Bioinsight & Ecoa Group

What Bioinsight & Ecoa Group does

Bioinsight & Ecoa Group (trading as BE Bioinsight + Ecoa Ambiental, "BE Group") is a private environmental consultancy formed in 2021 from the merger of Bioinsight (founded 2005, Portugal) and Ecoa Ambiental (founded 2016). Headquartered in Odivelas, Portugal, with an additional office in Brazil, the firm employs 11–50 multidisciplinary specialists — biologists, ecologists, environmental engineers, forest engineers, geographers, and landscape architects — delivering biodiversity and environmental services across the renewable energy sector, with named engagements in Portugal, Brazil, and Turkey.

The company's core offering sits across four service lines: Biodiversity Consultancy (covering monitoring, mitigation and compensation, net gain strategies, and economic valuation of ecosystem services), Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Scientific Advisory and Training. Underpinning these are several proprietary methodologies, including the "Smart Power Plant for Biodiversity" integrated concept, the Lear's Macaw Anti-Collision Protocol with automated species-recognition turbine shutdown, Collision Risk Modelling, Population Viability Analysis, and site-specific bat curtailment frameworks. Reference clients include Galp (Alcoutim Solar Park, Portugal), Voltalia (Canudos Wind Power Plant, Brazil), and unnamed project developers behind the Pirapora Solar Complex, Candeeiros Wind Plant, and Kıyıköy Wind Plant — primarily tier-one wind and solar operators requiring endangered-species mitigation, permitting support, and net-positive biodiversity outcomes.

Commercially, the firm operates a sales-led, project-based consulting model: engagements originate via direct website consultation requests, commercial proposals, and email contact, with pricing undisclosed. Revenue derives entirely from professional services fees tied to multi-phase renewable energy projects (planning through construction and operation). Go-to-market is supplemented by light content marketing across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and a Spotify podcast, positioning the founders as thought leaders in biodiversity-compatible renewables. Ownership is concentrated between co-CEOs Miguel Mascarenhas (Bioinsight) and Emílio Roos (Ecoa Ambiental), with no institutional investors, parent company, or external funding evidenced.

Name

Bioinsight & Ecoa Group

Legal name

BIOINSIGHT

Website

https://bioinsight.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BE Bioinsight + Ecoa Ambiental is a private environmental consultancy providing biodiversity monitoring, mitigation, net-gain advisory, environmental impact assessment, and due diligence services primarily to wind and solar renewable energy developers across Portugal, Brazil, and Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consultancy Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Biodiversity consultancy services
• Environmental impact assessment
• Wildlife collision mitigation
• Renewable energy consulting
• Environmental due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Odivelas

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Professional consultancy services for biodiversity monitoring, environmental impact assessment, mitigation and compensation, net gain solutions, and environmental due diligence. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements with energy sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bioinsight & Ecoa Group (BE Group) is an environmental consultancy that provides biodiversity and environmental advisory services for renewable energy and development projects. The firm delivers biodiversity monitoring, mitigation and compensation planning, net gain strategies, environmental impact assessments, environmental due diligence, and scientific advisory/training throughout the project lifecycle — from planning through construction, operation and decommissioning. Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of biologists, ecologists, environmental engineers, forest engineers, geographers and landscape architects.

Product overview

BE Bioinsight + Ecoa Ambiental operates as an environmental consultancy offering a unified portfolio of biodiversity and environmental services. The core offerings include Biodiversity Consultancy (covering monitoring, mitigation/compensation, net gain, and economic valuation), Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Scientific Advisory/Training services. Specialized methodologies include the Smart Power Plant for Biodiversity concept. Service modules address specific renewable energy client needs: Mitigation and Monitoring Plans for wind power plants, Biodiversity Management Action Plans, the Lear's Macaw Anti-Collision Protocol for Canudos Wind Power Plant, and Bat Mitigation Plans. The company serves renewable energy clients including Galp, Voltalia, and project developers requiring biodiversity integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biodiversity Consultancy Services
• Environmental Due Diligence Systematic identification and evaluation of environmental risks against international legal frameworks and key international standards criteria, aimed at preventing failures, costs, delays or liabilities for development projects.
• Environmental Impact Assessment Development of Environmental Impact Assessment studies to consistently improve the sustainability of development projects by transforming the way they are planned, constructed, operated and decommissioned.
• Scientific Advisory and Training
• Smart Power Plant for Biodiversity Innovative concept integrating solar power plants into ecosystems to achieve net positive impact on biodiversity while gaining social acceptance, developed for renewable energy developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collision risk reduced close to zero for Lear's macaw at Canudos Wind Power Plant
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ecoa AmbientalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, Bioinsight and Ecoa Ambiental merged to form the BE Group, combining their expertise in biodiversity consultancy and environmental services. This strategic partnership unified Bioinsight's biodiversity expertise (established 2005) with Ecoa Ambiental's environmental consultancy services (established 2016) to offer comprehensive solutions connecting business success with biodiversity preservation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• NatureMetrics: Tech-enabled biodiversity monitoring and nature data analytics company serving corporates and consultancies. NatureMetrics represents a technology-driven complement or potential disruptor to traditional fieldwork-based biodiversity consultancies like BE Group.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering and environmental services firm with substantial renewables and environmental assessment practices. Stantec offers similar biodiversity and EIA services to BE Group as part of a broader multi-disciplinary portfolio.
• Ramboll: Major engineering, design, and environmental consultancy with a large renewable energy practice providing EIA and biodiversity services. Ramboll's scale and full project lifecycle capabilities make it both a competitor and a potential ecosystem partner to BE Group.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with environmental services spanning EIA, biodiversity, and sustainability advisory for energy clients. Arcadis competes with BE Group on renewable energy environmental mandates while also offering broader asset management services.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a significant environment and renewables practice offering biodiversity, EIA, and permitting support. WSP's worldwide presence and integrated engineering capabilities make it a key competitor for large renewable energy projects.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with extensive environmental services including biodiversity, permitting, and EIA for energy and renewables clients. AECOM's full-service delivery model and global footprint make it a relevant incumbent peer to BE Group.

Direct peers

• ICF International: Advisory and digital services firm with strong environmental, energy, and climate practices. ICF provides environmental assessment and advisory services to energy clients, overlapping significantly with BE Group's renewable energy consultancy work.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory firm with strong renewables, biodiversity, and EIA practices. SLR competes directly with BE Group for environmental consultancy mandates from wind and solar developers across Europe, the Americas, and beyond.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: US-based environmental consultancy specializing in natural resources, permitting, and biodiversity services for renewable energy and infrastructure clients. SWCA's specialist focus and renewable energy track record make it a close peer in business model and offerings.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consultancy providing EIA, biodiversity, and permitting services to energy and infrastructure clients. ERM is the most direct large-scale competitor to BE Group, with similar end-to-end environmental advisory offerings for renewable energy developers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCv_zB7PBxfz4QyLGisQ1ZGw
• Facebookfacebook.com/bebioinsightecoa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/be-bioinsightecoa
• Instagraminstagram.com/bebioinsightecoa
• Xx.com/bioinsight_int

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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