What EcoRestoration Alliance does

EcoRestoration Alliance (ERA) is a member-governed, UN-endorsed non-profit alliance of approximately 600 members spanning scientists, Indigenous leaders, regenerative farmers, storytellers, and funders across six continents. It positions ecological restoration as climate repair, arguing that ecosystem degradation drives 15-45% of climate forcing that carbon-only accounting misses, and that restored ecosystems can deliver 2-4°C of local cooling within months. The organization functions as a bridge and translator between projects, capital, research, and storytelling rather than a traditional operating NGO, convening through working groups, town halls, and the annual Global Earth Repair Convergence (May 7-11, 2026, Port Townsend, WA).

The core technology surface is ERA² — the Ecosystem Restoration Atlas, consisting of a curated Big Map of 4,900+ restoration projects filterable by place, biome, and method, and an AI Eco-Oracle (in development, with 'Ask the map' live) that exposes the atlas via natural-language queries reviewed by practitioner elders and aligned with Indigenous knowledge protocols. Supporting products include the ARARA Amazon climate-finance platform, two physical learning hubs (EcoFinca in the Panama Canal Watershed launching May 2026 and Edward's Hamlet Regeneration Centre in Jinja, Uganda), a 400+ piece Stories of Impact multimedia library, the member directory, and the African Consortium coordinating hub expansion across the continent. Scientific positioning is anchored by the Cooling Climate Quickly (CCQ) whitepaper.

Revenue mechanics are purely philanthropic: a distributed base of monthly sustainers at $5/$10/$25 tiers through Zeffy, a relationship-driven major-donor and foundation channel conducted one-on-one, and the ERA Fund — a member-governed vehicle seeded by a founder donation in 2025 that now makes catalytic loans and grants (its first went to Edward's Hamlet). Pricing is essentially donor-tiered rather than product-priced, and go-to-market blends community-led open membership, event-driven engagement (Convergence and town halls), and direct foundation cultivation.

Name

EcoRestoration Alliance

Legal name

EcoRestoration Alliance

Website

https://ecorestorationalliance.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EcoRestoration Alliance is a member-governed, UN-endorsed non-profit alliance of ~600 scientists, Indigenous leaders, regenerative farmers, storytellers, and funders that curates a 4,900-project restoration atlas (Big Map + AI Eco-Oracle), runs learning hubs in Panama and Uganda, and channels philanthropic capital to ecological restoration projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecosystem Restoration Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD), Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK)

Keywords

• Ecosystem restoration services
• Climate repair network
• Regenerative agriculture training
• Biodiversity impact metrics
• Conservation funding platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Panama Canal Watershed

HQ country

Panama

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (Sustainers): Monthly recurring donations at $5, $10, or $25 tiers through the Zeffy platform. These sustainer contributions fund core operations including the Big Map, hub training programs, and general organizational activities.
2. Major Donor and Foundation Gifts: One-on-one relationship-based giving from foundations and major donors. The organization encourages direct conversations rather than transactional giving, directing capital toward specific leverage points including CCQ science, learning hubs in Panama and Uganda, and the Big Map.
3. ERA Fund (Catalytic Loans and Grants): A member-governed fund making small catalytic loans and grants where they unlock the most impact. Seeded by a founder donation and now backing its first projects. Generates social/environmental returns rather than financial returns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EcoRestoration Alliance operates a global member-governed alliance that connects restoration practitioners, scientists, Indigenous communities, regenerative farmers, and funders around ecosystem restoration as climate repair. It maintains a knowledge platform (ERA²) mapping 4,900+ restoration projects with an AI Eco-Oracle, runs training hubs in Panama and Uganda, channels catalytic capital through the ERA Fund, and curates scientific storytelling and the Cooling Climate Quickly framework.

Product overview

EcoRestoration Alliance operates as a platform-plus-services organization connecting restoration science, capital, and communities. The core platform consists of ERA² (the Ecosystem Restoration Atlas), featuring the Big Map of 4,900+ curated projects and the AI-powered Eco-Oracle for natural-language knowledge retrieval. Supporting products include the ARARA climate finance platform for Amazon restoration, two physical learning hubs (EcoFinca in Panama and Edward's Hamlet in Uganda), the ERA Fund for catalytic financing, the African Consortium for regional coordination, and the Stories of Impact multimedia collection. The scientific foundation is anchored by the Cooling Climate Quickly whitepaper, with a monthly newsletter and member directory supporting network engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ERA² (Ecosystem Restoration Atlas): The Ecosystem Restoration Atlas - a census of nearly 5,000 restoration projects mapped globally, evolving into an Oracle of EcoRestoration combining restoration knowledge, Indigenous wisdom, and machine intelligence.
• Cooling Climate Quickly (CCQ)
• ERA Fund

Products and services

• ERA² (Ecosystem Restoration Atlas) Global platform mapping nearly 5,000 curated restoration projects with an AI-powered Eco-Oracle that aligns natural, human, and artificial intelligence for planetary healing; accessible publicly without membership.
• EcoFinca Learning Hub ERA's first demonstration site in the Panama Canal watershed functioning as a working farm-and-forest laboratory for regenerative agriculture, water-cycle restoration, and community training.
• Edward's Hamlet Regeneration Centre Community-led regeneration centre in Jinja, Uganda prototyping ERA's model in East Africa—restoring soil, water, and livelihoods together through regenerative agriculture and education.
• ERA Fund Member-governed fund making small, catalytic loans and grants where they unlock the most restoration impact; directed toward highest-leverage opportunities identified by the network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-45% of climate forcing traces to degraded ecosystems, invisible to carbon-only accounting
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and flagship.

• UN Decade on Ecosystem RestorationcoreOthersERA is officially endorsed by the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a significant recognition that validates the organization's mission and work. This endorsement provides credibility and alignment with global restoration goals.
• Green Belt MovementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. The Green Belt Movement is a renowned environmental organization focused on tree planting and conservation, making it a natural alignment with ERA's restoration mission.
• Ocean ForestersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. Ocean Foresters focuses on ocean conservation and restoration, aligning with ERA's ecosystem restoration approach across land and sea.
• Ecosystem Restoration CommunitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. This organization focuses on community-driven ecosystem restoration, aligning with ERA's emphasis on connecting Indigenous and local partners with resources.
• Biodiversity for a Livable ClimatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. Organization focused on biodiversity as a climate solution, aligning with ERA's position that biology is key to understanding and repairing climate.
• REDES EcovillagesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner and featured as an ERA member. REDES Ecovillages focuses on ecovillage development and sustainable communities, representing ERA's intersection of ecological and social restoration.
• GeoversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. Geoversity focuses on experiential education and ecosystem restoration, aligning with ERA's hub and training model.
• UB Experiential Learning NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. This network focuses on experiential education, aligning with ERA's hub-based learning approach.
• OzGreenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. OzGreen is an Australian environmental organization focused on youth engagement and sustainability.
• SGEImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. SGEI (Sustainable Green Environment Initiatives) focuses on environmental restoration and sustainability.
• Green Water CoolsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. Focuses on water-cycle restoration as a cooling mechanism, directly aligning with ERA's science of cooling climate quickly.
• Stichting MeerGroenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on ERA's About page. A Dutch foundation focused on green initiatives and sustainability.
• ARARAflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA exemplary project. ARARA is a climate finance platform designed to channel capital directly into verified forest protection and restoration efforts across the Amazon. ERA connects this Indigenous and local partner with systems that scale.
• Nakivale Refugee RegeneratorsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerERA members in Nakivale Refugee Settlement are restoring soil and water while improving quality of life through regenerative agriculture. Many are refugees themselves, representing ERA's commitment to connecting Indigenous and local partners with resources.
• Panama Restoration LabflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA exemplary project and initiative. The Panama Restoration Lab is a regional hub for nature-based solutions, restoring the Panama Canal watershed through science, innovation, and community engagement.
• Edwards Hamlet Regeneration CentreflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member and initiative. A community-led regeneration centre prototyping ERA's model in East Africa—Jinja, Uganda—seeded by the ERA Fund's first loan.
• Climate FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member organization working on climate solutions through biological processes.
• Cooling the ClimatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member organization focused on making nature's cooling power visible and fundable, directly aligned with ERA's CCQ science.
• Anastassia Makarieva (The Biotic Pump)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member. Anastassia Makarieva is a scientist whose work on the biotic pump—how forests create clouds and rain—is foundational to ERA's cooling climate science.
• Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member. FMNR is a low-cost land restoration technique used across millions of hectares in the developing world, directly relevant to ERA's restoration scaling goals.
• Mother Tree Food & ForestmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member organization focused on food and forest regeneration.
• El Habib Ben AmaramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured as an ERA member and resilience author working on ecological restoration and community resilience.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Commonland: An organization promoting large-scale landscape restoration through the 4 Returns framework (return of inspiration, social capital, natural capital, and financial capital). Comparable to ERA in its integrated, multi-outcome framing of restoration and its network of regional partners implementing projects globally.
• Cooling the Climate: An ERA member organization focused on making nature's cooling power visible and fundable, directly aligned with ERA's CCQ science. Comparable as a small, advocacy-oriented group working on the same biotic-pump/ecosystem-cooling narrative that anchors ERA.

Direct peers

• Eden Reforestation Projects: An NGO that reduces deforestation and poverty by employing local villagers to plant trees at scale. Comparable to ERA through its project-network model, emphasis on livelihoods alongside ecological outcomes, and global geographic spread of restoration work.
• Global Forest Generation: A nonprofit that catalyzes forest protection and restoration through partnerships with local communities, NGOs, and governments. Comparable to ERA in its emphasis on leverage-point reforestation, community-led projects, and bridging local partners with funders.
• One Tree Planted: A nonprofit focused on global reforestation that aggregates and funds restoration projects worldwide. Comparable to ERA in its donor-driven model, curated project portfolio, and emphasis on connecting donors with on-the-ground restoration efforts across multiple biomes.
• Green Belt Movement: A grassroots environmental organization focused on tree planting, conservation, and women's empowerment. Already listed as an ERA partner; comparable as a member-driven, community-led restoration organization with global recognition and a founder-led identity similar to ERA's.

Others

• UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: A UN-led global movement coordinated by UNEP and FAO to prevent, halt, and reverse ecosystem degradation. ERA is officially endorsed by this initiative; it is an enabling/adoption framework rather than a direct competitor, but shapes the donor and policy environment in which ERA operates.

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International: A global nonprofit applying science, policy, and partnerships to protect nature and biodiversity. Comparable to ERA through its global restoration footprint, emphasis on biodiversity outcomes alongside climate, and partnerships with Indigenous and local communities.
• The Nature Conservancy: One of the largest global conservation organizations, operating across restoration, policy, and land/water stewardship worldwide. Comparable to ERA as a peer in the broader ecosystem-restoration and conservation space, though significantly larger and more institutionally established.
• World Resources Institute: A global research organization producing data, tools, and policy analysis on environment and development issues, including restoration (e.g., Global Restoration Initiative). Comparable to ERA in producing credible data and metrics on restoration, but at much larger scale and with research/policy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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