Investment Campaign Funds Wildfire Reforestation in Europe
The 50-hectare native-species project is announced and still raising funds, with planting dates not yet set.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Environmental
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Impact investment platform Goparity has launched a campaign to reforest 50 hectares with native species in wildfire-affected regions of Southern Europe. The campaign seeks to raise 500,000 euros, with more than 126,000 euros already invested by 883 members of the Goparity community. The project is announced rather than completed, and reforestation is planned for Asturias, Galicia and Castile and León.
Why it matters
Portugal and Spain accounted for 43% of all burned area in the European Union in the past year, and the EU recorded its most devastating wildfire season on record in 2025. The campaign responds to losses of biodiversity and fertile soil, pairing private investment with a restoration model in which Asturian firm Bosquia Nature has run more than 400 projects since 2019.
The project's carbon figure is a projection of 300 tonnes of CO₂ reduced per year, while the campaign's funding progress stands at more than 126,000 euros of its 500,000 euro goal. The source does not report independent verification of either figure, and the timeline for planting is not specified.
The players
Goparity
An impact investment platform that is running the campaign to fund reforestation in wildfire-affected regions.
Bosquia Nature
An Asturian forest restoration firm that has carried out more than 400 projects since 2019 and is the implementing partner for the 50-hectare plan.
The details
Each plot is assessed before any intervention, so natural soil regeneration is allowed to proceed where it can. Native species such as holm oak, oak, chestnut, strawberry tree, willow and pine are planted only after that soil regeneration assessment. The approach ties planting decisions to the condition of the soil rather than to a fixed planting schedule.
Timeline
Bosquia Nature began its forest restoration projects in 2019.
2025 saw the EU's most devastating wildfire season on record, with more than one million hectares burned.
Goparity launched the reforestation investment campaign on 3 November 2026.
The Tech Race
Impact investment platforms are positioning private capital as a complement to public wildfire recovery, with Goparity's campaign built around the 883-member community that has already invested. The race here is less about a single technology than about whether restoration finance can scale faster than the burn area recorded in the 2025 EU season.
Members of the public can invest in the campaign through the Goparity platform, which has already drawn 883 investors. The source does not state when the 50 hectares will be planted or when the seven local jobs and three permanent maintenance positions will begin.
The takeaway
Watch whether the campaign reaches its 500,000 euro target and whether the 50-hectare planting is reported as completed. Those two milestones will show whether investment-backed restoration can scale to the size of the 2025 burn area.
Further reading
For broader context on land and ecosystem responses to disasters, see the Environmental section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by PlusNews.
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