Evidence & impact
What we can show, and how we will measure the rest.
We only publish claims we can source. Pilots are labelled as pilots, and we will publish usage numbers once they are meaningful and can be checked.
Documented milestones
- 2017
A Swiss foundation is established
Porini Foundation enters the Fribourg Commercial Register on 20 October with a non-profit purpose: advancing innovative technologies for nature, environmental protection and people.
Source - 2018
Green List implementation begins
IUCN names Porini Foundation as implementation partner for the IUCN Green List in Switzerland. Porini also establishes its energy-efficient sustainability chain.
Source - 2018
A bison-community pilot in Romania
Porini joins WWF Romania, ETH Zurich and other partners in an exploratory initiative connecting wildlife monitoring and local economic incentives around reintroduced European bison. Public evidence documents the pilot and its aims—not quantified outcomes.
Source - 2021
From the Alps to the Seychelles
The Swiss National Park becomes Switzerland’s first IUCN Green List site and a Tech4Nature alpine flagship. In July, partners launch the Seychelles magpie-robin as the first Digital Nature Collectible.
Source - 2022
A conservation marketplace spans six continents
Eight protected and conserved areas from six continents join the Kigali collection, followed by dedicated collections for Madagascar and Peru.
Source - 2025–26
The Porini Challenge reaches schools
A new education campaign invites school classes to design practical nature projects. Four 2026 winning projects are publicly documented in Switzerland and Namibia.
Source - 2026
New tools connect learning with field evidence
With Operal AG, Porini develops the Porini app (formerly SpecDex) for species literacy and citizen science, and a Phase-0 tree-monitoring demonstrator for the Zambezi Region.
Source
What we will measure next
- Hours outdoors during Porini play, with a published method
- Species records from Porini seasons, shared anonymously
- Seasons run with schools, NGOs and protected areas
- Species knowledge before and after a season in pilot classes
Our evidence rules
- Prefer government, IUCN, conservation-partner and official registry sources
- Label results reported by Porini or a project as such
- Describe pilots and prototypes by their current status
- Keep Porini Foundation’s work separate from Operal AG’s work