What RAIN - Regenerative Agroforestry Impact Network does

RAIN — Regenerative Agroforestry Impact Network — is a UK-registered Community Interest Company (RAIN CIC, company number 11988478) headquartered in Bristol that operates a portfolio of regenerative agroforestry and ecosystem-restoration projects in Brazil. Founded in 2017, the organization describes itself as a mutual-aid network inspired by natural systems — particularly mycelial networks — facilitating direct partnerships between Indigenous and traditional communities on the front line of ecosystem disruption and supporters (individuals, foundations, and corporate partners) who want to help them adapt to a changing climate. Its core beneficiaries are Indigenous peoples (Terena, Guarani, Noke Koi) and Quilombola traditional communities, and its programmatic work spans the Brazilian Amazon, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest biomes.

RAIN's core 'products' are restoration projects rather than software: Voices of the Cerrado (targeting 200 hectares of preservation and restoration along the Santa Bárbara waterfall with Quilombo Kalunga), Maranhão: Connecting Mangroves in the Amazon (a coalition that planted 1 million mangroves in H1 2025 and employs 40 local leaders, seed collectors, and planters), Trees of Music (a plan to plant 1 million pernambuco trees in the Atlantic Forest), Planting Roots with the Noke Koi (six agroforestry plots in Indigenous Amazonian villages), the Regeneration:Network schools programme, and media/cultural support for the Terena Media Collective. The underlying organizational architecture is a decentralized, biomimicry-inspired mycelial network rather than a traditional hierarchical NGO, which is the source of its stated operational differentiation.

The business model is donation- and grant-based. Revenue is sourced from individual donations (often routed through UK charitable partners for tax efficiency), corporate partnership programmes, and foundation grants, with an emerging regenerative-product sales component that helps partners commercialize outputs. There is no publicly disclosed pricing or fee structure, no disclosed revenue figure, and no disclosed funding round. Marketing and fundraising run primarily through the rainreforest.org website, social channels (LinkedIn, X, YouTube), the Regeneration:Network school programme, and a small core team of eight people described internally as 'small and stretched.'

Name

RAIN - Regenerative Agroforestry Impact Network

Legal name

RAIN CIC

Website

https://rainreforest.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RAIN is a UK Community Interest Company that runs a decentralized, biomimicry-inspired network of regenerative agroforestry projects across the Brazilian Amazon, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest, partnering with Indigenous (Terena, Guarani, Noke Koi) and Quilombola communities and funded by donations, foundations, and corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Agroforestry & Ecosystem Restoration Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Reforestation & Afforestation Services (Planting, Site Prep, Regeneration) (IMAMAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services (AFAMAMAB), Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Regenerative agroforestry
• Ecosystem restoration services
• Biodiversity conservation programs
• Indigenous community partnerships
• Mangrove reforestation projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Support: Receives donations from individuals and acts through intermediary charity partners for tax-efficient giving
2. Regenerative Product Sales: Helps partners sell regenerative products and generate sustainable business revenue
3. Corporate and Foundation Partnerships: Larger projects with corporate funding in early stages, foundations supporting projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RAIN facilitates direct partnerships between Indigenous and traditional communities in Brazil and international supporters to implement regenerative agroforestry and ecosystem restoration projects. Its core work spans mangrove restoration in Maranhão, savannah restoration in the Cerrado, Atlantic Forest reforestation, and Indigenous-led agroforestry in the Amazon, delivered through a mutual-aid network structured after mycelial systems.

Product overview

RAIN operates as a network organization focused on regenerative agroforestry and ecosystem restoration across Brazil. The organization facilitates direct partnerships between Indigenous and traditional communities on the front lines of ecosystem disruption and supporters who want to help them adapt and thrive. The core offerings include multiple restoration projects: Voices of the Cerrado (cultural and ecological restoration in the Brazilian savannah), Maranhao: Connecting Mangroves in the Amazon (mangrove restoration with quilombola communities), Trees of Music (Atlantic Forest regeneration), Planting Roots with the Noke Koi (Indigenous agroforestry in the Amazon), along with educational programs like Regeneration:Network, Indigenous media support via the Terena Media Collective, and water spring regeneration in the Valley of Jequitinonha. The organization is structured as a mutual aid network inspired by natural systems like mycelial networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voices of the Cerrado: Cultural and ecological restoration project supporting a traditional community in the Brazilian savannah, establishing agroforestry plots and preserving 200 hectares along the Santa Bárbara waterfall.
• Maranhão: Connecting Mangroves in the Amazon
• Trees of Music
• Planting Roots with the Noke Koi

Products and services

• Voices of the Cerrado Community-led restoration project in the Cerrado biodiversity hotspot with Quilombola Kalunga community; establishes agroforestry plots for food security and preserves 200 hectares along Santa Bárbara waterfall.
• Maranhão: Connecting Mangroves in the Amazon Mangrove restoration project in Maranhão employing 40 local leaders, seed collectors, and planters from quilombola communities; coalition planted 1 million mangroves in H1 2025 to improve biodiversity and restore habitat for crabs, manatees, and other fauna.
• Trees of Music Atlantic Forest regeneration project aiming to plant one million pernambuco trees, the species used to make bows for stringed instruments, increasing water flow and providing habitat for endangered species.
• Planting Roots with the Noke Koi Cultural regeneration project with Noke Koi Indigenous people in the Amazon establishing six agroforestry plots in Indigenous villages for food security, traditional seed preservation, and arts; led by the Baquemirim Institute and Indigenous agroecology technician Paka Noke Koi.
• Regeneration:Network School-based educational programme connecting students with regenerative agriculture principles and linking schools into the broader RAIN regeneration network.
• Valley of Jequitinonha Spring Regeneration Spring regeneration project in the Valley of Jequitinonha, one of Brazil's poorest and driest regions, supporting frontline environmental activists.
• Terena Media Collective Support Funding and capacity support for audio-visual equipment for the Terena Media Collective, an Indigenous media organisation, enabling it to disseminate its own voices and images as a form of Indigenous resistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 million mangroves planted in Maranhão (2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SamaÚmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Implementation partner in coalition for Maranhão mangroves project. Planted 1 million mangroves over first half of 2025 as part of coalition effort.
• Baquemirim InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation led by musician Alexandre Anselmo, focused on food security and knowledge exchange between elders and youth. Runs workshops with Indigenous agroecology technician to establish regenerative agroforestry systems in Noke Koi villages.
• Paka Noke KoicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous agroecology technician running workshops to turn deforested areas into regenerative agroforestry systems with Noke Koi villages.
• Terena Media CollectivesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous media organisation receiving funds for audio-visual equipment to support their aims of sending out their voices and images as a form of Indigenous resistance.
• Charitable PartnerssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerUK charity partners act as intermediaries for tax-efficient donations to RAIN projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eden Reforestation Projects: Non-profit focused on reforestation and ecosystem restoration employing local community labor at scale across multiple countries. Highly comparable to RAIN's model of hiring Indigenous and traditional community members as planters and seed collectors to deliver restoration outcomes.
• Rainforest Trust: Non-profit that protects tropical forests and biodiversity by creating reserves and partnering with local and Indigenous communities. Overlaps with RAIN on biodiversity protection, Indigenous community partnership, and tropical forest focus.
• One Tree Planted: Non-profit that partners with reforestation organizations globally and channels corporate and individual donations into tree-planting projects. Operates a similar donation-and-corporate-partnership model focused on reforestation impact in biodiversity hotspots.
• Trees for the Future: Non-profit implementing agroforestry and tree-planting programs with farming communities to restore degraded land and improve food security. Directly comparable mission, community-led approach, and regenerative agroforestry methodology.
• WeForest: International non-profit running landscape restoration projects with local communities, funded by corporate partners and foundations. Similar mix of corporate funding, community-based implementation, and forest restoration outcomes.

Others

• World Resources Institute: Global research organization focused on environmental sustainability including forests, climate, and Indigenous land rights. Adjacent: provides data, standards (e.g., Global Forest Watch), and policy work that supports the broader ecosystem in which RAIN operates.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: Major global environmental non-profit with active reforestation and forest stewardship programs in Latin America. Comparable in mission and donor base but significantly larger and more diversified than RAIN.
• Conservation International: Large international conservation organization with extensive work in Brazilian biomes including the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. A much larger incumbent operating in the same geographies and biodiversity themes as RAIN but as part of a much wider global portfolio.

Emerging players

• Rare: Non-profit using behavioral science and community partnerships to drive conservation and sustainable resource management globally. Comparable in community-led, behavior-change-focused approach to environmental outcomes, including forestry and coastal restoration.

Regional players

• Biofilica Ambienta: Brazil-based environmental consultancy and restoration operator specializing in native species reforestation and biodiversity projects in the Atlantic Forest and other Brazilian biomes. Operates directly in RAIN's core geographies with overlapping restoration service offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rainreforest
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rainreforest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rainreforest

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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