Forever Wild

What Forever Wild does

Forever Wild is an Australian registered charity, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mareeba, Queensland, that designs and operates Shared Earth Reserves — contiguous wilderness landscapes of at least 10,000 km² protected through a bespoke financial architecture called the Shared Earth Finance Facility (SEFF). The SEFF, co-developed with Ernst & Young in 2018, embeds enforceable rights for nature within legal and financial instruments, creates Nature Outcome Deliverables for investors, and incorporates an IPLC Equity Framework co-designed with the Centre for Social Law and the Muluridji community to ensure Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities participate in governance and benefits. The organization currently manages roughly 6,000 km² of contiguous wilderness through its Western Deserts Shared Earth Finance Facility (completed 2025), plus the Tropical Wetlands Shared Earth Reserve in Cape York established in a public-private partnership with the Queensland Government.

Its portfolio of land assets includes Boodanoo Station (~131,000 hectares), Narndee Station, Meeline Station (170,000 hectares), the recently acquired Challa Station (220,000 hectares), and the Tropical Wetlands reserve, supported by wholly-owned operating subsidiaries Samphire Wild (Western Deserts operations) and Isonde (African expansion), alongside a jointly-controlled eco-tourism venture, Wild Nature Escapes. The company serves individual philanthropists, high-net-worth donors, foundations, impact investors, governments, corporations, and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

Revenue is generated primarily through philanthropic channels — one-time and recurring donations (Stripe-powered, multi-currency), major gifts and bequests via the Futures Fund (managed by Australian Communities Foundation), corporate giving, and gifts of appreciated securities — supplemented by diversified nature-based income streams from low-impact cattle grazing, carbon farming/woodland regeneration on reserves, and eco-tourism at the Tropical Wetlands reserve. Pricing reference points include a stated $12 per hectare per year biodiversity management cost and preset donation tiers from $5 to $500.

Name

Forever Wild

Legal name

Forever Wild

Website

https://foreverwild.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forever Wild is an Australian registered charity that designs Shared Earth Finance Facilities (SEFF) to protect large-scale wilderness, managing 6,000+ km² across Australian reserves and serving philanthropists, foundations, impact investors, governments, and Indigenous communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Wilderness & Backcountry Lodges (Remote/Off-Grid) (THAGAIAB), Biodiversity Conservation & Habitat Banking (AFAMAMAC)

Keywords

• Wilderness conservation
• Nature finance
• Land acquisition
• Biodiversity protection
• Environmental philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairns

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations accepted via website in multiple currencies. One-time and recurring monthly donation options available. Tax deductible for Australian and US donors.
2. Major Gifts & Bequests: Large individual donations and planned giving through the Futures Fund managed by Australian Communities Foundation. Designed to create 1000-year+ legacy of wilderness protection.
3. Corporate Giving: Corporate donations and specialized wilderness experiences for small groups including leadership, team building, and wilderness skills activities.
4. Stocks & Securities Donations: Gifts of appreciated securities including stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, and privately held stocks. May offer significant tax benefits.
5. Strategic Partnerships: Partnerships with Foundations, governments, corporations, and individuals supporting programs including wilderness purchase, Human Spirit, Wildlife & Evolution, and Wilderness Economies.
6. Low-Impact Livestock: Sustainable cattle grazing operated across reserves as part of conservation strategy. Demonstrates that food can be produced without destroying environment and can finance biodiversity protection.
7. Carbon Farming: Woodland regeneration projects for carbon credits on properties like Boodanoo and Western Deserts reserves.
8. Eco-Tourism: Wild Nature Escapes operates low-impact eco-lodge on Tropical Wetlands reserve. Privately run under agreement with Forever Wild Initiative.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Forever Wild is a registered Australian charity that acquires and manages large-scale wilderness reserves through its proprietary Shared Earth Finance Facility (SEFF). It channels philanthropic donations, corporate giving, and impact investment into landscape-scale conservation (10,000+ km²), combining low-impact livestock, carbon farming, eco-tourism, and IPLC equity programs to protect biodiversity while generating diversified revenue streams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Isonde: African-based subsidiary of the Forever Wild Group focused on nature finance projects in Africa.
• Samphire Wild
• Wild Nature Escapes

Products and services

• Futures Fund Endowment-style Major Gifts & Bequests program managed by Australian Communities Foundation, designed to create a 1000-year+ legacy of wilderness protection through large-scale land acquisitions. Includes affiliated 501(c)(3) structures in the USA and UK for tax-deductible international giving.
• Corporate Giving & Wilderness Experiences Corporate donation program offering specialized wilderness experiences at Forever Wild reserves for small groups, including leadership, team building, and wilderness skills activities. Available to corporations in Australia and overseas.
• Individual Donation Program Donation program accepting one-time and recurring monthly contributions in multiple currencies via the Forever Wild website. Includes tax-deductible options for Australian and US donors, with preset amounts from $5 to $500 and a recurring monthly option.
• Stocks & Securities Donations Program accepting gifts of appreciated securities including stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, and privately held stocks, which may offer significant tax benefits to donors.
• Wild Nature Escapes Eco-Lodge Low-impact eco-tourism accommodation at the Tropical Wetlands Shared Earth Reserve, offering guests a sustainable wilderness stay adjacent to Hann Tableland National Park in Far North Queensland.
• Western Deserts Shared Earth Finance Facility (WD-SEFF) Nature finance facility that channels commercial investment through dedicated structures across 6,000 km² of contiguous landscape in Western Australia, embedding enforceable rights for nature and supporting diversified revenue streams including low-impact livestock and carbon farming.
• Low-Impact Livestock Program Sustainable cattle grazing operated across Forever Wild reserves, including a partnership with a local family-run pastoral company at Tropical Wetlands. Demonstrates that food can be produced without destroying the environment and helps finance biodiversity protection, including invasive grass management.
• Carbon Farming Projects Woodland regeneration projects for carbon credit generation on Forever Wild properties including Boodanoo and Western Deserts reserves, producing carbon credits as a diversified revenue stream.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000 km² under management with enforceable nature rights
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Wild Nature EscapesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Operating company launched by Forever Wild to run low-impact eco-lodge in Tropical Wetlands reserve. Now privately run under agreement with Forever Wild.
• Queensland GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-Private Partnership for Tropical Wetlands Shared Earth Reserve. Government partner in Forever Wild's first Shared Earth Landscape example.
• IsondecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican-based subsidiary of Forever Wild Initiative working on large-scale projects using the SEFF process.
• Centre for Social LawmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on IPLC Equity in Environmental Markets report, developing legal clauses to support equitable treatment of IPLCs in market transactions.
• Muluridji CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous people of the Tropical Wetlands area. Forever Wild proudly works with them to reconnect with this landscape.
• Ernst & YoungmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated in 2018 to develop comprehensive ecological-economics framework that guides Forever Wild's work.
• Local family-run pastoral companyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for low-impact cattle grazing on Tropical Wetlands. Grazing also assists in managing invasive grass species.
• Gondwanalink LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Virginia Young (Forever Wild Global Council adviser), Gondwanalink provides leadership for ecological connectivity protection in Western Australia.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Resilience Capital (or comparable nature-finance fund): Emerging institutional capital providers and platforms (e.g., NatureFinance, Pollination) focused on channeling private capital into nature-based outcomes. Comparable as ecosystem participants that Forever Wild could partner with or compete against for impact-investor mandates, given its SEFF/Nature Outcome Deliverables design.
• BirdLife International: Global partnership of conservation organizations working on Important Bird Areas, habitat protection, and biodiversity data — listed as part of Forever Wild's adviser ecosystem. Comparable through its landscape-scale site protection programs and use of conservation finance instruments.

Broad incumbents

• Pew Charitable Trusts (Environment program): US-based nonprofit with an active global ocean/land conservation portfolio, deploying large-scale philanthropic capital and policy/finance innovation (including seafood and marine protected areas). Comparable in scale of ambition and integrated use of financial architecture for conservation outcomes.
• Conservation International: Global conservation organization working on nature-based solutions, carbon finance, and Indigenous-led conservation. Comparable in deploying nature-finance mechanisms and operating across multiple continents, though with broader programmatic scope than Forever Wild's reserve-focused model.
• The Nature Conservancy (Australia program): One of the world's largest conservation NGOs with active programs in Australia using Nature Bonds and other financial vehicles to scale conservation finance. Comparable in deploying innovative finance for landscape-scale protection, though much larger and globally diversified.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Australia): Major international conservation NGO with an Australian arm active in landscape conservation, Indigenous partnerships, and environmental markets. Comparable audience (corporate, philanthropic, government) and overlapping thematic focus, though executed via advocacy and partnerships rather than direct land ownership/SEFF architecture.

Direct peers

• Bush Heritage Australia: Registered Australian nonprofit that buys and manages large properties to protect biodiversity, working with Aboriginal traditional owners. Closely comparable business model: reserves, philanthropy, partnerships with Indigenous communities, and ecological restoration across the continent.
• African Wildlife Foundation: Africa-focused conservation organization with landscape-scale programs, protected-area management, and community-based natural resource management. Highly comparable to Forever Wild's expansion ambitions via Isonde in Africa, particularly around IPLC partnership and habitat protection.
• Australian Wildlife Conservancy: Australia's largest private conservation fund, operating a national network of wildlife sanctuaries across millions of hectares with a science-led, landscape-scale approach. Closely comparable as an Australian nonprofit acquiring and managing pastoral-scale reserves for biodiversity outcomes and relying on philanthropists and impact investors for capital.

Regional players

• Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC): Australian Government entity that acquires and manages land for cultural and conservation purposes in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Comparable in Australian Indigenous co-stewardship of large landscapes, though operating as a public agency rather than a charity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/foreverwildearth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forever-wild-global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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