Ambiente y Sociedad

What Ambiente y Sociedad does

Ambiente y Sociedad (Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad) is a Colombian non-governmental organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, that promotes environmental justice, territorial governance, and community participation. The organization operates three core programs: Programa Justicia Ambiental y Climática (focused on NDCs, climate financing, Amazonian governance, and protection of environmental defenders), Programa Gobernanza Territorial (accompanying indigenous, Afro-descendant, and peasant communities in environmental defense and territorial recognition), and Programa Alternativas al Desarrollo (exploring alternative development paradigms). Its primary beneficiaries are indigenous, Afro-descendant, and peasant communities affected by extractive industries, alongside academic institutions, legal clinics, government bodies, and civil society networks.

The organization distributes its work through digital platforms including a website (ambienteysociedad.org.co), geoportals for territorial monitoring, a digital library, podcasts, multimedia content, newsletters (Boletín Informativo), and an opinion platform (AAS Opina). It also conducts direct community accompaniment, educational fairs in Bogotá schools, Climate Laboratory programs with universities, and capacity-building encounters with legal clinics across five Colombian cities. Its international engagement includes participation in COP30, COP4 of the Escazú Agreement, ICARRD+20, and the First International Conference on Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta.

As a non-profit civil society organization, Ambiente y Sociedad does not charge for its programs, publications, or educational resources. It operates as an Asociación (non-profit association) with 11-50 employees, funded through grants and donations from international donors, foundations, and development agencies supporting environmental and climate justice work. Its revenue streams are grant-based, with no disclosed funding rounds, earned income, or financial figures.

Name

Ambiente y Sociedad

Legal name

Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad

Website

https://ambienteysociedad.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ambiente y Sociedad is a Colombian non-profit founded in 2012 that promotes environmental justice and territorial governance alongside indigenous, Afro-descendant, and peasant communities, through advocacy, research, education, and participation in international climate forums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Environmental justice advocacy
• Territorial governance
• Climate policy analysis
• Community capacity building
• Environmental rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: As a Colombian civil society organization, Ambiente y Sociedad likely operates primarily through grants from international donors, foundations, and development agencies supporting environmental and climate justice work.
2. Publications and Resources: The organization produces informational bulletins, research reports, and educational materials that may be distributed to supporters and partners.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad is a Colombian non-profit NGO that delivers environmental justice, territorial governance, and climate policy programs for indigenous, Afro-descendant, and peasant communities. Its offerings center on three core programs (Justicia Ambiental y Climática, Gobernanza Territorial, Alternativas al Desarrollo) supported by educational and training services, research publications, advocacy at international forums, and digital resources including geoportals, a multimedia library, podcasts, and newsletters.

Product overview

Ambiente y Sociedad is a Colombian environmental NGO that operates as a unified advocacy organization rather than a software platform. The organization centers its work on three core programs: Programa Justicia Ambiental y Climática (Environmental and Climate Justice Program), Programa Gobernanza Territorial (Territorial Governance Program), and Programa Alternativas al Desarrollo (Development Alternatives Program). Supporting these programs are educational and informational products including environmental education fairs, the Climatic Laboratory, newsletters (Boletín Informativo), podcasts, geoportals, a digital library, and training programs. The organization does not offer a software product, API, or technology platform—its outputs are advocacy, research, publications, and capacity-building services focused on environmental justice and climate policy in Colombia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa Justicia Ambiental y Climática Core program analyzing and participating in key debates on NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions), climate financing, Amazonian governance, and protection of environmental defenders, targeting policymakers and civil society stakeholders in Colombia and Latin America.
• Programa Gobernanza Territorial Core program providing accompaniment to indigenous, Afro-descendant, and peasant communities in environmental defense, prior consultation, and territorial recognition processes in Colombia.
• Programa Alternativas al Desarrollo Core program focused on development alternatives, exploring new paradigms for economic development with environmental and social approaches, aimed at civil society and policy audiences.
• Environmental Education and Training Educational services including mobile itinerant fairs in Bogotá schools, a Climate Laboratory program for university students, and capacity-building workshops with legal clinics and university think tanks across five Colombian cities (Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena), targeting students, educators, and young legal professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached students in Bogotá schools with environmental rights education
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Governments (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Collaboration with Colombian government institutions in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement and development of the national roadmap for its implementation.
• Indigenous Communities (Siona, Inga, and others)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnerships with indigenous communities for territorial defense, prior consultation processes, and protection of sacred territories and water sources from extractive threats.
• Afro-descendant CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Afro-descendant communities in processes of environmental defense and territorial recognition.
• Peasant CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with peasant farmer communities including support in Cartagena del Chairá and participation in the Nuevo Pacto de Chicoral for agrarian reform and environmental protection.
• Legal Clinics and Academic CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEncounters and capacity building with legal clinics and think tanks in Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and Cartagena to strengthen environmental justice advocacy using legal frameworks.
• UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Laboratory programs and collaborative spaces with universities for environmental leadership development and climate policy analysis.
• Netherlands (Co-lead of First International Conference on Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombia co-led the First International Conference on Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta with the Netherlands, advocating for global just energy transition.
• Civil Society CoalitionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with regional and national civil society networks for joint advocacy on climate justice, environmental rights, and protection of defenders.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EarthRights International: An international NGO combining legal advocacy, community accompaniment, and corporate accountability on environmental and human rights — overlapping closely with Ambiente y Sociedad's mix of territorial defense and international legal advocacy.
• Amazon Watch: An NGO focused on protecting the Amazon and supporting indigenous peoples against extractive industries; directly comparable in its indigenous-community accompaniment model and international advocacy on territorial rights in Latin America.
• CENSAT Agua Viva: A long-standing Colombian environmental NGO focused on water, energy, and climate justice — directly comparable to Ambiente y Sociedad in domestic environmental advocacy, community accompaniment, and engagement with national policy and international climate forums.
• Dejusticia: A Colombian legal-research and human-rights NGO that litigates on environmental and social rights; highly comparable given the shared use of legal frameworks, litigation, and academic partnerships to advance environmental justice in Colombia.
• Forest Peoples Programme: An international NGO working with forest-dependent indigenous and community organizations to advance rights and sustainable forest management — comparable to Ambiente y Sociedad's territorial governance work and engagement with UN/international forums.

Others

• Climate Action Network Latin America (CANLA): Regional coalition of civil society organizations working on climate policy in Latin America — overlaps with Ambiente y Sociedad's international coalition-building, convening role, and climate-policy advocacy, and would be a likely convening counterpart.

Regional players

• Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA): Mexican environmental-rights NGO that litigates and advocates on environmental justice; highly comparable in legal-advocacy model and territorial-rights approach but operates primarily in Mexico rather than Colombia.

Broad incumbents

• WWF Colombia: The Colombian office of a global conservation organization with overlapping focus on forests, biodiversity, and climate; comparable in subject matter but operates with a conservation-rather-than-rights framing and significantly larger institutional footprint.
• Conservation International Colombia: Large international conservation NGO operating in Colombia on biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development; comparable market presence but more enterprise-scale and less advocacy-and-rights oriented than Ambiente y Sociedad.
• Greenpeace Andino: Andean regional arm of a large global environmental advocacy organization; operates in the same Colombian/Latin American climate and just-transition advocacy space but at materially greater scale and with a broader portfolio of campaigns.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AmbienteSociedad
• Facebookfacebook.com/ambienteysociedad
• Instagraminstagram.com/ambienteysociedad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ambienteysociedad

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