The organizations that make up the alliance are Puelo Patagonia, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Freyja Foundation, Patagonia Inc., and Wyss Foundation. Puelo Patagonia brings deep knowledge and solid experience in Cochamó, combined with a global perspective, a successful track record of large-scale conservation projects, and fundraising expertise from international organizations.
About Puelo Patagonia
It is a non-profit, territorial organization that has been working for 11 years to safeguard the natural and cultural heritage of the Cochamó commune.
Among its most important projects are securing the declaration of 11,400 hectares of the Cochamó Valley as a Nature Sanctuary; regulating mass tourism to safeguard the territory; conducting permanent monitoring of native wildlife; implementing a rural volunteer program that highlights the cultural richness of rural life; and bringing the request to the General Comptroller for the Río Puelo to be declared a Water Reserve. For more information about Puelo Patagonia, visit www.puelopatagonia.cl or on Instagram @puelopatagonia
About Freyja Foundation
A private philanthropic foundation that develops and supports innovative, scalable, and sustainable conservation projects with the aim of preserving and restoring natural areas and combating the climate crisis. Its work includes the protection of degraded or threatened carbon sinks, the restoration of biodiversity, and the promotion of local community development. Freyja has supported conservation projects in Chile since 2018. One of its most important contributions to the protection of the Cochamó Valley was the purchase of 309 hectares of high ecological and cultural value at the entrance to the valley to prevent land subdivision, which will be dedicated to conservation. For more information about Freyja Foundation, visit freyjafoundation.org or @freyja_foundation on Instagram.
About The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
A global environmental organization, non-profit, that works to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends, to create a world in which both people and nature can thrive. Founded in the United States in 1951, The Nature Conservancy has grown to become one of the most effective and far-reaching environmental organizations. Present in Chile for over 20 years, TNC manages and leads the conservation of the Valdivian Coastal Reserve, of invaluable natural and cultural wealth, through a co-management model with local communities.
For more information about TNC’s work in Chile, visit nature.org/chile or @tnc_chile on Instagram.
About Patagonia
Founded by Yvon Chouinard in the ’70s, Patagonia is an outdoor clothing company based in Ventura, California. As a certified B Corporation and founding member of 1 % for the Planet, the company is internationally recognized for the quality of its products and its environmental activism, as well as for its contributions of nearly $200 million to environmental organizations. Its unique ownership structure reflects that the Earth is its only shareholder: profits not reinvested in the business are paid out as dividends to protect the planet.
About Wyss Foundation
It is a private philanthropic foundation dedicated to supporting innovative and lasting solutions that improve lives, empower communities, and strengthen connections with the Earth. Since its establishment in 1998, it has helped governments, Indigenous communities, and other charitable organizations protect over 40 million hectares of land and more than 3 million square kilometers of ocean. For more information about The Wyss Foundation, visit www.wyssfoundation.org or follow @WyssFoundation on X.
