2017. The Ministry of the Environment and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Chile) visited the Costa Rica Forever environmental fund, with support from the Walton Family Foundation.

2018. A public-private working group was established at the request of the environmental organizations WWF, WCS Chile, and Oceana, and coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment, to promote the creation of an environmental fund with a Marine Protected Areas Program. The Founding Group was formed among them.
 

2019-2020. Thanks to contributions channeled through WWF, a feasibility study for the environmental fund was carried out.

2020.

September. CONAF (National Forestry Corporation), SERNAPESCA (National Fisheries Service), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) joined the Founding Group.

November. Work began on developing a Water and Watersheds Program.

December. Thanks to contributions channeled through WWF and WCS, the Marine Protected Areas Program is designed.

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2021.

April. With IDB funding, work begins on designing the environmental fund, Fondo Naturaleza Chile (Chile Nature Fund).

September. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund is established, and its governance is comprised of a provisional board of directors made up of Bárbara Saavedra, Katleen Barclay, Francisca Tondreau, Eglé Flores, Erik Heyl, Michael Grasty, and David Silva.

December. The State of Chile commits funding for the implementation of Fondo Naturaleza Chile through a provision in the 2022 Budget Law.

2022.

First resource transfer agreement through a provision in the 2022 Budget Law.

First resource transfer agreement from Ocean Kind for the implementation of the Marine Protected Areas Program.

Design of the Watersheds and Water Program begins with IDB funding.

Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund is registered as a donee with the Ministry of Finance.

Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund obtains 501(c)(3) equivalency status from the U.S. NGO Source.

Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund becomes a donee of 1% for the Planet.

March. The final board of directors of Fondo Naturaleza Chile is appointed.

April. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund launches.

October. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund joins RedLAC.

November. The first meeting of the advisory council is held.

November. The Marine Protected Areas Program is launched within the framework of COP27 in Egypt.

2023.

Agreement for the transfer of resources through a provision in the 2023 Budget Law.

June. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund signs an agreement with Teck, adding new funding for biodiversity conservation.

August. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund presents FECU Social 2022.
August. Together with three Ministers of the Environment, a report on effective conservation in CEP was launched.
September. First session of the Finance Committee, whose objective is to support the Board of Directors of Fondo Naturaleza Chile in managing investment strategies.
November. First session of the Marine Protected Areas Committee, whose objective is to support the management of the Marine Protected Areas Program, following international best practices.

2024.

March. Carolina Schmidt Zaldívar assumes the Presidency of the Board of Directors of Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund.
April. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund holds an in-person meeting with the Council and Board of Directors in San Francisco de Lagunillas and Quillayal.
April. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund participates in the ninth Our Ocean conference in Greece.
May. WWF Chile and Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund sign a collaboration agreement.
May. The Ministry of the Environment signs an agreement with WCS, TNC, WWF, and Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund to support the implementation of SBAP.
July. Chile Nature Fund presents FECU Social 2023.

September. Agreement for the transfer of resources through a provision in the 2024 Budget Law.

September. Chile Nature Fund and the Juan Fernández Marine Conservation Organization (OCF Mar de Juan Fernández) conduct a technical tour to Guatemala to learn about the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) experience, within the framework of the BRIDGE Project.
September. Chile Nature Fund participates in Chile Day in Paris and London.
October. A proposal for the 2025 Integrated Annual Operating Plan for the Juan Fernández and Desventuradas Marine Protected Areas is presented.
October. Chile Nature Fund and CAF join forces at COP16 to preserve marine areas of Patagonia.
October. Chile Nature Fund held a presentation event in Canada with strategic partners, bringing together representatives from the public and private sectors.
October. It is announced that Chile will host the RedLAC Congress in 2025.
November. Fondo Naturaleza Chile participates in the Ladera Sur Festival 2024.
November. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund sign a collaboration agreement.

November. Fondo Naturaleza Chile participated in the Southeast Pacific Meeting.

December. WCS Chile and Fondo Naturaleza Chile sign a collaboration agreement.

2025.
February. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund participated in the Latin America and Caribbean Economic Forum 2025.
March. CAF joins as a strategic partner of the RedLAC Chile Congress.

April. Paloma Ávila joins the Board of Directors of Fondo Naturaleza Chile.

May. Fondo Naturaleza Chile launches FECU Social 2024.

May. Sernapesca and Fondo Naturaleza Chile sign a collaboration agreement.

May. Fondo Naturaleza Chile and CEP hold the seminar "Nature Positive: Integrating Business and Nature for Sustainable Development."

June. Fondo Naturaleza Chile participates in the Third United Nations Ocean Conference and organizes a panel with the Embassy of Chile in France and OCF Mar de Juan Fernández.

June. Implementation of the Juan Fernández Integrated Annual Operating Plan 2025 begins.

August. Patricia Ibáñez Crino joins the Board of Directors of Fondo Naturaleza Chile, representing SBAP.

September. Review of the Management Plan for the Pitipalena-Añihué Marine Coastal Protected Area begins.

September. Assembly of the RedLAC environmental funds in Santiago, Chile.
September. Fondo Naturaleza Chile is hosting the RedLAC Chile 2025 Congress, which will take place between September 29 and October 3 in Santiago and Frutillar.
October. Conserva Aves lands in Chile. Hemispheric initiative protects migratory bird corridors and their critical habitats.
October. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund launches two new public calls for proposals to strengthen marine conservation in Juan Fernández.
November. Fondo Naturaleza Chile's council meets. David Silva steps down from the Board, and Bárbara Saavedra and Fernanda Romero assume coordination.
December. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund provides funding for effective conservation projects in marine protected areas in Juan Fernández.
December. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund was invited to visit Rapa Nui by the Koro Nui o te Vaikava Sea Council.

2026.

January. Consortium of public and private organizations presents ecological restoration and water security strategies.
January. Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Chile sign agreement to combat forest fires.
February. Conserva Aves begins: Fundación Cosmos and Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fund sign collaboration agreement.

March. CONAF, The Nature Conservancy Chile, and Fondo Naturaleza Chile - Chile Nature Fundstrengthen strategic alliance for ecosystem protection and fire prevention.