In the Peruvian Amazon, innovation and nature have found a balance in eight bio-businesses in the regions of San Martín, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, and Loreto. To support their growth, the project Financial Facility for Eco and Biobusinesses (EBBF Amazonia) from Profonanpe It will invest US$600,000 in them, which will enable them to harness and transform their resources through profitable business models that contribute to the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
The primary value of this investment lies in the stories that unfold in these communities and the solutions they represent. In San Martín, for example, Cerro Sal Perú has designed a model that promotes wellness tourism through the sustainable use of Amazonian salt.
Gilberto Vera, Elver Pérez, and Dino Cabrera, representatives of the Alto Rioja Agricultural Producers Association, the COOPASER Tambopata Candamo Cooperative, and the Cabrera Corporation
Meanwhile, in Loreto, the Achuar Shakaim Agricultural Cooperative will implement cold-pressing technology to extract ungurahui oil, a resource used in the manufacture of cosmetic products; this will prevent the fruit from losing its properties due to the high temperatures of traditional cooking and will make it more attractive to the international market.
Energy transition and regenerative tourism are also key players. In Madre de Dios, the Corto Maltes Amazonia lodge will install 40 solar panels to reduce its fossil fuel consumption, thereby mitigating 45 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. Similarly, Corporación Cabrera S.A.C., in San Martín, will expand its value proposition with low-impact infrastructure, creating tourism corridors in Tingana that promote the restoration and conservation of more than 400 hectares of forest.
In addition to these innovations, the Alto Rioja Association of Agricultural Producers, Yuripari Amazon Forest, COOPASER Tambopata Candamo, and the Yakatheo Cooperative are working to promote deforestation-free production chains for organic coffee and cacao, as well as immersive ecotourism powered by renewable energy.
Maibely Estrada, Hugo Zavaleta, and Bresniev Arias, representatives of the Achuar Shakaim Agricultural Cooperative, Yuripari Amazon Forest, and the Yakatheo Agricultural Cooperative of Amazonas
Taken together, the conservation and restoration efforts proposed by these eight bio-businesses will be essential for fostering sustainable development in their communities. As part of the EBBF Amazon project, funded by the Green Climate Fund and carried out alongside the Ministry of Environment (MINAM), will contribute to the achievement of its main goal: to reduce CO2 emissions by 1.9 million metric tons and protect 81,000 hectares.
These eight initiatives participated in a strategic orientation session organized by EBBF Amazonía to ensure the efficient use of the seed capital provided and to monitor their interventions. In addition, the event marked the start of the business advisory program that the project is implementing in partnership with NESsT Peru. Finally, the initiatives were officially recognized during the Third International Green Finance Forum (FIVERDE 2026), organized by the Ministry of the Environment, demonstrating that generating profits and conserving biodiversity are not mutually exclusive.
Awards Ceremony for the Winning Biobusinesses at FIVERDE 2026
Discover the 8 initiatives that are transforming the Amazon:
- Alto Rioja Association of Agricultural and Livestock Producers (San Martín): It will restore 28 hectares through the production of sustainable, deforestation-free Amazonian coffee.
- Cabrera Corporation (San Martín): It will preserve 484 hectares by promoting regenerative ecotourism and low-impact infrastructure in Tingana.
- Cerro Sal, Peru (San Martín): It will protect 372 hectares through a model that combines the use of Amazonian salt with wellness tourism.
- Yuripari Amazon Forest (San Martín): It will secure 68 hectares by expanding its ecotourism immersion services through the use of clean energy.
- COOPASER Tambopata Candamo (Mother of God): It will restore 26 hectares of degraded land by producing and exporting traceable organic cacao.
- Corto Maltes Amazonia (Mother of God): It will preserve 46 hectares by operating a tourist lodge powered by a modern solar photovoltaic system.
- Yakatheo Cooperative (Amazon): It will restore and protect more than 570 hectares by producing high-end cocoa products in agroforestry systems.
- Achuar Shakaim Cooperative (Loreto): It will strengthen the monitoring and conservation of 11,460 hectares by cold-pressing ungurahui oil for the cosmetics industry.
