Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire

What Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire does

Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2018 by the botanist Francis Hallé with the stated objective of creating a roughly 70,000-hectare primary forest in Western Europe — a sanctuary in which forest ecosystems would evolve autonomously, without human intervention, over a projected horizon of several centuries. Following Francis Hallé's death on December 31, 2025, the association continues to operate under co-directors Soline Bouveaux and Damien Saraceni, with Éric Fabre as president and a board that includes Emmanuel Torquebiau, Béatrice Kremer-Cochet, and Gilbert Cochet. It is headquartered in Eymoutiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with around 13 staff and a network of trained volunteers and youth participants.

Name

Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire

Legal name

ASSOCIATION FRANCIS HALLÉ POUR LA FORÊT PRIMAIRE

Website

https://foretprimaire-francishalle.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire is a French non-profit (association loi 1901) founded in 2018 to create a 70,000-hectare primary forest in Western Europe. It delivers the educational kit "Forêts naturelles," monthly volunteer training, and the Playful Forest program, funded by memberships, donations, and foundation support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry, Land Use & REDD+ Programs (BPADALAF), Regeneration & Reforestation Operations (Site Prep, Planting, Seeding) (AFAMAAAC)

Keywords

• Primary forest conservation
• Forest rewilding education
• Biodiversity protection
• Free evolution forests
• Environmental nonprofit association

Headquarters

HQ city

Eymoutiers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions: The association operates primarily through membership fees and public donations. Members support the project financially and through volunteer engagement.
2. Donations and public support: The association receives donations from individuals and organizations supporting the primary forest renaissance project. The website features a 'Nous soutenir' (Support us) section for direct contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire is a French non-profit (association loi 1901) dedicated to creating a 70,000-hectare primary forest in Western Europe where nature evolves autonomously without human intervention for several centuries. Its offerings consist of educational resources, including the "Kit pédagogique Forêts naturelles" for teaching children and adults about forests in free evolution, monthly online training sessions for volunteer facilitators, the Playful Forest cultural mediation program on video game representations of forests, and the Bulle Jeunesse youth engagement program.

Product overview

Association Francis Hallé pour la forêt primaire is a non-profit organization (NGO) dedicated to creating a 70,000-hectare primary forest in Western Europe. The association's offerings consist of educational resources and programs rather than a traditional software product: the core educational offering is the "Kit pédagogique Forêts naturelles" (Natural Forests educational kit), a visual presentation and facilitator guide for teaching about free-evolution forests to young people and adults. This is supported by monthly online training sessions. Additionally, the Playful Forest program explores forest representation in video games through collaboration with the journal Immersion, representing an innovative cultural mediation initiative. The portfolio functions as an integrated educational approach: the kit provides the foundational content, the online formations build facilitator capacity, and the Playful Forest program extends engagement into digital culture and video game communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Playful Forest: Exploration program on video games and primary forests, examining representations of forests in gaming culture.
• Kit Pédagogique Forêts Naturelles
• Bulle Jeunesse

Products and services

• Kit pédagogique « Forêts naturelles »

Quantifiable outcome

• UNESCO recognition at 3rd Journées de la Libre Évolution 2026

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.

• Comité français de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Co-organizer of the 3rd Journées de la Libre Évolution at UNESCO in February 2026. The project was cited as a reference point ('une étoile polaire') for libre évolution discussions in national and international policy contexts.
• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Host venue for the 3rd Journées de la Libre Évolution, where project was highlighted and tributes to Francis Hallé were held.
• Coordination Libre ÉvolutioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Network of actors working on libre évolution in France, with the association participating in joint events and initiatives.
• Plan Urbanisme Construction Architecture (PUCA) - Government of FranceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Co-portal of a research-action cycle on 'changing scale in forest libre évolution processes' in the Grand Est region, conducted with the Acadie cooperative. Publication of results planned by PUCA editions.
• Revue ImmersioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Playful forest' program exploring forest representations in video games. The partnership aims to question collective imaginations of forests and develop new forms of mediation around the project through multiple 'quests' examining different figures of forests in video games.
• Fonds de dotation BotanicsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of the association as shown in supporters section
• Fondation GinkgosupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of the association as shown in supporters section
• Fondation Famille LemarchandsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of the association as shown in supporters section
• Fondation IrissupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of the association as shown in supporters section
• Acadie (Cooperative)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConducted the research-action cycle on libre évolution scaling in Grand Est region.
• Union de la Coopération Forestière FrançaisesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic actor in the forestry sector participating in the Journées de la Libre Évolution discussions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WWF France: French branch of a global conservation NGO running large-scale forest protection programs, policy advocacy, and public fundraising — operates in the same donor-supported forest conservation category at a much larger scale.
• Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO): Major French environmental NGO with broad biodiversity and habitat protection programs, including forest conservation — comparable as an established national-scale French conservation nonprofit with membership and donation funding.
• Wyss Foundation: US-based philanthropic foundation funding large-scale rewilding and conservation projects across Europe and globally — comparable in mission to fund landscape-scale primary forest and wilderness creation.
• Greenpeace France: French branch of a global environmental activist organization engaged in forest advocacy and biodiversity campaigns — comparable as a French environmental nonprofit with donation-driven funding and public outreach.

Direct peers

• Société Nationale de Protection de la Nature (SNPN): Historic French nature protection society managing nature reserves and advocating for biodiversity conservation in France — comparable as a French nonprofit focused on natural habitat protection and rewilding.
• Rewilding Europe: European rewilding-focused nonprofit working to restore large-scale wilderness areas across Europe, pursuing landscape-scale ecological recovery — directly comparable in mission to a primary forest sanctuary in Western Europe.
• France Nature Environnement: France's largest federation of environmental and nature protection associations, advocating on forest policy, biodiversity, and libre évolution — operates in the same French environmental NGO space with overlapping policy goals.
• Comité français de l'UICN: French IUCN Committee, a direct strategic partner of the association, advancing conservation policy and biodiversity programs in France and francophone regions — operates in the same French institutional conservation ecosystem.

Regional players

• Fonds de dotation Botanic: French gardening retailer's foundation supporting biodiversity and rewilding initiatives — listed as a supporter of the association, demonstrating comparable French philanthropic engagement with conservation causes.
• Fondation Ginkgo: French environmental foundation funding biodiversity and ecosystem restoration projects — listed as a supporter, indicating it operates in the same French environmental philanthropy ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xpiaille.fr/@AssoFrancisHalleForetPrimaire
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@associationfrancishallepou1656/playlists
• Facebookfacebook.com/FrancisHalle.ForetPrimaire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-francis-hall%C3%A9-pour-la-for%C3%AAt-primaire
• Instagraminstagram.com/francishalleforetprimaire

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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