Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua

What Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua does

Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua is a Colombian non-profit community environmental organization founded in 1996 and headquartered in El Cairo, Valle del Cauca, operating in the Chocó biogeographic region along the Serranía de los Paraguas corridor. It manages 1,200 hectares of cloud forest under community stewardship across two civil society natural reserves (Cerro El Inglés and Alto Galápagos) and sustains 7 base community collectives serving 3 directly impacted communities, including coffee-growing families, rural youth, and women peasant, Afro-descendant, and indigenous networks.

Its portfolio centers on community-led conservation: participatory biodiversity monitoring (bioacoustics, species tracking), agroecological transition support for coffee-producing families, environmental education materials (books, illustrated guides, coloring books), cultural festivals, and the COMAM collective brand for conservation coffee marketed via the Ecotienda COMAM online store. Communications are distributed through periodic bulletins (Boletines #27–#37), the Sonidos del Aguadulce podcast, Facebook, and annual calendars.

The revenue model is grant-dependent: international conservation funding from CEPF, Rädda Regnskog, IUCN-NL, Framtidsjorden, Klima Bündnis, and the Equator Initiative UNDP, supplemented by donations and modest fair-trade coffee sales through COMAM. The organization operates with a 6-person core team, has earned 6 environmental recognitions including the 2008 UNDP Equator Prize, and operates as a civil society organization under collective governance rather than traditional corporate ownership.

Name

Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua

Legal name

Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua

Website

https://serraniagua.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua is a Colombian non-profit founded in 1996 that protects 1,200 hectares of Chocó cloud forest through community-led conservation, agroecological coffee production (COMAM brand), and environmental education, serving rural, coffee-growing, and women/youth collectives in Valle del Cauca.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH), Community Forestry & Indigenous Land Stewardship Services (IMAMAJAM), Biodiversity Conservation & Habitat Banking (AFAMAMAC), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Community conservation services
• Biodiversity monitoring programs
• Agroecological transition support
• Sustainable coffee production
• Environmental education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

El Cairo

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Conservation Services and Grants: Revenue primarily from international conservation grants, development funding from organizations like CEPF, and donations from supporters.
2. COMAM Product Sales: Sale of conservation coffee and agroecological products through the COMAM Ecotienda, promoting sustainable agriculture and fair trade.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corporación Comunitaria Serraniagua is a community-based environmental nonprofit that delivers community-led conservation services in the Chocó biogeographic region of Colombia, including management of 1,200 hectares of cloud forest across two civil society natural reserves, participatory biodiversity monitoring, agroecological transition support for coffee-producing families, and environmental education. Commercial offerings include the COMAM conservation coffee brand sold through the Ecotienda COMAM online store, plus educational publications, a podcast, newsletters, and annual calendars that fund and amplify the conservation mission.

Product overview

Serraniagua is a community environmental organization (organización ambiental comunitaria) rather than a technology company. Its portfolio consists of community and conservation-focused offerings: the COMAM collective brand (Cafés de Conservación) for sustainable coffee production and fair trade, supported by the Ecotienda COMAM virtual store; various educational publications including books (Serraniagua book, Orquídeas Diversidad y Paz), illustrated guides, and coloring books for environmental education; the Sonidos del Aguadulce podcast; periodic newsletters (Boletines); and annual calendars. These products and communications serve the organization's mission of conservation, biodiversity protection, and community development in the Chocó biogeographic region of Colombia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COMAM (Cafés de Conservación) Collective brand of conservation coffee bringing together coffee-producing families from El Cairo Valle, promoting agroecology, conservation of coffee plantations, and fair trade through the sale of conservation coffee. Intended for consumers who value sustainably sourced, fair-trade coffee tied to conservation outcomes.
• Ecotienda COMAM

Quantifiable outcome

• 1200 hectares of cloud forest protected under community management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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 and minor.

• Equator Initiative UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Serraniagua was awarded the 2008 Equatorial Prize by Equator Initiative UNDP for its work in conservation and poverty alleviation, alongside other organizations from 5 continents.
• Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua is a partner organization of CEPF in Colombia, committed to conservation in the Tropical Andes and the Chocó-Manabí corridor. CEPF provides funding and strategic support for civil society conservation initiatives.
• Rädda RegnskogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua integrates the network of organizations that, with support from Rädda Regnskog, work for the conservation of threatened forests in different Latin American countries.
• IUCN–NL (National Committee of The Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua was selected by IUCN-NL as an exemplary organization in nature conservation through community conservation initiatives in the Serranía de los Paraguas.
• Klima Bündnis (Climate Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua is an ally of Klima Bündnis, a global network uniting efforts to reduce emissions and protect ecosystems like the Amazon and the Chocó.
• FramtidsjordenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua, in alliance with Framtidsjorden, works on actions to consolidate territorial governance strategies with gender equity for the Serranía de los Paraguas.
• Red TICCA ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua is linked to Red TICCA Colombia, an autonomous and collective construction that is part of a global initiative for territories conserved by local communities.
• Hotspot Andes Tropicales StrategycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerraniagua integrates the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot strategy of CEPF, which aims to protect regions of high endemism that have lost more than 70% of their area.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: Global conservation organization with active programs in Colombia including forest protection and community partnerships. Operates in overlapping geographies and themes with Serraniagua but with vastly greater capital, staff, and a portfolio mandate.
• Wildlife Conservation Society Colombia: International conservation organization with field programs in the Colombian Chocó and Andean landscapes. Overlaps with Serraniagua's geographic and species focus, but operates as a large institutional player rather than a community-led organization.
• Conservation International Colombia: Large international conservation organization operating in the same Chocó biogeographic and Tropical Andes corridors as Serraniagua. Overlaps in mission and geography but operates at much greater scale and as part of a global portfolio rather than a community-led niche.
• WWF Colombia: Global conservation NGO with a Colombian office working on forest, freshwater, and biodiversity priorities across the country. Overlaps with Serraniagua's forest protection and community engagement agenda but at institutional scale far exceeding this grassroots organization.
• IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL): Existing funder and partner of Serraniagua, supporting exemplary community conservation initiatives. Comparable as a thematic funder-network actor in nature conservation, though operating as an institutional intermediary rather than a community-based implementer.

Direct peers

• Fondo Acción: Colombian environmental fund that supports community-based conservation and sustainable production projects across biodiversity hotspots. Directly comparable to Serraniagua's model of integrating sustainable livelihoods with territorial conservation in Colombia.
• Rädda Regnskog: Swedish NGO that funds and supports community-led forest conservation projects across Latin America, including Serraniagua as a direct partner. Highly comparable as a funder-and-network model for grassroots forest protection in threatened tropical ecosystems.
• Patrimonio Natural Fondo para la Biodiversidad y Áreas Protegidas: Colombian biodiversity fund that channels international and national resources to civil society conservation initiatives and protected areas. Closely comparable to Serraniagua in operating at the intersection of community-based conservation and international conservation finance in Colombia.
• Rainforest Foundation Norway: International NGO supporting indigenous and community-led forest conservation in tropical countries. Comparable to Serraniagua's community-led stewardship model and its territorial governance focus in a recognized biodiversity hotspot.
• ProAves: Colombian NGO focused on bird and biodiversity conservation with a network of community-owned reserves and eco-lodges. Directly comparable to Serraniagua in combining civil society natural reserves, community engagement, and conservation in the Colombian Andes and Chocó biogeographic region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Serraniagua
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corporaci%C3%B3n-comunitaria-serraniagua

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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