If the jaguar returns, everything else can follow… The rivers, the forests, the people, & the future.
Our Mission
The Jaguar Rivers Initiative is a bold and urgent continental effort dedicated to restoring, protecting, and connecting ecosystems in the heart of South America.
Through an unprecedented alliance conformed of four leading grassroot organizations, our mission is to safeguard one of the largest river systems in the world, securing the viability of endangered species and the resilience of local communities, thereby contributing to the restoration of global ecological integrity.
The Jaguar Rivers Initiative has been founded by Fundación Rewilding Argentina, Nativa: Naturaleza Tierra y Vida (Bolivia), Fundación Moisés Bertoni (Paraguay) and Onçafari (Brazil).
“Whenever you have success with something, especially when it comes to rewilding, you have no choice but to keep going and expanding the boundaries of what is possible.”
– Kris Tompkins
Our vision is a rewilded, climate-resilient Paraná Basin, where jaguars roam, rivers run free, and communities thrive.
The Economyof NatureModel
Protection
Effective land management with no threats and public access with good infrastructure.
Community Wellbeing
Empowered and rooted local entrepreneurs working with nature.
Wildlife
Complete an fully functioning ecosystem, with abundant wildlife, reviving cultural identities.
Regenerative Economy
Community-led tourism based on wildlife watching and native agroforestry production.
Together we can weave back the wild fabric that once held South America as one.
Rewilding Argentina restores habitat and reintroduces keystone species, acquires land for the creation of new parks, and collaborates with local communities to develop restorative economies.
- 1.5 mil. +Hectares of land protected and 11 parks created.
- 17 +Reintroduction and translocation projects of 15 species carried out.
- 4 +Wildlife watching tourist destinations developed.
Onçafari supports landowners in Brazil adopting conservation-compatible practices through ecotourism, camera monitoring, and species protection.
- 124.000 +Hectares (300,000 acres) of preserved land managed across 70 operational bases.
- 350 +Jaguars identified at the Pantanal bases.
- 300 +Camera traps in the field for continuous wildlife monitoring.
Fundación Moisés Bertoni works at the intersection of biodiversity protection, business, and watershed health in Paraguay.
- 70.000 +Hectares (170,000 acres) of protected wilderness managed.
- 1.500 +Species of plant, bird and mammals protected.
- 33.000 +People benefiting from improved water access.
NATIVA (Nature, Land, and Life) promotes a balance between human needs and nature for a dignified life, conserving ecosystems, strengthening communities, and building sustainable futures through high-value landscapes.
- 8 mil. +Hectares (19.7M acres) of national protected areas.
- 1.8 mil. +Hectares (4.4M acres) of indigenous protected areas co-managed.
- 1000 +People participating in entrepreneurial programs.
Dive deeper into the initiative and the science behind it.
This is not a campaign. It’s a commitment to the next 100 years.
Whether you’re a donor, a storyteller, a policymaker, or a dreamer: there’s a place for you in the Initiative. Let’s rewild a continent. Together.
