Turning extraction into renewal.
We are a next-generation nature and circular-economy project developer transforming post-mining land.
Turning extraction into renewal.
We are a next-generation nature and circular-economy project developer transforming post-mining land.
Turning extraction into renewal.
We are a next-generation nature and circular-economy project developer transforming post-mining land.
Project Arrakis
Northern Cape, South Africa
On South Africa’s Diamond Coast, where the Orange River meets the Atlantic Ocean, we are rewilding degraded mines and building a post-extraction economy on 1 million hectares of community-owned land.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure and scientific restoration pilot underway; scaling to the first 10,000 hectares planned for 2027.
Project Arrakis
On South Africa’s Diamond Coast, where the Orange River meets the Atlantic Ocean, we are rewilding degraded mines and building a post-extraction economy on 1 million hectares of community-owned land.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure and scientific restoration pilot underway; scaling to the first 10,000 hectares planned for 2027.
Project Arrakis
Northern Cape, South Africa
On South Africa’s Diamond Coast, where the Orange River meets the Atlantic Ocean, we are rewilding degraded mines and building a post-extraction economy on 1 million hectares of community-owned land.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure and scientific restoration pilot underway; scaling to the first 10,000 hectares planned for 2027.
Project Arrakis
Northern Cape, South Africa
On South Africa’s Diamond Coast, where the Orange River meets the Atlantic Ocean, we are rewilding degraded mines and building a post-extraction economy on 1 million hectares of community-owned land.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure and scientific restoration pilot underway; scaling to the first 10,000 hectares planned for 2027.
Project Caladan
Limpopo, South Africa
In South Africa’s critical minerals belt, where mining and erosion threaten the water security of De Hoop Dam and thousands of downstream water users, we are restoring highland river systems, grasslands, and mines to build a more resilient catchment.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure in development; payments for ecosystem services and scientific restoration pilot targeted for 2027.
Project Caladan
In South Africa’s critical minerals belt, where mining and erosion threaten the water security of De Hoop Dam and thousands of downstream water users, we are restoring highland river systems, grasslands, and mines to build a more resilient catchment.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure in development; payments for ecosystem services and scientific restoration pilot targeted for 2027.
Project Caladan
Limpopo, South Africa
In South Africa’s critical minerals belt, where mining and erosion threaten the water security of De Hoop Dam and thousands of downstream water users, we are restoring highland river systems, grasslands, and mines to build a more resilient catchment.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure in development; payments for ecosystem services and scientific restoration pilot targeted for 2027.
Project Caladan
Limpopo, South Africa
In South Africa’s critical minerals belt, where mining and erosion threaten the water security of De Hoop Dam and thousands of downstream water users, we are restoring highland river systems, grasslands, and mines to build a more resilient catchment.
Status: Land access secured; Nature Data Infrastructure in development; payments for ecosystem services and scientific restoration pilot targeted for 2027.
We turn post-mining land from a liability into a productive natural asset.
01 – We start by asking what comes next. Together with communities, scientists and industry, we develop a long-term vision that combines ecological restoration with productive new uses — from agriculture and clean energy to nature-based enterprises and ecotourism.
02 – Then we prove that it works. We test restoration methods and build the Nature Data Infrastructure needed to measure ecological and social outcomes over time.
03 – And we make the landscape investable. That evidence allows us to value the benefits nature creates — from biodiversity and carbon to water security — and bring together the public and private finance needed to deliver at landscape scale.
A majority of nature-finance revenues generated through our projects is reinvested locally, helping communities build livelihoods that endure long after extraction ends.
Develop a landscape with us.
We turn post-mining land from a liability into a productive natural asset.
01 – We start by asking what comes next. Together with communities, scientists and industry, we develop a long-term vision that combines ecological restoration with productive new uses — from agriculture and clean energy to nature-based enterprises and ecotourism.
02 – Then we prove that it works. We test restoration methods and build the Nature Data Infrastructure needed to measure ecological and social outcomes over time.
03 – And we make the landscape investable. That evidence allows us to value the benefits nature creates — from biodiversity and carbon to water security — and bring together the public and private finance needed to deliver at landscape scale.
A majority of nature-finance revenues generated through our projects is reinvested locally, helping communities build livelihoods that endure long after extraction ends.
Develop a landscape with us.
We turn post-mining land from a liability into a productive natural asset.
01 – We start by asking what comes next. Together with communities, scientists and industry, we develop a long-term vision that combines ecological restoration with productive new uses — from agriculture and clean energy to nature-based enterprises and ecotourism.
02 – Then we prove that it works. We test restoration methods and build the Nature Data Infrastructure needed to measure ecological and social outcomes over time.
03 – And we make the landscape investable. That evidence allows us to value the benefits nature creates — from biodiversity and carbon to water security — and bring together the public and private finance needed to deliver at landscape scale.
A majority of nature-finance revenues generated through our projects is reinvested locally, helping communities build livelihoods that endure long after extraction ends.
Develop a landscape with us.
Built by people who roll up their sleeves and know how to get things done.
Team

Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff
Strategy
Pangaea Co-Founder; former Policy Advisor to Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water.

Elias Kühn von Burgsdorff
CEO
Pangaea Co-Founder; former Speechwriter and Strategic Foresight Analyst for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Sevim Aktas
Partnerships
Leads Pangaea’s communications and partnerships; Senior Advisor to European Commissioner and Founder of Inside EU Climate & Careers.

Bailey Robinson
Finance
Leads Pangaea’s Finance Lab; Associate Director in Climate Risk at the Royal Bank of Canada.

Reginald Christiaan
Ecology
Leads Pangaea’s scientific restoration pilot in the Richtersveld; recipient of the SANParks Kudu Award for Youth in Conservation.

Biel Garcia Medina
Communications
Manages Pangaea’s social media and video production; Intern to a Member of the European Parliament.

Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff
Strategy
Pangaea Co-Founder; former Policy Advisor to Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water.

Elias Kühn von Burgsdorff
CEO
Pangaea Co-Founder; former Speechwriter and Strategic Foresight Analyst for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Sevim Aktas
Partnerships
Leads Pangaea’s communications and partnerships; Senior Advisor to European Commissioner and Founder of Inside EU Climate & Careers.

Bailey Robinson
Finance
Leads Pangaea’s Finance Lab; Associate Director in Climate Risk at the Royal Bank of Canada.

Reginald Christiaan
Ecology
Leads Pangaea’s scientific restoration pilot in the Richtersveld; recipient of the SANParks Kudu Award for Youth in Conservation.

Biel Garcia Medina
Communications
Manages Pangaea’s social media and video production; Intern to a Member of the European Parliament.

Elias Kühn von Burgsdorff
CEO
Pangaea Co-Founder; former Speechwriter and Strategic Foresight Analyst for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff
Strategy
Pangaea Co-Founder; former Policy Advisor to Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water.

Sevim Aktas
Partnerships
Leads Pangaea’s communications and partnerships; Senior Advisor to European Commissioner and Founder of Inside EU Climate & Careers.

Bailey Robinson
Finance
Leads Pangaea’s Finance Lab; Associate Director in Climate Risk at the Royal Bank of Canada.

Reginald Christiaan
Ecology
Leads Pangaea’s scientific restoration pilot in the Richtersveld; recipient of the SANParks Kudu Award for Youth in Conservation.

Biel Garcia Medina
Communications
Manages Pangaea’s social media and video production; Intern to a Member of the European Parliament.
Senior Advisors

Julie McCarthy
Julie McCarthy
CEO of NatureFinance and former Founding Director of Open Society Foundations’ Economic Justice Program, specialising in aligning global finance with equitable, nature-positive outcomes.

Henk Ovink
Henk Ovink
Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and former Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands.

Timon Rutten
Timon Rutten
Director at Wilderway and a pioneer in developing nature credit projects, working in partnership with Rewilding Europe.

Robin Schleich
Global Head of Transformation at Alvarez & Marsal and founder of Lodestone Partners, with two decades of experience in operational improvement across mining, energy, and agriculture.


Dr. Andile Sangqu
Former Chairman of Transnet and CEO of Anglo American South Africa, with a doctorate focused on power asymmetries between mining companies and community stakeholders.

Danie Otto
President of the Land Rehabilitation Society of Southern Africa and Business Unit Director at SLR Consulting, with three decades of experience in mine closure and land rehabilitation.

Pieter van Wyk
Botanist, conservationist, and Nursery Curator for South African National Parks at the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park; recipient of the Future for Nature Award.


Dr. Johanna von Holdt
Senior Lecturer specialising in dryland geomorphology, soil science, and remote sensing at the University of Cape Town.


Dr. Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda
Associate Professor specialising in water resources engineering and catchment management at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Dr. Johanna von Holdt
Senior Lecturer specialising in dryland geomorphology, soil science, and remote sensing at the University of Cape Town.

Pieter van Wyk
Botanist, conservationist, and Nursery Curator for South African National Parks at the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park; recipient of the Future for Nature Award.

Dr. Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda
Associate Professor specialising in water resources engineering and catchment management at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Henk Ovink
Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and former Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands.

Julie McCarthy
CEO of NatureFinance and former Founding Director of Open Society Foundations’ Economic Justice Program, specialising in aligning global finance with equitable, nature-positive outcomes.

Timon Rutten
Director at Wilderway and a pioneer in developing nature credit projects, working in partnership with Rewilding Europe.

Dr. Andile Sangqu
Former Chairman of Transnet and CEO of Anglo American South Africa, with a doctorate focused on power asymmetries between mining companies and community stakeholders.

Robin Schleich
Global Head of Transformation at Alvarez & Marsal and founder of Lodestone Partners, with two decades of experience in operational improvement across mining, energy, and agriculture.

Danie Otto
Former President of the Land Rehabilitation Society of Southern Africa and Business Unit Director at SLR Consulting, with three decades of experience in mine closure and land rehabilitation.
Selected Partners


Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast

Follow our journey on Instagram, where we take you behind the scenes

Read what the Global Rewilding Alliance thinks about our work

Support the Foundation, registered in South Africa and the Netherlands

Watch a Cannes-winning documentary on the Diamond Coast



















