The selected ventures will receive partially reimbursable financing of up to USD 150,000, along with business advisory services to scale and consolidate their business models.
The EBBF Amazon project is executed by Profonanpe in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and is financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Its objective is to mitigate the effects of climate change through the conservation and restoration of Amazonian forests.
The winning bio businesses hail from the regions of Loreto, San Martín, Cusco, and Madre de Dios. They operate within key production chains for the Amazon’s sustainability, promoting activities related to non-timber forest exploitation, agroforestry, and ecotourism.
The technical visits provided an in-depth look at the initiatives, which are led by companies and producer organizations that demonstrate a high level of commitment to forest conservation and the well-being of local communities.
Visit to Cock of the Rock in the Kosñipata Valley, Cusco.
Cock of the Rock Ecolodges, located in the Kosñipata Valley, 165 km from the city of Cusco.
The first edition of the Amazonian Bio investment contest addresses the goals of the EBBF Amazon project, which plans to benefit more than 50 Amazonian bio businesses over 10 years with a total partially reimbursable fund of USD 4.6 million. Through this effort, the project anticipates achieving the sustainable management of over 81,000 hectares of forest and mitigating 1.9 million tons of CO2 in the next decade, while improving the incomes of more than 2,400 people in rural and native communities.
Gera Organero Network, organic coffee producers, located in Moyobamba, San Martín.
Visit to EIRL Chonta, in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios. The construction of ecolodges is planned for the visited area.
The scope of this first contest edition included the Amazonian regions of Cusco, Puno, Madre de Dios, Loreto, San Martín, and Amazonas. A second launch is projected for the coming months, which will be announced through Profonanpe’s social media channels and website.
If you are interested in receiving more information about the contest, please complete this form: https://lnkd.in/e38u8dMt.
You can find the results on the official contest page: https://profonanpe.org.pe/concurso_bioinversion_amazonica_2025
