PROMAR

What PROMAR does

PROMAR (Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea) is a multi-country environmental project established in 2021 and fully financed by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN). It is operated by adelphi research gemeinnützige GmbH, a Berlin-based tax-exempt non-profit, and addresses plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea, where up to 200,000 pieces of plastic per square kilometer have been detected on the north-eastern coastline. The project executes awareness-raising, monitoring, capacity building, and circular economy policy work across eight Caribbean countries: Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Colombia, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname.

The core product is the BlueBox, an online platform that aggregates marine litter prevention tools, awareness materials, and training resources for use by governments and coastal communities. Supplementary products include educational video resources and a downloadable two-pager summary document. Local implementation is delivered through a network of country-level partners, including Green VI (British Virgin Islands), Green Heritage Fund Suriname, the University of Guyana, the Institute of Marine Affairs (Trinidad & Tobago), CEGESTI (Costa Rica), and the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (Guyana), with strategic coordination support from the UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat.

PROMAR is not a commercial enterprise; it has no pricing model and no disclosed revenue. Its funding is grant-based from a single government source (BMUKN), its core team consists of approximately nine employees within the parent non-profit, and its distribution model is direct delivery to partner governments, NGOs, and communities via the BlueBox platform and in-person capacity building activities rather than transactional sales.

Name

PROMAR

Legal name

adelphi research gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://promar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PROMAR is a German government-funded environmental project, operated by Berlin-based non-profit adelphi research, that delivers marine litter prevention tools, circular economy capacity building, and policy support across eight Caribbean nations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Environmental Conservation Services

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHAJAL

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Sustainability, ESG & Corporate Environmental Reporting

SECONDARYIMALAMAF

Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Keywords

• Marine litter prevention
• Circular economy solutions
• Caribbean environmental protection
• Plastic pollution reduction
• Environmental awareness training

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PROMAR delivers marine litter prevention and circular economy solutions through its BlueBox online platform, which provides awareness materials, monitoring resources, and practical tools to reduce plastic packaging and single-use plastics entering the Caribbean Sea. The project operates across eight Caribbean countries, delivering educational resources, training, regional monitoring, pilot implementations, and partner capacity building in collaboration with local implementing organizations. All outputs are publicly accessible at no cost as part of a German government-funded environmental protection initiative.

Product overview

PROMAR (Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea) is a multi-country environmental initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment. The core product is the BlueBox, an online platform providing marine litter prevention tools, awareness resources, and educational materials. Supporting products include video resources explaining marine litter issues and project progress, along with downloadable summary documents. The BlueBox serves as the central hub containing available tools and resources, while the video resources and 2-pager summary provide supplementary outreach and communication materials. PROMAR operates across eight Caribbean countries (Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Colombia, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname) to reduce plastic waste streams entering the Caribbean Sea through circular economy solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BlueBox: A tool/resource box containing marine litter prevention tools and resources for the Caribbean region

Products and services

• BlueBox An online platform containing a range of marine litter prevention tools, awareness materials, monitoring resources, and circular economy guidance for governments, NGOs, and communities in the Caribbean region.
• PROMAR Video Resources A library of educational videos explaining marine litter issues, the rationale for action, and progress updates across the eight PROMAR partner countries.
• PROMAR 2-Pager Project Summary A downloadable two-page summary document providing an overview of the PROMAR project, its objectives, and its activities in the Caribbean region.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and strategic.

• adelphi research gemeinnützige GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradelphi is the implementing organization of PROMAR, managing the overall project coordination, strategy, and execution. The organization is based in Berlin, Germany and specializes in climate, environment, and development policy research.
• Green VIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner implementing PROMAR activities in the British Virgin Islands, including beach cleanups, KAP surveys, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner managing PROMAR implementation in Suriname, including Ocean Week activities, educational outreach, and demonstration site cleanups.
• University of GuyanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner implementing PROMAR activities in Guyana, conducting household material flow analysis, circular economy innovation labs, and stakeholder workshops.
• Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) - Trinidad & TobagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner conducting KAP surveys, national policy dialogues, and capacity building workshops on Extended Producer Responsibility in Trinidad and Tobago.
• CEGESTI - Costa RicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner implementing PROMAR activities in Costa Rica, including knowledge tools for plastic recovery and support for INC (International Negotiating Committee) on plastic pollution treaty.
• Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) - GuyanasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting beach cleanups, scavenger hunts, and environmental awareness activities in Guyana under the PROMAR project.
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROMAR collaborates with UNEP through the Cartagena Convention Secretariat to support national dialogues and policy development on marine litter prevention.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Surfrider Foundation: Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit focused on ocean protection, beach cleanups, and plastic-pollution advocacy. Comparable to PROMAR in grassroots marine litter prevention and coastal-community engagement, though operating primarily in the US and Europe with a volunteer-driven model.
• Parley for the Oceans: Parley runs a global network addressing marine plastic pollution through material innovation, brand partnerships, and cleanups. Comparable to PROMAR in ocean plastic prevention and circular-economy narrative, but operates a hybrid commercial-collaboration model with corporate partners.
• Plastic Bank: Plastic Bank builds plastic collection and recycling infrastructure in coastal communities to stop ocean plastic while alleviating poverty. Directly comparable to PROMAR's focus on Caribbean coastal communities and plastic-waste reduction, though it operates a social-enterprise model with tokenized plastic credits.
• UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme: UNEP CEP is the regional coordinating body for the Cartagena Convention and Caribbean marine environmental governance. Directly comparable to PROMAR as a multi-country marine environmental initiative in the Caribbean, with overlapping policy and capacity-building mandates. PROMAR is documented as collaborating with UNEP CEP.
• 5 Gyres Institute: 5 Gyres is a non-profit focused on science, education, and policy to end plastic pollution, including microplastics research and the TrashBlitz citizen-science app. Comparable to PROMAR through its marine litter research, education, and circular-economy advocacy lens, with stronger emphasis on data and policy.

Broad incumbents

• The Ocean Cleanup: The Ocean Cleanup is a large-scale non-profit developing and deploying technologies to remove plastic from oceans and rivers. It is comparable to PROMAR in addressing marine plastic pollution, but operates at a much larger global scale with proprietary tech and a recognizable brand.
• WWF Caribbean: WWF Caribbean runs marine and ocean conservation programs across the region, including plastic pollution and sustainable fisheries. Comparable to PROMAR in Caribbean conservation focus, but operates as a much larger, diversified global NGO with broader species and habitat remits.

Emerging players

• Closed Loop Partners: Closed Loop Partners invests in circular-economy infrastructure, including recycling and packaging recovery. Comparable to PROMAR in addressing plastic packaging and circular-economy solutions, but operates as an investment platform with US/North America focus and significant capital deployment.
• SystemIQ: SystemIQ is a systems-change firm focused on circular economy and plastics, including co-founding the Global Commitment, Breaking the Plastic Wave, and the Incubation Network. Comparable to PROMAR through circular-economy and plastic-policy work, though focused on global level rather than regional implementation.

Others

• adelphi research gemeinnützige GmbH: adelphi is the parent German non-profit implementing PROMAR and a leading欧洲 think tank on climate, environment, and development policy. Listed as a peer because PROMAR is a project within adelphi and operates with its full institutional backing, partnerships, and Berlin HQ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/promar.project
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/promar-adelphi
• Instagraminstagram.com/promar.project

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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