Southern America
Southern America covers most of the Neotropical realm -- one of the world’s eight major biogeographical realms – with 23 bioregions in total. At the heart of this realm are the Amazon Basin rainforests, grouped into 5 major bioregions (central, north, south, east, and west). The Andes Mountains form the western edge of the Amazon Basin, extending from the very top of the continent all the way to the end of the subtropical zone (central Argentina). Immediately to the west of the Andes is a series of 4 bioregions that run the length of the Pacific coast – from dry tropical forests and coastal deserts in the north, to Mediterranean woodlands and temperate coastal forests in the south. Grasslands cover the majority of the continent’s interior, with forests dominating the continent’s Atlantic coast, both above and below the Amazon region. At the very top of the continent are two unique bioregions spanning the Caribbean coastline and the Llanos tropical grasslands below it. In addition to the mainland bioregions, Southern America has two pacific island bioregions – the Galapagos and Juan Fernández Islands.
Projects that require funding are identified for each bioregion on the map below. Click a number icon to open the associated project listings.

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Preserving Critical Rainforests and Transforming Education at Sophia Point, Guyana
Organization: Sophia Point Rainforest Research Centre Project Type: Nature Conservation Status: Open Funding Level: $$$The Sophia Point Rainforest Research Centre, a proposed 40 acre site preserving hundreds of miles of unexploited rainforest, will be Guyana’s first truly accessible wildlife and rainforest research centre.
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Restoring Degraded Lands by Planting 100 Hectares of Regenerative Agroforestry Systems in São Paulo State, Brazil
Organization: PRETATERRA Project Type: Regenerative Agriculture Status: Open Funding Level: $$$PRETATERRA plans to carry out a 1.5 year agroforestry project, restoring 100 hectares of degraded private lands, by planting 100,000 trees which will help fix over 50,000 tons of CO2 (eq) over the next 20 years.
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Preserving Peru’s Biocultural Heritage through the Quechua-led Andean Potato Park
Organization: International Network for Mountain Indigenous Peoples Project Type: Regenerative Agriculture Status: Open Funding Level: $$This project aids six Quechua communities conserve more than 1365 varieties of potatoes, a wonderful example of territorial management by Indigenous peoples.
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Promoting Heirloom Seeds and Traditional Andean Foods through the Agroecological Collective of Ecuador
Organization: Colectivo Agroecologico Ecuador Project Type: Regenerative Agriculture Status: Open Funding Level: $$The Agroecology Collective conducts agroecological training, and organizes festivals and forums to build awareness about the importance of food sovereignty and nutrition.
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Pioneering a New Model of Indigenous Led Conservation of the Upper Amazon
Organization: Amazon Frontlines Project Type: Nature Conservation Status: Open Funding Level: $$$$This project will support a pioneering, new model of globally-backed, Indigenous led conservation of the Upper Amazon, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
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Strengthening Critical Indigenous-led Mapping and Real-time Monitoring of Upper Amazon
Organization: Amazon Frontlines Project Type: Nature Conservation Status: Open Funding Level: $$$This project will support Indigenous led mapping and real-time monitoring in the Upper Amazon.
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Creating Biodiversity Value Chains for 70 Forest Products to Conserve the Cerrado in Brazil
Organization: Centro de Desenvolvimento Agroecológico do Cerrado Project Type: Regenerative Agriculture Status: Open Funding Level: $$This project creates biodiversity value chains for more than 70 forest species, among them the Baru nut, a superfood of savannah forest.
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