High in the Córdoba mountains and the Puna of Jujuy grows an extraordinary tree: Polylepis, called tabaquillo or queñua by locals. Bent by wind, resilient against cold and drought, this tree is far more than wood and leaves. It's the silent architect of watersheds supplying water to millions, a sanctuary for species found nowhere else on Earth, and a cultural heartbeat for indigenous communities who've inhabited the Puna for centuries.

For decades, intensive grazing, fires, and logging pushed it toward extinction. Today, less than 3% of Córdoba's original forest remains.

Fundación Bosquizar was born to reverse this. Since 2020, we've cultivated seedlings in our own nurseries, trained volunteers, partnered with Puna communities, and planted season after season with unwavering commitment. We've planted over 925,000 trees across Argentina, working within Acción Andina—a continental network restoring one million hectares of high-altitude forests.

We operate in two regions: Córdoba's Pampa de Achala, where 300+ hectares are actively restored, and Jujuy's Quebrada de Santa Catalina, where queñua restoration means reclaiming indigenous identity and territorial sovereignty.

This funding will support team training, institutional growth, and genuine green jobs—because restored forests need people to protect them, and those people deserve education, dignity, and stability. Every tree that survives its first mountain winter proves it's possible. Bosquizar means believing that planting forests is our true investment in the future.