DRIS / Desarrollo Rural Sustentable

What DRIS / Desarrollo Rural Sustentable does

DRIS (Desarrollo Rural Sustentable) is a Peruvian non-governmental organization (ONG) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lima with regional operations offices in Pasco, Madre de Dios, and Cusco. The organization promotes participatory management of Protected Natural Areas (ANP) in the Peruvian Amazon by strengthening indigenous organizations (OOII) and indigenous communities (CCNN), and by fostering sustainable economic activities and biobusinesses. DRIS works under the unique Peruvian co-management framework for Communal Reserves (RI 019-2005-INRENA-IANP), supporting 7 Ejecutores de Contrato de Administración (ECA) organizations and 17 indigenous organizations that jointly administer reserves with SERNANP. Its core assets are codified management methodologies — Plan de Vida Institucional (PVI), Planes de Vida Plena (PVP), and the 4-pillar REDD+ Indígena Amazónico (RIA) framework, the last of which was incorporated into Peru's national ENBCC climate strategy in 2016.

DRIS implements concurrent multi-year projects including the Paisajes Amazónicos Vivos (PAV-IKI) program covering all 10 Peruvian Communal Reserves and 5 million hectares, the Wanamei REDD+ initiative in Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (RCAMA) covering 550,000 hectares and 1,690 families, the Restaureca reforestation/carbon-capture project, and a Phase II cogestión strengthening program in RCAMA and RCYAN. The organization is a member of the Ko'wen Antami consortium (with AMARCY and ANAP) that in November 2023 signed a 20-year SERNANP administration contract for Bosque de Protección San Matías San Carlos (BPSMSC) and Parque Nacional Yanachaga Chemillén (PNYCH). Its customer base consists of indigenous ECA organizations and their associated native communities (42,000+ beneficiaries); its funding base comprises international development cooperation grants — Belgian Cooperation (Cooperación Belga), BOS+, Municipality/Province of Antwerp, Conservation International, Germany's IKI/BMU, FZS Peru, CARE Peru, and USAID-linked Alianza Cacao Peru. DRIS does not charge for services; revenue is project-based grants plus emerging climate finance/carbon credit monetization under the RIA framework and sustainable value-chain market access via social enterprise partners such as Numberi SAC and APP Cacao.

Name

DRIS / Desarrollo Rural Sustentable

Legal name

Desarrollo Rural Sustentable (DRIS)

Website

https://drisperu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DRIS is a Peruvian non-profit founded in 1998 that strengthens indigenous-led co-management of Protected Natural Areas across 7 Amazonian Communal Reserves. It serves ECA indigenous organizations and 42,000+ community beneficiaries via codified governance frameworks, REDD+ climate finance, and sustainable value chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (115310)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK), Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Risk Management (BPADALAK)

Keywords

• Protected area management
• Indigenous co-management
• REDD+ climate finance
• Community conservation
• Sustainable value chains

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. International Development Cooperation Funding: DRIS receives funding from international donors and development cooperation agencies including Belgian Cooperation, BOS+, and other international organizations to implement conservation and sustainable development projects in Peruvian Amazon communal reserves.
2. Climate Finance and Carbon Credits: The organization implements REDD+ projects and carbon sequestration initiatives under the RIA framework, generating potential carbon credits and accessing climate finance mechanisms for indigenous conservation efforts.
3. Sustainable Value Chain Development: DRIS supports the development of sustainable supply chains for products like cocoa, plantain, and Brazil nuts from indigenous communities, creating market access and economic value for partner communities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DRIS is a non-profit NGO that promotes participatory management of Protected Natural Areas (ANP) in the Peruvian Amazon through co-management with indigenous organizations (ECA) and the Peruvian State (SERNANP). The organization strengthens indigenous organizations at local, regional, and national levels, develops sustainable economic value chains (cocoa, plantain, Brazil nuts), implements the REDD+ Indígena Amazónico (RIA) climate framework, and delivers conservation projects funded by international cooperation agencies across 7 communal reserves.

Product overview

DRIS (Desarrollo Rural Sustentable) is a non-profit organization (ONG) founded in 1998 that promotes participatory management of Protected Natural Areas (ANP) in the Peruvian Amazon through the strengthening of indigenous organizations (OOII) and the promotion of sustainable economic activities and biobusinesses. The organization does not offer a technology product or software platform, but rather implements conservation and development projects. DRIS's services include co-management strengthening of communal reserves, sustainable economic activities and forest management, climate change initiatives with REDD+ Indigenous Amazonian (RIA) framework, and indigenous organization strengthening. The organization works through projects such as Paisajes Amazónicos Vivos (PAV-IKI), Wanamei, Restaureca, and various co-management strengthening programs across 7 communal reserves in Peru.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paisajes Amazónicos Vivos (PAV-IKI) Multi-year conservation project strengthening co-management of 10 Communal Reserves across the Peruvian Amazon, targeting 5 million hectares of Amazon ecosystems with 19 indigenous peoples. Delivered as part of a consortium with CARE Peru and FZS Peru, funded by Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI/BMU).
• Wanamei REDD+ Indigenous Amazonian (RIA) implementation project in the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, targeting 550,000 hectares of conservation and improved quality of life for 1,690 families, with Conservation International support.
• Restaureca (Fase II) Reforestation and ecosystem restoration project in Communal Reserves focused on carbon capture through restoration of degraded lands, funded by the Municipality of Antwerp (Province of Antwerp) and PROVANT.
• Fortalecimiento de la cogestión en la RCYAN y en la RCAMA (Fase II) Phase II co-management strengthening program in the Yanesha and Amarakaeri Communal Reserves, funded by Belgian Development Cooperation and partner NGO BOS+.
• Contrato de administración del BPSMSC y PNYCH (Ko'wen Antami Consortium) 20-year co-administration contract for the Bosque de Protección San Matías San Carlos (BPSMSC) and Parque Nacional Yanachaga Chemillén (PNYCH) signed with SERNANP on November 9, 2023 by the Ko'wen Antami consortium (DRIS, AMARCY, ANAP), valid until 2043 — Peru's first non-communal reserve co-management contract.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42,000+ indigenous people benefit from conservation and sustainable development programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ANAP (Asociación de Comunidades Asháninkas del Valle Pichis)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2023Indigenous organization that together with AMARCY and DRIS formed the Ko'wen Antami consortium for administration of BPSMSC and PNYCH protected areas.
• FENAMAD (Federación Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Regional indigenous organization for southeastern Peruvian Amazon. FENAMAD signed the 2015 RIA agreement with ECA AMARAKAERI, COHARYIMA, AIDESEP, and SERNANP for REDD+ Indigenous Amazonian implementation.
• AIDESEP (Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015National territorial indigenous institution defending indigenous rights in the Peruvian Amazon. AIDESEP co-signed the 2015 RIA agreement for indigenous climate ambition strategy.
• BOS+ (BOSplus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian NGO dedicated to forest conservation and reforestation in Flanders and globally. BOS+ partners with DRIS on multiple projects including co-management strengthening and Restaureca reforestation initiatives.
• Conservation InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO focused on environmental conservation and human well-being. Conservation International supports the WANAMEI project for REDD+ implementation with RIA guidelines in Amarakaeri Communal Reserve.
• ANECAP (Asociación Nacional de los Ejecutores de los Contratos de Administración de las Reservas Comunales del Perú)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational indigenous technical organization representing ECA organizations and their partner communities. DRIS provides technical team support to ANECAP and works together on co-management strengthening across communal reserves.
• CARE PerúmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO working on gender equality and social development. CARE partners with DRIS on the PAV-IKI project consortium for co-management strengthening.
• FZS Perú (Frankfurt Zoological Society)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational conservation organization. FZS Peru partners with DRIS in the PAV-IKI project consortium to support communal reserve conservation efforts.
• SERNANP (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPeruvian government agency responsible for Natural Protected Areas. SERNANP co-administers Communal Reserves with indigenous organizations (ECA) under the co-management model. DRIS supports the implementation of conservation agreements and tripartite conservation model.
• PNCBMCC (Programa Nacional de Conservación de Bosques para la Mitigación del Cambio Climático)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNational program of MINAM focused on forest conservation and climate change mitigation. PNCBMCC implements Transferencias Directas Condicionadas (TDC) with communities and works with ECA on conservation agreements under the tripartite model.
• COICA (Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational indigenous organization representing 511 indigenous peoples in 9 Amazonian countries. COICA works on pan-Amazonian indigenous rights and conservation advocacy.
• Numberi SACmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial enterprise that commercializes sustainable products from indigenous communities. Numberi SAC provides market access for cocoa, plantain, and other products from RCAMA partner communities.
• Alianza Cacao Perú - USAIDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative model with private companies and cooperatives improving quality of cocoa products for partner families in harvest and post-harvest processes.
• APP CacaominorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational guild representing more than 30,000 cocoa producers in 26 partner organizations. APP Cacao supports market development for sustainable cocoa from indigenous communities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS Peru): International conservation NGO working in protected area co-management in Peru; co-implementer with DRIS on the PAV-IKI consortium, addressing the same communal reserves and indigenous governance challenges.
• ProNaturaleza: Peruvian non-profit focused on sustainable development and biodiversity conservation; comparable to DRIS in delivering community-based natural resource management and conservation in Peru.
• Wildlife Conservation Society Peru: International wildlife and habitat conservation NGO active in the Peruvian Amazon; comparable in working on protected area management, community conservation, and wildlife monitoring.
• CARE Peru: International development NGO that partners with DRIS on PAV-IKI; comparable as a consortium peer delivering social and conservation outcomes for indigenous and rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon.
• AIDESEP: National Peruvian Amazon indigenous federation co-signing the 2015 RIA agreement with DRIS; comparable as a peer organization operating in indigenous rights, territorial governance, and Amazon conservation in Peru.
• BOS+ (BOSplus): Belgian forest conservation NGO funding DRIS's co-management and Restaureca reforestation work; operates a similar NGO-driven forest protection and community partnership model internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International: Major global conservation NGO that is both a core donor and implementation partner for DRIS (via the WANAMEI project); comparable as a large environmental NGO with overlapping focus on Amazon conservation and indigenous co-management.
• COICA: Pan-Amazonian indigenous coordination network representing 511 indigenous peoples across 9 countries; a peer and ecosystem partner that could scale the DRIS co-management model across borders.
• WWF Peru: Global conservation organization with Amazon program in Peru; overlaps with DRIS on forest protection, climate finance, and indigenous community engagement in the same Amazon basin.

Emerging players

• Society for Wildlife Conservation and Development (SCDS): Peruvian conservation NGO working on protected area co-management and community-based conservation; operates in overlapping geography and similar indigenous-led conservation modalities as DRIS.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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