Corporación Autónoma Regional de Sucre

What Corporación Autónoma Regional de Sucre does

Corporación Autónoma Regional de Sucre (CARSUCRE) is a Colombian government environmental authority, established by Law 99 of 1993 on December 22, 1993, that operates as the máxima autoridad ambiental (maximum environmental authority) for the Sucre department. The entity's mandate covers environmental licensing, permits, concessions, authorizations, and enforcement across all 19 municipalities of the 10,917 km² department, serving a population of approximately 900,000 inhabitants. It administers integrated environmental management of water resources, forestry, wildlife, protected areas, air quality, and environmental education, with a Subdirección de Asuntos Marinos y Costeros reflecting the strategic importance of the Gulf of Morrosquillo coastal ecosystem.

CARSUCRE's service portfolio comprises eight core product lines: environmental permits and licenses, water resource management, forestry and reforestation, wildlife protection and trafficking control, protected areas administration, air quality monitoring, environmental education, and citizen services (PQRSD). Operations are supported by GIS-based environmental information systems, air quality and water monitoring networks, and integration with national government platforms including VITAL (permits, administered by ANLA), SECOP (procurement), SIAC (national environmental data, operated by IDEAM), PSE (online payments via ZonaPagos), and datos.gov.co (transparency disclosure under Law 1712/2014).

The organization is funded through a mix of environmental evaluation and monitoring fees (Leyes 99/1993 y 633/2000), water concession fees, environmental fines and sanctions, and forestry compensatory rates, rather than traditional commercial revenue. It is governed by a Consejo Directivo with mandated representation from indigenous communities, afro-descendant Consejos Comunitarios, the private sector, NGOs, and municipal governments. Pricing is project-specific (pay-as-you-go), determined by the Director General's office on a per-application basis. With a named staff of approximately 30-35 across a Director General, Secretaria General, four Subdirecciones, Control Interno, and technical specialists, the entity operates as a public-sector regulatory body rather than a commercial enterprise, with no shareholders, funding rounds, subsidiaries, or M&A activity.

Name

Corporación Autónoma Regional de Sucre

Legal name

Corporación Autónoma Regional de Sucre

Website

https://carsucre.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CARSUCRE is the Colombian regional autonomous environmental authority for the Sucre department, administering environmental permits, water resource management, forestry, wildlife protection, and protected areas across 19 municipalities under Law 99 of 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Environmental Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

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PRIMARYBPAIABAL

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIAOAM

Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Agencies

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

SECONDARYEUAHABAH

Facility Siting, Permitting & Land-Use Regulatory Compliance (Multi-media Permitting, Zoning/Entitlements Support)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Regulatory Compliance & Auditing (Air, Water, Waste)

SECONDARYEUAHABAA

Air Quality Compliance (Permits, NESHAP/MACT, Opacity, Stack/Process Requirements)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Regulatory Compliance & Auditing (Air, Water, Waste)

Keywords

• Environmental regulation services
• Natural resource management
• Biodiversity conservation
• Environmental licensing permits
• Protected area administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Sincelejo

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Evaluation and Monitoring Fees: Fees charged for evaluation and follow-up services of environmental licenses, permits, concessions, authorizations, and Environmental Management Plans, as per Laws 99/1993 and 633/2000
2. Environmental Fines and Sanctions: Revenue from environmental penalties and sanctions imposed for non-compliance with environmental regulations
3. Water Concessions and Resource Fees: Fees from water use concessions, including surface water and groundwater extraction permits
4. Forestry and Carbon Fees: Compensatory rates for timber harvesting in natural forests, collected per Resolution adopted in 2025

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CARSUCRE issues environmental licenses, permits, authorizations, and concessions for use and exploitation of renewable natural resources within Sucre department jurisdiction, as mandated by Law 99/1993 and Decree 1076/2015. It manages water resources (concessions, discharge permits, watershed protection), forestry (permits, reforestation programs), wildlife protection and trafficking control, protected area administration, air quality monitoring, and environmental education programs for communities and productive sectors.

Product overview

CARSUCRE operates as a single integrated environmental management system offering government administrative services rather than a commercial product portfolio. The organization provides environmental permitting and licensing, natural resource management (water, forests, wildlife), protected area administration, air quality monitoring, and environmental education as core public services. Citizen-facing channels include PQRSD submission, online payment for environmental service evaluation, transparency portals, and participatory mechanisms such as public hearings and accountability sessions. Services are delivered through physical offices in Sincelejo, government digital platforms (VITAL, SECOP), and community engagement programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Permits and Licenses

Quantifiable outcome

• 230 bird species and 39,776 individuals monitored through Proyecto Delfines y Aves del Golfo de Morrosquillo
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corporación Autónoma Regional de los Valles del Sinú y del San Jorge (CVS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint management of the POMCA (Plan de Ordenamiento de la Cuenca) for the Medio and Bajo Sinú River basin. Both regional corporations work together on watershed planning and environmental management for shared water resources.
• Fundación ProAvescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024National conservation alliance for macaw protection. ProAves leads strategic conservation initiatives including monitoring in reserves where green macaws and other species live.
• Fishing Communities of Gulf of MorrosquillocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Community-based conservation partnerships with traditional fishing communities in Coveñas, Tolú, and San Onofre. Includes training for fishermen, tourism operators, and youth in conservation practices.
• Colombian National Police - Environmental DivisioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Joint wildlife trafficking control operations with 10 control posts established in CARSUCRE jurisdiction. Special operations during holidays like Semana Santa.
• Government of ColombiacoreOthersAffiliation with national government bodies including MinAmbiente (Ministry of Environment), Colombia's Presidency, DIAN, IDEAM, and other national environmental authorities.
• Procuraduría General de la NacióncoreOthersNational Attorney General's office providing oversight and compliance monitoring for environmental management.
• Contraloría General de la RepúblicacoreOthersNational Comptroller's office providing financial oversight and audit of public resource management.
• UNGRD (Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational disaster risk management unit for coordination on environmental emergencies and climate-related incidents.
• HIDROSUCREminorOthersRegional water utility entity for coordination on water resource management and infrastructure.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• IDEAM (Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales): National environmental information system operator that runs SIAC, the platform CARSUCRE feeds into; thematically related as the data backbone for Colombian environmental management and a strategic partner rather than direct competitor.
• Fundación ProAves: National conservation NGO partnered with CARSUCRE on macaw protection; a key implementing partner for biodiversity outcomes and an adjacent ecosystem participant in CARSUCRE's conservation mandate.
• Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia: National environmental ministry that supervises CARSUCRE and shapes policy across all CARs; sets the regulatory and funding framework within which CARSUCRE operates.

Broad incumbents

• Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca (CAR): Larger and older Colombian CAR; operates the same mandate on a much bigger jurisdiction surrounding Bogotá, providing a broader-incumbent reference for scale, organizational maturity, and revenue diversification.
• Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA): Colombia's national environmental licensing authority; administers the VITAL platform that CARSUCRE depends on and handles larger interregional projects — a broader incumbent that sets the regulatory framework CARSUCRE implements.

Direct peers

• Codechocó: Corporación Autónoma Regional para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Chocó; performs the same regional environmental authority mandate with additional emphasis on biodiversity in one of Colombia's most biodiverse departments.
• Corpourabá: Colombian CAR for the Urabá region of Antioquia; executes identical environmental authority functions (permits, water, forestry, wildlife) under the same national legal framework, making it a closely comparable regional peer.
• Corporación Autónoma Regional del Sur de Bolívar (CSB): Another Colombian CAR with the same statutory mandate under Law 99/1993; provides permitting, watershed management, and biodiversity oversight in southern Bolívar, structurally and operationally analogous to CARSUCRE.
• Corporación Autónoma Regional de los Valles del Sinú y del San Jorge (CVS): Adjacent Colombian CAR covering Córdoba and Sucre watersheds; directly comparable as a regional environmental authority with identical mandate, joint POMCA partnership with CARSUCRE on the Medio y Bajo Sinú basin, and similar service portfolio.

Regional players

• Corpocaldas: Colombian CAR for Caldas department; performs identical environmental management mandate in a different geography (coffee axis), useful as a comparable for fee structure, staffing model, and citizen participation practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100070451824190
• Xx.com/carsucre

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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