Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo

Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo is an Argentine non-governmental, non-profit organization created in 1992. Its stated mission is to protect natural environments and threatened species and to promote sustainable development within a just society, encouraging joint action by the state, civil society and the private sector. It is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The foundation works primarily through a network of natural reserves. According to its own reporting, it owns two natural reserves outright and shares the administration of 22 further natural reserves with private landowners, bringing more than 38,000 hectares under protection across six Argentine provinces: Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Río Negro and Santa Cruz. Its reserve work includes the Tenondé natural reserve, described as a sanctuary for the biodiversity of the Argentine Cerrado, and additional areas on the Somuncurá plateau. Beyond land protection, the foundation runs conservation funding and citizen-engagement programmes. The Fondo para la Conservación del Patrimonio Natural supports projects for the conservation of the natural heritage of Santa Fe province, and the Club de Amigos invites members of the public to join and support its conservation work across Argentina. Its activities also include wildlife monitoring and species-focused campaigns, such as the winter 2025 census of sea lions at Monte Loayza and efforts to save the mojarra desnuda, described as the most threatened fish of arid Argentine Patagonia. As a non-profit NGO, the foundation is not a listed company and does not operate for commercial profit; it relies on partnerships, membership and project funding to carry out its conservation mission.

Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo was created in 1992 as a non-governmental, non-profit organization in Argentina. From its founding, its mission has been to protect natural environments and threatened species and to promote sustainable development in a just society, working through joint action between the state, civil society and the private sector. The foundation is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Over time, the foundation built its conservation model around natural reserves. It currently owns two natural reserves and shares the administration of 22 additional reserves with private landowners, together protecting more than 38,000 hectares across six Argentine provinces: Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Río Negro and Santa Cruz. Its reserve portfolio includes the Tenondé natural reserve, presented as a sanctuary for the biodiversity of the Argentine Cerrado, and it has added a fourth area on the Somuncurá plateau. The foundation also operates conservation funding and engagement programmes. The Fondo para la Conservación del Patrimonio Natural finances projects for the conservation of the natural heritage of Santa Fe province, and the Club de Amigos allows members of the public to join and support its work. Its field activities include wildlife monitoring and species campaigns, such as the winter 2025 census of sea lions at Monte Loayza and efforts to save the mojarra desnuda, described as the most threatened fish of arid Argentine Patagonia.

• 2025

  Winter 2025 census of sea lions is conducted at Monte Loayza.

• 1992

  Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo is created as a non-profit NGO in Argentina.

• The foundation becomes a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

• It owns two natural reserves and co-administers 22 reserves with private owners, protecting more than 38,000 hectares in six provinces.

• The Tenondé natural reserve is described as a sanctuary for the biodiversity of the Argentine Cerrado.

• A fourth area is added on the Somuncurá plateau.

Non-profit conservation NGO working with the state, civil society and the private sector to protect Argentine biodiversity and promote sustainable development.

1. 1Hábitat y desarrollo – Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollohabitatydesarrollo.org.ar
2. 2Wikidata Q136452374wikidata.org