Establecimiento Público Ambiental Barranquilla Verde

Name

Establecimiento Público Ambiental Barranquilla Verde

Legal name

Establecimiento Público Ambiental Barranquilla Verde

Website

https://barranquillaverde.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Environmental Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Forestry (800)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIABAL

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

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

SECONDARYBPAIAMAB

Pollution Control & Environmental Compliance Enforcement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

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)

SECONDARYBPAIAMAH

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

SECONDARYBPABADAI

Right-of-Way & Vegetation Management (Utilities/Transportation Corridors)

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Keywords

• Environmental permitting services
• Urban forestry management
• Air quality monitoring
• Waste management registration
• Environmental education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barranquilla

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Service Fees: Government environmental authority collecting fees for environmental permits, licenses, and registrations. Services include tree cutting permits, wastewater discharge permits, atmospheric emission permits, water concessions, and construction & demolition waste management registrations.
2. Public Budget Allocation: As a public environmental establishment under the Distrito de Barranquilla, funding is derived from municipal/district government budget allocations and environmental service fees collected for regulatory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Barranquilla Verde is the official environmental authority for the Distrito de Barranquilla, issuing and processing environmental permits and licenses (tree pruning/cutting, water discharge, atmospheric emissions, watercourse occupation, Salvoconducto Único Nacional en Línea) and providing complementary regulatory services including hazardous waste (RESPEL) and construction/demolition waste (RCD) registration. The entity operates urban forestry management, air quality and noise pollution monitoring, wildlife care programs, urban agriculture initiatives (BAQ Cultiva/Huertos Urbanos), conservation of the Ciénaga de Mallorquín lagoon, and environmental education and community participation programs for citizens and local businesses.

Product overview

Establecimiento Público Ambiental Barranquilla Verde operates as a unified environmental management platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of government environmental services. The core offering consists of environmental permitting services (permits for tree pruning/cutting, environmental licenses, water discharge, atmospheric emissions, and watercourse occupation) delivered through a web-based filing window. The organization provides monitoring services for air quality and sound pollution, environmental patrol for rapid response, urban forestry management, and conservation programs including Ciénaga de Mallorquín lagoon restoration. Additional services include hazardous waste registration (RESPEL), construction/demolition waste management (RCD), post-consumer waste collection, urban agriculture programs (BAQ Cultiva), and green business certification support. Climate change management programs complement the environmental portfolio. Services are primarily government-to-citizen focused, with no commercial SaaS product or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Permitting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 33,970+ people impacted in environmental education, care, and preservation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alcaldía de BarranquillacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent municipal government entity. Barranquilla Verde operates as a public environmental establishment under the Alcaldía de Barranquilla, executing national environmental policies, plans, and programs within the district.
• IDEAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales - National environmental research institute providing environmental data and monitoring support for air quality and climate change initiatives.
• C.R.A (Corporación Autónoma Regional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional autonomous corporation working on environmental management and natural resource conservation at the regional level.
• Minambiente (Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Ministry of Environment providing regulatory framework, VITAL platform for environmental permits, and national environmental policy direction.
• CNSCminorOthersComisión Nacional del Servicio Civil - National Civil Service Commission. Partner in the public sector institutional framework.
• Urna de CristalminorOthersPresidential transparency initiative for government communication and citizen information. Part of the national government's transparency and open government ecosystem.
• Cambio Climático ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational climate change portal providing resources and coordination for climate action initiatives. Barranquilla Verde develops local climate change adaptation and mitigation programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca (CAR): Colombia's largest regional autonomous environmental corporation with broader geographic scope and a wider portfolio including watershed, biodiversity, and industrial permitting. Comparable on environmental governance and regulatory functions but at a regional rather than district scale.
• Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Minambiente): National environmental ministry that defines policy framework, operates the VITAL platform, and oversees entities like Barranquilla Verde. Provides the regulatory backbone within which the peer operates and is the source of integration points like SUNL.

Direct peers

• DAGMA - Departamento Administrativo de Gestión del Medio Ambiente (Cali): Cali's municipal environmental authority handling environmental permitting, air quality, urban forestry, and citizen programs. Closely comparable in scale and city-level environmental authority structure for a major Colombian city.
• Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA): Metropolitan-level environmental coordination body governing environmental policy across the Medellín metro area. Comparable in coordinating environmental regulation, monitoring, and urban environmental programs across a defined territorial jurisdiction.
• Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente de Bogotá: Bogotá's district-level environmental authority performing analogous urban environmental permitting, monitoring, forestry, and citizen education functions. Most directly comparable Colombian peer in terms of mandate, scope of services, and district-level regulatory role.

Regional players

• Secretaría del Medio Ambiente (SEDEMA) - Ciudad de México: Mexico City's district-level environmental agency performing urban air quality monitoring, environmental education, permitting, and green space management. Comparable peer outside Colombia in scope and functions.
• Secretaria do Meio Ambiente (SMA) - São Paulo: São Paulo's state-level environmental authority overseeing urban forestry, permitting, and environmental programs across a major Latin American metropolitan area. Comparable in scale and mandate to district-level environmental management in a large urban center.
• Corporación Autónoma Regional del Atlántico (CRA): Regional autonomous corporation covering the Atlántico department where Barranquilla is located. Comparable environmental regulatory and resource management functions but at the regional level above Barranquilla Verde's district remit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Bquillaverde
• Facebookfacebook.com/quilla.verde
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/establecimiento-p%C3%BAblico-ambiental-barranquilla-verde

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