About Tomas Aftalion
Tomas Aftalion, co-founder and Head of X at Pachama, has significantly contributed to global forest conservation and restoration.
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Tomas Aftalion, originally from South America, witnessed the severe deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which profoundly influenced his career path. Moving to Silicon Valley, he co-founded Pachama from a cabin in the Redwood forests. This initiative aims to leverage advanced technologies to enhance funding for conservation and restoration efforts. Under his leadership, Pachama has successfully funded projects that restored over 10,000 hectares and conserved more than 2 million hectares of native forests worldwide. Additionally, Aftalion has equipped numerous Fortune 500 companies with the necessary insights to confidently invest in nature conservation.
About Pachama
Pachama is a San Francisco-based company specializing in a tech-verified marketplace for forest conservation and reforestation investments, leveraging advanced technologies like computer vision and satellites for project verification.