What RedLAC does

RedLAC (Red de Fondos Ambientales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe) is a non-profit regional network founded in 1999 that unites 32-34 environmental and conservation trust funds across 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with cross-continental reach into Africa via its partnership with CAFÉ (Consortium of African Funds for the Environment). The network's core function is capacity building, knowledge exchange, and advocacy for conservation finance among its member funds, which collectively manage endowments and grant programs covering 754 terrestrial and 156 marine protected areas.

Its product surface is structured as a platform-plus-initiatives model. The central digital product is the Bioma knowledge management platform (bioma.redlac.org), co-developed with CAFÉ to host training content, methodology guides, case studies, and peer-learning tools in Spanish, English, and French. Specialized initiatives include the BRIDGE project (private-sector financing alliances with CAFÉ, executed by Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre), Conserva Aves (protection of 1.5-2.0 million hectares of Important Bird Areas), Plataforma PACÍFICO (marine and coastal financing), Proyecto K (cross-continental peer exchanges with an Innovation Seed Fund), and the Capacity Building Project (a US$3.5M program funded by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and FFEM). Annual congresses serve as the network's flagship convening vehicle, with the XXVIII Congress planned for Bolivia in 2026.

RedLAC's business model is non-commercial. Revenue comes from two streams: recurring annual membership dues paid by member environmental funds, and project-based grants from international donors including the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, MAVA Foundation, GEF, FFEM, the Inter-American Development Bank, and KfW. The Secretariat (coordinated by Laura Magdaleno) is lean — five employees — and operations are distributed across member organizations in multiple countries, with the San José, Costa Rica office of Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre serving as a coordinating hub. Governance is exercised through member assemblies and a rotating presidency; FIAES (El Salvador) held the presidency through 2022-2023 under Jorge Oviedo.

Name

RedLAC

Legal name

Red de Fondos Ambientales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (RedLAC)

Website

https://redlac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RedLAC is a non-profit regional network founded in 1999 that unites 32-34 environmental conservation trust funds across 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (plus Africa via CAFÉ), delivering capacity building, knowledge exchange, and project-based conservation finance coordination through its Bioma platform and initiatives like BRIDGE and Conserva Aves.

Ownership category

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Product category

Conservation Finance Network

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Finance Funds & Green Investment Facilities (BPADACAH)

Keywords

• Conservation finance network
• Environmental trust funds
• Biodiversity conservation
• Knowledge management platform
• Capacity building services

Headquarters

HQ city

San José

HQ country

Costa Rica

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees paid by environmental funds that are members of RedLAC. The membership application process includes requirements for funds to demonstrate governance structure, legal status, and commitment to pay annual membership dues.
2. International Donor Funding: Since 2008, RedLAC has received approximately US$7 million in donations to co-finance its initiatives from international donors including the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, MAVA Foundation, GEF, and FFEM (French Global Environment Facility).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RedLAC is a non-profit regional network organization that unites environmental (conservation trust) funds across Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides capacity building, peer exchange, knowledge management, and joint conservation finance initiatives to its member funds, supported by a digital knowledge platform (Bioma), specialized programs (Conserva Aves, BRIDGE, Plataforma Pacífico, Proyecto K, Capacity Building Project), and an annual congress that convenes funds, governments, donors, and the private sector.

Product overview

RedLAC (Red de Fondos Ambientales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe) is a network organization of environmental funds operating as a platform-plus-initiatives structure. The core network connects 32+ environmental funds from 20 countries, while specialized initiatives include the BIOMA knowledge management platform, Conserva Aves for bird conservation, BRIDGE for private sector financing, Plataforma PACÍFICO for marine conservation, Proyecto K for knowledge exchange, and Capacity Building Projects. The network also organizes annual congress events for conservation finance dialogue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BRIDGE: Joint initiative with CAFÉ (Consortium of African Funds for the Environment) promoting strategic alliances between environmental funds and the private sector through innovative financial mechanisms to contribute to global biodiversity conservation goals 2030
• Conserva Aves
• Bioma

Products and services

• RedLAC Network Membership The core membership-based network connecting 32-34 environmental funds from 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. Provides capacity building, knowledge sharing, peer exchange, and collective representation for member conservation trust funds.
• Bioma Knowledge Management Platform Digital knowledge management platform providing access to specialized conservation content, methodology guides, case studies, and peer learning tools for environmental fund members across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.
• Conserva Aves Initiative Regional initiative prioritizing long-term biodiversity conservation, specifically birds and ecosystem services in Latin America and the Caribbean through protection of 1.5-2.0 million hectares in Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, with approximately 100 new subnational protected areas planned in 6-7 priority countries.
• BRIDGE Project Initiative promoting strategic alliances between environmental funds in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa with the private sector through innovative financial mechanisms to contribute to global biodiversity conservation goals by 2030.
• Plataforma PACÍFICO Regional financing platform established by four RedLAC members (Costa Rica por Siempre, Fondo Acción, Fondo Patrimonio Natural, and Fundación Natura) to contribute to sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
• Proyecto K - Knowledge for Action Joint project between RedLAC and CAFÉ (African Environmental Funds Consortium) improving conservation portfolios through peer exchanges and knowledge management, including an Innovation Seed Fund and mentorship program.
• Capacity Building Project Capacity building program providing tools and training workshops to strengthen RedLAC member funds in daily operations and innovative financial mechanisms, with US$3.5 million in funding from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and FFEM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32 Environmental Funds from 20 countries united under RedLAC network
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• CAFÉ - Consortium of African Funds for the EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012RedLAC and CAFÉ maintain a strategic partnership for cross-continental cooperation between environmental funds in Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa. The BRIDGE project (Building Regional and International Dialogues for Growth and Environment) is jointly executed by both networks. Additionally, both networks jointly developed the Bioma knowledge management platform.
• Enduring EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnduring Earth is a collaboration that includes The Nature Conservancy, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Wildlife Conservation Society. They work with RedLAC on Projects Finance for Permanence (PFP) and the conservation trust fund model.
• Asociación Costa Rica por SiemprecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCosta Rica por Siempre is the executing entity for the BRIDGE project. As a RedLAC member, they coordinate the implementation of this major initiative that benefits environmental funds across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.
• FUNDO BRASILEIRO PARA A BIODIVERSIDADE (FUNBIO)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFUNBIO coordinates the Capacity Building Project for RedLAC Environmental Funds. This project, worth USD 3.5 million over 4 years, was designed and is executed from Latin America and the Caribbean, facilitating exchange between environmental funds of this region and African funds.
• Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFA is a global volunteer network established in 2002 to help address challenges of sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation. RedLAC worked with CFA to develop Practice Standards for Conservation Trust Funds.
• Conservation Strategy FundmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCSF facilitated the BRIDGE project Working Groups, contributing to designing and sharing methodologies that foster the creation and optimization of funds for biodiversity protection.
• Zamia MediaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFacilitator for the BRIDGE project Working Groups, supporting the articulation of innovative practices and financing strategies for conservation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Global Environment Facility (GEF): Multilateral funder channeling billions into biodiversity and climate projects; GEF is a core donor and keynote participant at RedLAC Congresses, operating at a much larger scale but overlapping in the same conservation finance space.
• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO operating across biodiversity hotspots including the LAC region; intersects with RedLAC's network on conservation finance, blue economy, and protected area initiatives.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC): One of the world's largest environmental NGOs and a co-convener of Enduring Earth; TNC works with many RedLAC member funds on PFPs and conservation finance, making it a strategic counterpart rather than a direct competitor.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): Major international conservation NGO and Enduring Earth partner; collaborates with RedLAC members on protected area financing in LAC, providing an overlapping programmatic focus at significantly larger organizational scale.
• Green Climate Fund (GCF): Multilateral climate fund accredited to channel billions into developing-country climate projects; KfW and other GCF partners flow through RedLAC member funds (e.g., Caribbean Biodiversity Fund), creating programmatic overlap in climate finance.
• IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature: Global conservation union with thousands of members across government and civil society; addresses overlapping themes (protected areas, species conservation, policy frameworks) with RedLAC's environmental fund network, but at far broader scale.

Direct peers

• Enduring Earth: Collaboration among TNC, Pew Charitable Trusts, and WCS advancing Projects Finance for Permanence (PFP); RedLAC is a formal partner, and Enduring Earth operates in the same conservation-finance ecosystem serving many of RedLAC's member funds.
• Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA): Global volunteer network (est. 2002) focused on sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation; RedLAC co-developed Trust Fund Practice Standards with CFA, indicating deep functional overlap in conservation finance capacity building.
• Consortium of African Funds for the Environment (CAFÉ): Sister network uniting African environmental funds with a parallel mandate to RedLAC; jointly develops Bioma platform and executes the BRIDGE project, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Emerging players

• Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN): UNDP-led initiative helping countries develop biodiversity finance plans; shares RedLAC's mission of expanding conservation finance but operates at country level through UNDP rather than via a network of trust funds.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/RedLACNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redlac
• Instagraminstagram.com/redlacorg

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Profiles4 records

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