Île-de-France Nature

What Île-de-France Nature does

Île-de-France Nature is the public-facing operational name of the Agence des espaces verts de la Région d'Île-de-France, a public administrative establishment (établissement public à caractère administratif, EPA) created in 1976 by the Île-de-France Region and rebranded in 2021. The agency holds an exclusive statutory mandate to protect, develop, and manage the regional natural heritage of the Île-de-France region, encompassing approximately 15,000 hectares of forests, agricultural lands, regional natural reserves, and Natura 2000 sites. It serves roughly 12 million residents of the Paris metropolitan area, with 120 agents deployed from its Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine headquarters and across the regional territory. Customers and beneficiaries span three primary segments: individual citizens and families who access free nature animations and hiking trails; municipalities and elected officials who receive support for green space creation, urban renaturation, and land management; and agricultural professionals, with 150 farmer tenants cultivating 2,300+ hectares of peri-urban farmland (28% organic, roughly six times the French national average).

The agency's product portfolio centers on core services of regional natural-space management, public-facing nature animations, and agricultural land facilitation, supported by a digital stack comprising a WordPress institutional website, the Balade Branchée mobile application for guided nature walks, an ArcGIS-powered interactive cartography portal for visualizing intervention perimeters and hiking trails, and an online document repository. Technology plays an operational-support role rather than a differentiating one: GIS expertise is housed in a dedicated mission led by a geomatician, and the Végétal local programme coordination platform connects seed collectors, producers, and prescribers across the regional plant supply chain. All managed forests hold FSC and PEFC certifications. The agency funds itself through Région Île-de-France budget allocations, supplemented by European funds (FEADER), Plan de Relance subsidies, and contractual partnerships with institutional actors such as SAFER d'Île-de-France, the Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), the Office National des Forêts (ONF), the Chambre d'agriculture d'Île-de-France, and Grand Paris Aménagement. Services to the public are free of charge, and professional services are procured through public tenders on the Maximilien.fr platform.

Name

Île-de-France Nature

Legal name

Agence des espaces verts de la Région Île-de-France

Website

https://iledefrance-nature.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Île-de-France Nature is a regional public administrative establishment that manages approximately 15,000 hectares of forests, agricultural lands, and natural reserves across the Île-de-France region, serving 12 million residents, 150 farmer tenants, and local municipalities with free nature animations, urban renaturation support, and peri-urban agriculture facilitation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH), Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF), National Parks & Protected Area Visitor Services (Concessions, Guided Access) (THAAAAAH)

Keywords

• Regional natural space management
• Forest conservation services
• Agricultural land stewardship
• Urban renaturation support
• Public nature animations

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-ouen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Région Île-de-France): As an établissements public à caractère administratif (EPA), Île-de-France Nature is funded primarily through the Île-de-France Region budget. Revenue comes from public taxes and regional allocation rather than commercial sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Île-de-France Nature is a public administrative establishment that protects, manages, and enhances regional natural spaces across the Île-de-France region, including approximately 15,000 hectares of forests and 2,300 hectares of agricultural lands. It provides free public access to nature through animations and hiking trails, supports farmers in installing on peri-urban agricultural land, and assists municipalities in urban renaturation and green-space creation projects. The agency is funded primarily through the regional government budget and operates under FSC and PEFC forest certifications.

Product overview

Île-de-France Nature is a public administrative agency managing regional natural spaces across Île-de-France. Its portfolio includes a unified institutional web platform (site web institutionnel), a mobile application (Balade Branchée), interactive mapping services (Cartographie interactive), and a document repository (Espace documentaire). The core service offering centers on managing approximately 15,000 hectares of regional forests, 2,300 hectares of agricultural lands, and numerous natural reserves, complemented by public services including nature animations, hiking trails, and support for urban greening projects and farmer installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gestion des espaces naturels régionaux Core service encompassing the protection and management of approximately 15,000 hectares of regional forests, 2,300 hectares of agricultural lands, regional natural reserves, and Natura 2000 sites across Île-de-France. Available to citizens, local governments, agricultural professionals, and associations.
• Animations nature et sorties découverte Free nature activities and guided discovery outings for the public, including family-friendly educational programs about biodiversity and the environment, organized throughout the year across the agency's regional natural spaces. Targeted at individuals and families.
• Balade Branchée (mobile application) A mobile application providing interactive maps and trail guides for discovering and navigating natural spaces in Île-de-France. Targeted at hikers, families, and members of the public.
• Cartographie interactive Interactive ArcGIS-powered mapping tools allowing users to visualize intervention perimeters, hiking trails, and regional natural space boundaries across Île-de-France. Available to the public and institutional partners.
• Espace documentaire Digital document repository providing access to studies, management plans, maps, presentations, and press releases related to the agency's activities. Available to professionals, partners, and the general public.
• Accompagnement à l'installation agricole Support program for the installation of farmers on peri-urban regional agricultural lands, including market gardening, livestock, viticulture, and cereal production. Operated in cooperation with SAFER and the Chambre d'agriculture. Targets farmers and agricultural project carriers; 10 new project carriers were accompanied in 2024.
• Marchés publics (Public Procurement) Public tendering process for forestry work, landscaping, and environmental projects published on the Maximilien.fr platform. Available to contractors, forestry firms, and professional service providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 years of continuous action for nature protection
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SAFER d'Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Collaboration for farmland monitoring and preservation. Convention cadre 2025-2029 signed in December 2024 for active land monitoring on nearly 17,000 hectares of agricultural lands, preserving regional natural spaces, combating land speculation, and supporting sustainable projects.
• OFB (Office Français de la Biodiversité)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Partner in the LIFE programme for structuring the Végétal local (local plant) sector, coordinating actors from seed collectors to producers to users.
• Portage foncier 'Île-de-France, Terre d'installation agricole' (SAFER + Île-de-France Nature)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2019Innovative land carrying device facilitating access to farmland for young farmers through joint SAFER and Île-de-France Nature cooperation.
• Chambre d'agriculture d'Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agricultural chamber partnering for agricultural policy implementation and farmer support.
• Jeunes Agriculteurs d'Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung farmers organization collaborating on agricultural installation and generational renewal in Île-de-France agriculture.
• Grand Paris AménagementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for agro-quarter development at Plaine de Montjean, combining urban development with agricultural preservation.
• OFB, Région Île-de-France, Marque Végétal local, ARB, Astredhor Seine-Manche, Plante et Cité, Réseau Haies FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-partner governance committee for the Végétal local programme, coordinating regional biodiversity and local plant sector development over 7 years.
• ONF (Office National des Forêts)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on forest management, joint forest management documents, and shared expertise in forestry operations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Office National des Forêts (ONF): France's national public forest agency, a direct peer managing state-owned forests and forestry operations. Î le-de-France Nature already partners with ONF on forest management, and both share a public-sector forest-management mandate with comparable technical capabilities.
• Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France: Federation coordinating France's regional nature parks, which similarly manage protected landscapes, biodiversity, and visitor programming on behalf of public authorities. Strong overlap in mission (nature protection + public access) and operating model (regional public bodies).
• Conservatoire du littoral: French public agency that acquires and manages fragile natural coastal areas for long-term conservation. Highly comparable structure (public EPA, free public access, land stewardship mandate) and mission (perpetual protection of natural heritage), though focused on coastal rather than peri-urban territories.
• Agence Régionale de la Biodiversité d'Île-de-France (ARB îdF): Regional biodiversity agency for Île-de-France, focused on knowledge-sharing, biodiversity policy support, and stakeholder coordination. Most comparable sub-regional peer; both operate under regional public authority on biodiversity and natural-resource topics.
• Fédération des Conservatoires Botaniques Nationaux: Federation of regional botanical conservatories that conserve plant biodiversity and manage botanical collections/observatories. Highly comparable mission on biodiversity and natural heritage, with a similar regional-public-body structure.

Broad incumbents

• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB): National public agency overseeing biodiversity policy, ecological policing, and nature reserves across France. Direct partner on the LIFE/Végétal local programme; operates at national scale with broader regulatory and policing mandate than the regional Île-de-France Nature.

Regional players

• Ville de Paris — Direction des Espaces Verts et de l'Environnement: Municipal department managing Paris's parks, gardens, and urban green spaces. Operates in the same region with overlapping urban-renaturation mission, but at city rather than regional scale; comparable capability set.
• Grand Paris Aménagement: Regional urban-development agency of the Métropole du Grand Paris, partnering with Î le-de-France Nature on the Plaine de Montjean agro-quarter. Adjacent in territory and scope (regional Île-de-France) and a co-developer of mixed agricultural/urban projects.

Others

• LPO France (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux): France's leading bird and biodiversity NGO, active on protected-area management, public education, and conservation policy. Operates in adjacent conservation space with comparable citizen-facing programming but as an NGO rather than a public agency.
• SAFER (réseau national): National network of land-development rural societies that monitor and channel agricultural land transactions. A complementary rather than competing actor — both organizations operate on agricultural land preservation, and they are active partners (Convention cadre 2025-2029).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/idfnature
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@iledefrancenature/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/iledefrancenature
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iledefrancenature
• Instagraminstagram.com/iledefrancenature

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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