in Germany and internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Naturefund e.V. purchases and permanently protects natural land — meadows, forests, and wetlands — in Germany and internationally to create undisturbed habitats for wildlife. It implements Dynamic Agroforestry (Dynamischer Agroforst), a holistic farming method combining trees, crops, and animals to restore degraded soils and biodiversity, and operates an in-house 6,000 m² test field in Wiesbaden. Funded through donations, memberships, tree and land sponsorships, and green gifts, the organization engages individual supporters, municipalities, and corporate partners across conservation projects in Germany, Bolivia, Madagascar, Costa Rica, and Malawi.

Product overview

Naturefund e.V. is a non-profit conservation organization founded in 2003, based in Wiesbaden, Germany. The organization does not offer a traditional tech product but instead operates conservation-focused programs including land purchase for permanent habitat protection, Dynamic Agroforestry projects, tree and land sponsorships, green gifts, and membership programs. Their core offerings center on biodiversity conservation through land acquisition in Germany and internationally, reforestation initiatives, and sustainable agriculture methods. The organization also provides free advertising materials for supporters and maintains meadow orchards locally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Purchase for Conservation (Landkauf für Naturschutz) Permanent purchase and protection of natural land — meadows, forests, and wetlands — in Germany and internationally to create legally protected, undisturbed habitats for wildlife and plants. For donors, supporters, and institutional funders contributing to Naturefund's conservation mission.
• Dynamic Agroforestry (Dynamischer Agroforst)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Regenwald der ÖsterreichercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaturefund collaborates with the Austrian rainforest association 'Regenwald der Österreicher' on building a rainforest corridor in southern Costa Rica since 2019. Together, the two organizations work to connect fragmented rainforest areas, with Naturefund having been engaged in the region since 2019.
• Landkreis Mainz-BingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaturefund and Landkreis Mainz-Bingen jointly initiated the 'Dynamischer Agroforst' project, which won the Bundeswettbewerb Naturstadt 2021 with €25,000 prize money. The prize enabled the design of three municipal areas using Dynamic Agroforestry. Naturefund also jointly received the UN Decade recognition for the Reifenberger Wiesen project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eden Reforestation Projects: Nonprofit focused on reforestation and agroforestry in degraded lands globally, employing local communities. Directly comparable to Naturefund's Dynamic Agroforestry and tree-planting model in Madagascar and Bolivia, though at significantly larger scale.
• World Land Trust: International conservation charity that funds land purchase for habitat protection, with a sponsor-a-acre/land model closely parallel to Naturefund's Baumpatenschaften and Landpatenschaften. Highly comparable mission and donor engagement approach, though operating primarily in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
• Rainforest Trust: US nonprofit that purchases and protects threatened rainforest habitat, with project-based funding model similar to Naturefund's Costa Rica rainforest corridor work. Highly comparable in scope of conservation through land purchase.

Broad incumbents

• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): Largest German environmental NGO with 900,000+ members, focused on biodiversity conservation and habitat protection. Comparable to Naturefund in mission (German-led nature conservation) but operates at vastly larger scale and covers broader policy advocacy beyond land purchase.
• BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland): German environmental and nature conservation federation with ~650,000 members. Shares Naturefund's focus on habitat protection, sustainable land use, and biodiversity, but operates at scale across policy advocacy, lobbying, and consumer protection rather than direct land acquisition.
• The Nature Conservancy: US-based global conservation organization that purchases and manages land for permanent protection - the same core model as Naturefund's Landkauf für Naturschutz program. Most directly comparable peer in terms of the land-ownership-for-conservation approach.
• WWF Germany (WWF Deutschland): German arm of the World Wildlife Fund, focused on international biodiversity and habitat conservation including agroforestry and land protection. Directly comparable to Naturefund in mission but operates with a much larger donor base, corporate partnerships, and global project portfolio.

Regional players

• Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH): German environmental NGO focused on consumer protection, recycling, and conservation advocacy. Already a Naturefund funding partner via Hand-in-Hand-Fonds. Comparable as a German conservation funder with overlapping audience, but primarily advocacy-driven rather than land-purchase-driven.

Peers

• Rapunzel Naturkost Hand-in-Hand-Fonds:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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