NARA

Ketrawa

NARA

A tech-powered platform from the Global South that measures ecosystem services to empower communities and drive climate action.

Frutillar, Los Lagos, Chile

Chile

For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models

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The climate and biodiversity crises are accelerating, but decision-makers in the Global South often lack accurate, localized, and timely environmental data. In Chilean Patagonia—a biodiversity hotspot and home to over 2 million people—coastal, marine, and forest ecosystems are under increasing pressure from industrial activities like aquaculture, forestry, and agriculture. These pressures lead to deforestation, water contamination, and loss of ecosystem services. Yet current environmental data is fragmented, inaccessible, and insufficient for effective policy or community action. Globally, this data gap affects the ability of nations and communities to plan for climate resilience, protect ecosystems, and access green finance. According to the UN, over 75% of terrestrial environments and 66% of marine areas have been “severely altered” by human activity. Meanwhile, developing countries struggle to measure and monetize ecosystem services, excluding them from carbon markets and climate finance opportunities. NARA addresses this by combining satellite data, AI, field sensors, and local validation to quantify ecosystem services, natural capital, and environmental threats. By building a scalable, real-time data infrastructure, NARA empowers communities and institutions to make informed decisions, influence policy, and unlock resources for climate action.

NARA (Nature’s Atlas for Resilience and Assessment) is a tech-based platform that measures ecosystem services, natural capital, and environmental risks in real time. Designed in Chilean Patagonia and scalable to other regions, NARA integrates satellite imagery, AI, hyperspectral analysis, LIDAR, Eddy covariance towers, real-time sensors, and field data to generate high-resolution environmental intelligence. It provides tailored dashboards and reports to governments, companies, researchers, and institutions—tracking coastal waste, deforestation, carbon fluxes, blue carbon potential, and biodiversity indicators. Unlike open platforms, NARA operates under a paid access model to ensure long-term sustainability. Users subscribe to access territorial intelligence, while the platform also enables the generation and commercialization of carbon, blue carbon, and biodiversity credits. NARA powers evidence-based planning, helps organizations comply with environmental regulations, and supports investment in nature-based solutions. It also connects with citizen-reporting tools and startups addressing identified environmental challenges. Now in its pilot phase, NARA is establishing Latin America’s largest ecosystem monitoring corridor. Its goal: to scale ecosystem intelligence globally while building an economically sustainable infrastructure for climate action.

NARA is a solution in early-stage development, designed to serve underserved communities, local governments, and public institutions in ecologically vulnerable regions—beginning in Chilean Patagonia. These actors often lack access to accurate, localized environmental data, limiting their ability to monitor ecosystems, advocate for protection, or participate in climate finance. Coastal communities, Indigenous peoples, and rural municipalities are among the most affected by pollution, deforestation, and unregulated industrial activity. They are typically excluded from environmental decision-making and have no tools to track or value their local ecosystems. NARA addresses this by proposing a technological and territorial platform that delivers real-time ecosystem data through dashboards, reports, and community-led monitoring tools. While still in the idea phase, the solution is backed by a strong consortium of partners—including environmental tech firms, scientific institutions, and local industry—who are ready to implement a pilot. By giving frontline communities access to credible, monetizable environmental intelligence, NARA aims to shift power and agency to those most affected by climate and biodiversity loss.