Reforestemos Patagonia

What Reforestemos Patagonia does

Fundación Reforestemos is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in 2011 and headquartered in Las Condes, Santiago, focused on native reforestation across Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Over 14 years it has planted more than 1.7 million trees across 128 communes and 13 regions, with a documented survival rate above 65%, and operates a public-facing platform that geo-tags each planting for donor verification. The organization runs an ambassador network of 150+ public figures and a volunteer program that supplies on-the-ground labor at scale.

Its core product surface is a digital donation platform supporting individual tree purchases (~7,000-8,000 CLP per tree, ~$7.50-8.50 USD), recurring monthly subscriptions (5,000-20,000 CLP, ~$5-22 USD), gift cards, corporate self-service onboarding with a public partner ranking system, and consulting for private-land restoration. Underlying infrastructure includes geo-referenced mapping and tracking for each planted tree, payment processing for individual and corporate giving, and an 80,000-plant-per-year native nursery established in Patagonia in 2023 that vertically integrates seedling supply.

Revenue is generated through a diversified non-profit model: individual donations and subscriptions, 700+ corporate partnerships (including anchor partners Falabella, LATAM Airlines, Banco de Chile, BMW, DHL, and Coca-Cola), volunteer program fees, gift cards, and private-land restoration consulting. The organization rebranded from "Reforestemos Patagonia" to "Fundación Reforestemos" in 2017 to reflect a programmatic scope that now extends beyond southern Chile into a multi-country restoration mandate.

Name

Reforestemos Patagonia

Legal name

Fundación Reforestemos

Website

https://reforestemos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Reforestemos is a Chilean non-profit foundation that plants native trees across Chile, Argentina, and Peru, funded by individual donations, recurring subscriptions, and 700+ corporate partnerships, and supported by a 150+ ambassador and volunteer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services / Native Reforestation

NAICS

Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (113210), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Silviculture & Reforestation Services (Nurseries, Planting, Tending) (IMAMAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Site Assessment, Planning & Permitting (Reforestation Plans) (AFAMACAC)

Keywords

• Native tree reforestation
• Ecosystem restoration services
• Corporate sustainability partnerships
• Volunteer planting programs
• Environmental education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Condes

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Tree Sales (Donations): Individuals purchase native trees through the platform at per-tree price points starting at $8,000 CLP (approximately $7,000 CLP per some pages). Each purchase funds site preparation, seedling, planting, protection, and up to 5–10 years of monitoring. Trees can be bought for personal planting, gifted for special occasions, or sent as condolences. Revenue is one-time per transaction.
2. Monthly Subscription (Socio Program): Monthly recurring donations with preset amounts: $5,000, $7,000, $10,000, $15,000, $20,000 CLP. Subscribers (socios) authorize automatic monthly debits via Patpass. Their contributions support reforestation projects, school education programs, maintenance of reforested areas, and monitoring of completed projects.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Over 700 companies have partnered with Reforestemos through multiple mechanisms: donating trees per product sold, sponsoring reforestation projects, gifting trees to employees/clients, carbon offset programs, and corporate volunteering days. Official enterprise partners (including Clínica Alemana, Falabella, RotterKrauss, Undurraga, Banco de Chile, LATAM, Uber, Epson) have ongoing multi-year alliances supporting campaigns, projects, and emergency responses.
4. Gift Cards and Code Redemption: Users can purchase gift cards and redeem codes through the platform. Gift cards must be used in full at time of purchase; unused balances cannot be carried over. Code redemption allows recipients to claim and personalize their tree.
5. Private Land Restoration Program: Landowners with private properties or Real Rights of Conservation can apply to receive support for reforestation activities. This opens a stream of project-based contributions and donations directed to private land restoration.
6. Volunteer Participation Revenue: Corporate volunteering programs generate revenue through company-sponsored volunteer days, where firms fund the reforestation activities their employees participate in. Fees cover planting supplies, logistics, and monitoring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Reforestemos Patagonia operates a digital reforestation platform enabling individuals and corporations to fund native tree planting in ecologically significant zones of Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Each planted tree is geo-referenced and issued a digital certificate linked to Google Maps coordinates. The foundation complements its donor-funded planting with a proprietary Patagonia nursery, monthly donor memberships (socios), corporate volunteering and ESG partnerships, private-land restoration support, fire-prevention programs, and school environmental education.

Product overview

Reforestemos Patagonia operates a digital reforestation platform centered around its website reforestemos.org and web application app.reforestemos.org. The core offering is the purchase and donation of native Chilean trees for reforestation projects across Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Key products include digital reforestation certificates with geo-referenced coordinates, virtual forests for grouping planted trees, and gift/condolence certificates for special occasions. The platform also supports a monthly membership program (Programa de Socios), corporate volunteer programs, private land restoration programs, fire prevention initiatives, environmental education, and a nursery (Vivero Patagonia). The system integrates with Transbank and PayPal for payments and provides Google Maps coordinates for tree locations. No public API or AI capabilities are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reforestation Platform (reforestemos.org and app.reforestemos.org) Digital platform enabling individuals and companies to purchase or donate native trees for reforestation projects across Chile, Argentina, and Peru; each purchase yields a geo-referenced digital certificate linked to the planting coordinates on Google Maps.
• Vivero Patagonia (Patagonia Nursery) Proprietary native plant nursery located in Patagonia that produces approximately 80,000 native seedlings per year, addressing genetic provenance and local plant scarcity in restoration zones.
• Programa de Socios (Monthly Membership Program) Monthly recurring donation program with preset tiers of CLP $5,000 / $7,000 / $10,000 / $15,000 / $20,000 or custom amounts, billed via Patpass auto-debit; funds reforestation, school environmental education, area maintenance, and project monitoring.
• Corporate Volunteer Program (Voluntariado Corporativo) Corporate volunteer engagement program allowing companies to fund and participate in reforestation days, urban tree planting, or environmental education in vulnerable schools; fees cover planting supplies, logistics, and monitoring.
• Individual Volunteer Program (Voluntariados de Reforestación) Citizen volunteer program enabling individuals to register and participate physically in on-the-ground reforestation planting activities.
• Programa de Restauración en Terrenos Privados (Private Land Restoration Program) Program enabling owners of private land or holders of Real Rights of Conservation (Derecho Real de Conservación) to apply for reforestation support, including seedlings, technical assistance, and execution support from the foundation's forestry team.
• Gift Cards and Gift/Condolence Tree Certificates Tree-planting gift cards and special-occasion certificates with personalized messages, delivered digitally with geo-referenced planting locations; gift cards must be used in full at purchase with no carry-over balance.
• Prevención de Incendios Forestales (Forest Fire Prevention Program) Fire prevention initiatives to reduce wildfire risk and protect native forests and surrounding communities, including fire-prevention brigades and post-fire restoration work.
• Educación Ambiental (Environmental Education Program) Environmental education programs implemented in schools across vulnerable Chilean communities, including those in San Bernardo, Padre Hurtado, La Pintana, Quilicura, Coronel, Empedrado, Pencahue, Pelarco, and Constitución.
• Programa de Donaciones (Donation Program for Native Forest Entrepreneurs) Support program for native forest entrepreneurs who depend on the sustainable management of native forest ecosystems, channeling directed donations to their restoration work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.7 million+ trees planted across Chile, Argentina, and Peru in 14 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal cooperation agreement with Chile's national forest authority for reforestation in protected wilderness areas. CONAF oversees protection of trees planted on state-owned lands managed by the agency.
• Ministerio del Medio Ambiente (Ministry of the Environment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial patronizing body of the foundation, providing governmental endorsement and policy alignment for national reforestation and environmental protection goals.
• Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD/UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Development Programme sponsorship lending international credibility and aligning the foundation with global sustainable development goals.
• Universidad de Chile — Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la NaturalezacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing scientific rigor, technical expertise in forestry, and research support for restoration projects. Contributes to technical report development and monitoring methodologies.
• WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal wildlife conservation organization collaborating on biodiversity protection within reforestation and protected area restoration projects.
• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) — Cámara AmbientalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in the FSC Environmental Chamber (Cámara Ambiental) supporting sustainable forest management certification and practices aligned with international forestry standards.
• INDAP (Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agricultural development institute supporting small landowners participating in the Private Land Restoration Program, providing technical and coordination support.
• INJUV (Instituto Nacional de la Juventud)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational youth institute partnering on youth engagement in reforestation activities and volunteer mobilization.
• Agencia de Sustentabilidad y Cambio ClimáticosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency for sustainability and climate change contributing to the foundation's climate action strategy and alignment with national climate policies.
• Colegio de Ingenieros Forestales de ChilesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of forestry engineers providing technical expertise and professional standards oversight for reforestation activities.
• Fundación Jardín Botánico NacionalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the technical mesa (working group) for restoration of the National Botanical Garden in Viña del Mar, one of the foundation's major urban restoration projects.
• INIA (Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural research institute providing technical support for nursery operations and plant science research related to native species propagation.
• Marca Chile / Imagen de ChilesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational brand and image agencies supporting the foundation's work as part of Chile's international environmental image and sustainable development positioning.
• Parque Metropolitano de Santiago (Parquemet)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for urban reforestation and green space restoration within Santiago's metropolitan park system.
• Desafío Levantemos ChilesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisaster recovery foundation collaborating on post-emergency reforestation and environmental restoration following wildfires and other natural disasters.
• Barrios por el ClimasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban environmental initiative contributing to the foundation's urban tree planting and heat island mitigation programs in Chilean cities.
• GNOMOsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoluntourism partner organizing and promoting volunteer reforestation experiences in Patagonia alongside the foundation's on-ground teams.
• Parque CordillerasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization contributing to restoration projects in the mountain ecosystem surrounding Santiago.
• Parque Museo Pedro del Río ZanartusupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate protected area collaborating on restoration and conservation of ecologically significant private land.
• Parque Nacional Torres del PainesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe original catalyst for the foundation's creation — the December 2011 wildfire destroyed 17,000+ hectares of this national park, spurring the founding of Reforestemos Patagonia. Ongoing restoration target for the foundation.
• PKF AuditoressupportingOthersExternal audit firm that conducts independent financial audits of the foundation to ensure no profit-generating activities and that all donations are used exclusively for reforestation purposes.
• TransbanksupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment platform provider enabling credit and debit card transactions on the reforestemos.org platform via Transbank's merchant agreement.
• PayPalsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAlternative digital payment method available on the platform alongside Transbank card payments.
• Clínica AlemanacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial long-term corporate partner with ongoing alliance supporting multiple reforestation campaigns, projects, and emergency response activities.
• FalabellacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial long-term corporate partner contributing to reforestation through multiple campaigns and environmental initiatives over multiple years.
• LATAM AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial long-term airline partner supporting reforestation projects, including transport logistics for volunteer programs and project operations.
• Banco de ChilecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial long-term financial institution partner contributing to reforestation campaigns and environmental programs.
• Epson ChilesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner contributing to reforestation efforts and environmental sustainability programs.
• Uber ChilesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner supporting reforestation campaigns and environmental initiatives.
• Coca-Cola ChilesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner contributing to native reforestation through various campaign donations and environmental initiatives.
• DHL ChilesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate logistics partner contributing to reforestation efforts and supporting supply chain aspects of restoration projects.
• BMW ChilesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate partner contributing to reforestation and environmental sustainability programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Trillion Trees: Joint venture of BirdLife International, WCS, and WWF focused on forest restoration and protection globally. Direct overlap in forest restoration mission and partnership with conservation NGO ecosystems (Reforestemos partners with WCS and FSC).
• WeForest: International reforestation nonprofit restoring forest landscapes through projects with corporate sponsors. Comparable partner-corporate funding model and science-based monitoring approach.
• Trees for the Future: Nonprofit focused on agroforestry and tree planting with farmer training programs in developing countries. Comparable in mission and donor-funded operating model, though emphasizes farmer livelihoods over geo-tracking certificates.
• Eden Reforestation Projects: Nonprofit that plants trees worldwide using an "employ-to-plant" model. Direct peer as a project-based reforestation nonprofit partnering with governments and donors to restore degraded lands across multiple developing-country geographies.
• One Tree Planted: Nonprofit foundation running global reforestation with digital tree-purchase platform and corporate partnerships. Closest functional peer: e-commerce-style tree purchase, multi-country operations, corporate sustainability alignment, transparency through impact reporting.
• Plant-for-the-Planet: Youth-led global tree planting initiative with ambassador and corporate partner networks. Direct peer in mobilizing ambassadors, donors, and corporate CSR partners around tree restoration at scale.

Broad incumbents

• WWF Chile: Chilean office of global conservation nonprofit with active reforestation, fire prevention, and corporate partnership programs. Regional incumbent with broader conservation mandate but overlapping programs and corporate partner base (Reforestemos partners include many WWF-aligned firms).
• The Nature Conservancy (Chile/LATAM): Major global environmental nonprofit with active reforestation programs in Chile and broader LATAM. Operates at much larger scale but overlaps in native forest restoration, government partnerships, and corporate donor cultivation.

Regional players

• Fundación Restauración de Ecosistemas (RA): Argentine nonprofit focused on native forest restoration across Argentina. Direct regional peer with similar focus on native species reforestation, fire response, and LATAM government partnerships in the same ecosystem geographies.

Emerging players

• Ecosia: Search engine that funds reforestation projects from advertising revenue. Comparable digital-first model that translates user/donor activity into tree planting outcomes via partner project implementation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Reforestemos_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHE0qUcS7dLwr5XzkhcMBTA?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacionReforestemos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacion-reforestemos
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacionreforestemos
• TikToktiktok.com/@fundacionreforestemos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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