Our Story
The Savia Foundation, Inc. is a U.S.-based non-profit organization established in 2024. We are a group of storytellers, conservationists, scientists and lawyers who use our expertise to document, protect and defend biodiversity through land protection and restoration, photographic and videographic storytelling, and education and species monitoring. We work with local stakeholders to foster sustainable, harmonic relationships between humans and the environment.
WE BELIEVE IN THE RIGHTS OF NATURE.
Wild ecosystems and the people that depend on them have the inalienable right to exist and to thrive.
And we use our strengths and expertise to help defend these Rights.
WE BELIEVE IN EMPOWERING PEOPLE.
Those people living most closely with an ecosystem should the drive the push for conservation through their first-hand knowledge and their ability to project conservation into the future.
We listen, dialogue, support and help amplify their efforts.
WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF STORYTELLING.
Photography and videography can gather reliable data on wildlife and generate images with an impact, convincing others to join our cause.
And the tourism they generate can be a powerful economic means for the people who live with and care for natural ecosystems.
Obtained 501c3 Status
We were granted 501(c)3 status on December 6th, 2024.
Acquired 100 Hectares of Cloud Forest
Board members acquired the nucleus of the Chontayacu Reserve, which will only get bigger.
Planted 3,000 trees
We started reforesting cow pastures in Chontayacu using a variety of native seedlings. Some of these plants are now fruiting and attracting species that had left the valley, including birds and mammals.
Identified Endangered Species
We began surveying the biodiversity of Chontayacu, finding abundant populations of Nymphargus Siren, an endangered glass frog. Other species include Andean Bears, mountain tapirs and mahogany trees.