Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal

What Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal does

Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal is a Colombian nonprofit foundation founded in 1992 and headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. The organization applies ecological science, field experience, and technology to deliver environmental restoration and advisory services across Colombia and Latin America. It operates six business lines: ecological restoration and nature-based solutions; urban ecology; environmental compensation and mitigation; strategic consulting and territorial studies; GuayaTech (an internal AI and data science unit using sensors, machine learning, and real-time data for ecosystem monitoring); and MEEPZA, a 25+ year agroecology and women's empowerment program in the Chicamocha Canyon.

The foundation serves three primary segments: government entities (municipalities such as Los Santos, Facatativá, and Vetas), enterprises (mining, energy, construction, oil and gas, and real estate), and rural and indigenous communities in ecologically sensitive areas. Named clients include Ecopetrol, EPM, CEMEX, Anglo Gold Ashanti, Argos, Celsia, ISAGEN, Grupo Energía Bogotá, Amarilo, and Mineros S.A. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts, with no public pricing or ARR disclosures. The organization has 19 employees and partners with environmental authorities (e.g., Cormacarena), universities, and industry associations.

Notable project outcomes include 16 hectares restored in the San Jorge ecological rehabilitation project (CEMEX), 22 fishing associations strengthened in the Lizama 158 project, and 45 species monitored in the Topocoro reservoir, including endemic and threatened species. As a Colombian nonprofit under ESAL (special tax regime), Guayacanal files annual financial statements and management reports, with 2025 documents publicly available on its website. The foundation is privately governed, has no disclosed parent entity, and operates without equity investment.

Name

Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal

Legal name

Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal

Website

https://guayacanal.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal is a Colombian nonprofit foundation that delivers ecological restoration, urban ecology, environmental compensation, and strategic consulting services to government municipalities, enterprises in mining, energy, construction, and oil and gas, and rural communities across Colombia and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting and Ecological Restoration Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecological Restoration Planning & Monitoring (Habitat, Wetland, Stream) (EUAHAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Ecological restoration services
• Environmental consulting
• Nature-based solutions
• Urban ecology design
• Environmental monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental consulting and restoration services: Provides ecological restoration, urban ecology, environmental compensation, and strategic consulting services to enterprises, government entities, and communities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal provides applied ecological restoration, urban ecology design, environmental compensation and mitigation, and strategic territorial consulting services to government entities, enterprises, and communities in Colombia and Latin America. Its offerings are delivered through six business lines — ecological restoration and nature-based solutions, urban ecology, environmental compensations and mitigations, strategic consulting, the GuayaTech AI/data science platform, and the MEEPZA arid-zone program — combining local knowledge, applied science, and technological innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GuayaTech: AI and data science division offering intelligence and data solutions for ecosystem management.

Products and services

• Ecological Restoration and Nature-Based Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 hectares restored in San Jorge (CEMEX project)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CormacarenacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Environmental authority coordinating wetland delimitation project Juanambú in Villavicencio (Meta), working with Amarilo and Guayacanal on technical characterization and conservation strategies
• AmarilocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer partnering on urban wetland conservation projects, including the Juanambú wetland complex delimitation study in Villavicencio
• Mineros S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGold mining company collaborating on Environmental Management Plan (PMA) for alluvial gold mining in the lower Nechí river basin, integrating science, community, and sustainability for responsible mining
• CEMEXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction materials company partnering on San Jorge ecological rehabilitation project, integrating nursery, community, and monitoring across 16 hectares

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fundación Natura Colombia: Long-standing Colombian nonprofit foundation focused on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. The most direct domestic peer; comparable NGO model, Colombian footprint, and engagement with government and enterprise, though with a different methodological focus.
• Selva: Investigación para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad: Mexican nonprofit applying research and technology to biodiversity conservation. Closest comparable LATAM peer in mission, scale, and methodology, though operating in Mexico rather than Colombia.

Broad incumbents

• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): World's largest pure-play sustainability and environmental consultancy. Overlaps with Guayacanal across ESG advisory, biodiversity, environmental impact assessments, and remediation planning for mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure clients.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with a strong mining, energy, and water practice. Directly comparable to Guayacanal's environmental compensation and restoration work for large enterprises, but operates at global scale with much broader resources.
• WSP Global: Global engineering and environmental consultancy with significant Latin American presence. Provides environmental permitting, impact assessment, and restoration services similar to Guayacanal, operating at vastly larger scale.
• Stantec: International environmental services and engineering firm with established operations in Colombia and Latin America. Comparable in environmental assessment, water resources, and ecosystem restoration practices.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and environmental consulting firm with environmental compliance, restoration, and biodiversity practices that overlap directly with Guayacanal's offering.
• Conservation International Colombia: International NGO with a strong Colombia program focused on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and conservation finance. Comparable in conservation mission and government/enterprise partnerships, with much larger global resources.
• WRI (World Resources Institute): Global research organization working on environmental and sustainability issues with active Latin American programs. Comparable analytical and policy-driven consulting, NGO structure, and engagement with corporate ESG needs.

Emerging players

• Restor: Technology platform for transparency and monitoring of ecosystem restoration projects globally. Comparable to GuayaTech's digital monitoring ambition, but software-only rather than a field-implementing organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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