Saving the Amazon
Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia · Nonprofit · Regional · since 2015
Colombian foundation paying Indigenous families to plant and care for native trees in the Amazon
About
Fundación Saving the Amazon is a Colombian nonprofit created in 2015 and based in Bogotá. It funds native tree planting carried out by Indigenous communities in the departments of Vaupés, Guainía and Amazonas, as well as mangrove planting on the Colombian coast and projects in Peru and Brazil, with donors and companies sponsoring trees that families plant and tend for income. Planting locations are shown on its Geoforest map. The foundation reports more than 914,000 trees planted benefiting 895 families in 54 communities.
What they run
Indigenous families in Vaupés, Guainía and Amazonas plant and tend donor-sponsored native trees for income.
Mangrove planting with coastal communities in Chocó and Bolívar.
Trees by type of work
| Activity | Trees | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 🌾 Agroforestry | 914,273 | 2026 |
| 🌊 Mangrove restoration | 10,000 | 2026 |
Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 914,273 | Amazon tree planting with Indigenous communities | Self-reported | sourceHomepage 'Nuestras cifras': '+914.273 Árboles sembrados', plus '+10.000 Manglares sembrados', 895 families and 54 communities benefited |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 10,000 | Mangrove planting | Self-reported | sourceHomepage: '+10.000 Manglares sembrados' (mangroves, reported separately from the Amazon tree count) |
Upcoming events
None listed here right now. Send us their calendar feed. Their volunteer page is the place to look.