Association des Espèces Parmi'Lyon

Name

Association des Espèces Parmi'Lyon

Legal name

Association des Espèces Parmi'Lyon

Website

https://desespecesparmilyon.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Biodiversity Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB), Citizen Science & Conservation Volunteer Tourism Programs (On-Site) (THAAAFAH), Terrestrial Ecology & Habitat Surveys (EUAHAHAA)

Keywords

• Urban biodiversity conservation
• Citizen science monitoring
• Participatory habitat restoration
• Ecological diagnostics services
• Biodiversity awareness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (adhésions): Open membership at a free/choose-your-price model (even one euro) available through HelloAsso. Membership provides monthly email updates on activities, priority participation in events, and political weight with elected officials.
2. Donations and gifts: The association accepts donations with a 66% tax deduction benefit (up to 20% of taxable income), meaning a €100 donation costs the donor only €34 in real terms. Donations are processed via HelloAsso.
3. Corporate patronage / Mécénat: Corporate sponsors (mécènes) provide financial support, in-kind donations, or skills-based contributions. In 2025, 6 corporate patrons contributed €50,600, equivalent to planting over 12,000 trees. Companies engage their teams in biodiversity projects aligned with обществен interest.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Association des Espèces Parmi'Lyon (DEPL) is a French non-profit naturalist association that conducts urban biodiversity conservation in the Lyon metropolitan area through three interconnected pillars: (1) annual scientific monitoring of fauna and flora (saproxylic beetles, day butterflies, urban wasteland flora, waterway biodiversity), (2) participatory ecological projects including riverbank restoration, hedgerow and wetland creation, and façade vegetalization, and (3) public awareness activities such as nature outings, workshops, and citizen science inventories.

Product overview

Association des Espèces Parmi'Lyon (DEPL) is a naturalist association focused on urban biodiversity in Lyon, France. The organization operates as a unified non-profit entity offering three interconnected service pillars: scientific biodiversity monitoring (fauna and flora inventories), participatory ecological experiments (vegetalization projects, pond creation, hedge planting), and public awareness activities (nature outings, workshops, conferences). Key named programs include the flagship GABIODIV riverbank restoration project, Challenges Biodiversité (Lyon'Haie, Goutte à Goutte, La nature fait le mur), and La Pépinouze neighborhood plant nursery. The association works with public institutions, collects biodiversity data, and supports residents in creating urban biodiversity spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scientific Monitoring of Biodiversity Annual scientific monitoring of fauna and flora across the Lyon Metropolis, focusing on saproxylic beetles, day butterflies, urban wasteland flora, and waterway biodiversity. Data collection enriches local biodiversity inventories, identifies conservation-priority species, and evaluates the impact of urban developments and site maintenance practices.
• Participatory Developments and Experiments (Aménagements participatifs) Urban development projects including façade vegetalization, pond creation, and hedge planting, transforming streets, hospitals, riverbanks, copropriétés, and gardens into biodiversity experimentation spaces through participatory workdays (chantiers).
• Awareness Activities (Sensibilisation) Year-round activities including nature outings, workshops, participatory inventories, conferences, and videos to help residents discover urban biodiversity. Free and open to all upon association membership.
• Challenges Biodiversité Structured program to mobilize and support residents in developing urban biodiversity spaces, encompassing Challenge Lyon'Haie (hedgerows), Challenge Goutte à Goutte (ponds), and Challenge La Nature fait le mur (green facades). Includes accompaniment booklets, garden visits, participatory workdays, plants, materials, training, diagnostics, and an engagement charter.
• GABIODIV Project Innovative riverbank biodiversity restoration project on the Rhône riverbanks at La Guillotière, recreating natural habitats for aquatic species in an urban setting using gabion structures. Attracted over 200 animal and plant species including the European beaver and pike.
• La Pépinouze (Neighborhood Plant Nursery) Neighborhood plant nursery developed in collaboration with the city and MDM Foundation, offering locally sourced plants at prix libre (open pricing) to support urban biodiversity projects during permanence sessions in Lyon 1.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,239 linear meters of hedgerows planted; 28,505 m² of wildflower meadows created; 16 wetland zones established; 115 participatory workdays completed; 3,000+ species catalogued in Lyon

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SNCF RéseaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association has collaborated for two years with SNCF Réseau to make railway margins and surroundings more biodiversity-friendly. An experimental site was established at rue Joannes Caret in Lyon 9e, demonstrating ecological restoration along rail infrastructure.
• Le Passe JardinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Le Passe Jardins association to support shared garden communities (jardins partagés) across Lyon in biodiversity-friendly management practices, in close coordination with the City of Lyon.
• Est Métropole Habitat & NaturbanismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the creation of a wetland/basin at social housing in Vaulx-en-Velin, as part of the Goutte à Goutte challenge program.
• Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme (FNH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in the #JagisJePlante campaign for massive tree planting, jointly mobilizing citizens and corporate donors. DEPL is one of three beneficiary associations in this 1% for the Planet France campaign.
• Association Odysseus 3.1minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with this underwater diving association for the #Opération #REVERS'Ô cleanup operation, which removed 3.5 tonnes of waste from the Rhône river.
• Voies Navigables de France (VNF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational waterways authority partner in the GABIODIV project, supporting the renaturation of riverside infrastructure on the Rhône.
• Association ArthropologiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the #JagisJePlante planting campaign alongside Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme and Association Boomforest.
• Les Planteurs VolontairesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the #JagisJePlante citizen planting campaign, contributing volunteer planters.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation supported the Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse environmental services to boost biodiversity and improve the living environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Ville de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Lyon is a key institutional partner, collaborating on shared garden projects (Le Passe Jardins), ecological diagnostics, participatory workdays, and urban greening initiatives across all arrondissements.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Naturbanisme: Urban ecology consultancy active in Lyon, already a partner of DEPL on the Goutte à Goutte wetland challenge. Comparable as an urban biodiversity practitioner, but structured as a for-profit consultancy rather than a volunteer-driven nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux): France's leading bird and wildlife protection NGO with a national network of local branches and volunteers. Directly comparable to DEPL as a membership- and volunteer-driven conservation organization running participatory science and habitat restoration, but operating at national scale rather than within a single metropolis.
• France Nature Environnement: National federation of ~10,000 French environmental associations, the country's largest grassroots environmental network. Comparable to DEPL as a participatory environmental NGO umbrella, but at vastly greater scale and with policy-advocacy capabilities DEPL does not possess.
• UICN France: French committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, an authoritative convener on biodiversity policy and science. Comparable to DEPL on biodiversity expertise and conservation mission; DEPL has participated in IUCN World Conservation Congress events.

Direct peers

• GoodPlanet Foundation: French environmental foundation running citizen mobilization, biodiversity campaigns, and corporate mécénat. Comparable to DEPL on mission and funding model, though operating nationally with significantly greater visibility and resources.
• Noé Conservation: French biodiversity NGO running citizen science programs (e.g., Spipoll), habitat restoration, and corporate-partnership conservation campaigns. Comparable to DEPL in mission, programmatic structure, and reliance on mécénat, but operating nationally with a much larger team and budget.
• Le Passe Jardins: Lyon-based association coordinating the city's shared gardens network, already a strategic partner of DEPL. Directly comparable as a Lyon-focused community engagement nonprofit linking residents to biodiversity-friendly urban gardening.
• Arthropologia: Rhône-Alpes-based association focused on urban and peri-urban biodiversity, particularly insects and small fauna. Directly comparable as a regional French nonprofit running citizen science inventories, habitat creation, and community engagement in the same geography and ecological niches (saproxylic beetles, urban flora) as DEPL.
• Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme (FNH): French foundation focused on ecological transition, biodiversity, and citizen mobilization. Already a partner of DEPL via #JagisJePlante, FNH is a directly comparable mission-aligned organization running participatory planting campaigns, mécénat, and policy advocacy.

Regional players

• Conservatoire d'espaces naturels Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional conservatory managing natural sites and ecological inventories across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Comparable to DEPL as a regional biodiversity NGO engaged in species inventorying and habitat management, though operating across a broader geography and with more institutional weight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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