Sovereign environmental intelligence · Latin America

From access to execution.

AZUL combines top-tier relational capital, a proprietary network of AI agents, and territorial anchoring in the Colombian Caribbean to turn climate funding calls into blue-carbon projects that are financed, measured and verified.

Technology alliance: NVIDIA Partner Network · Dell Technologies Services Partner · Anthropic

The moment

The capital exists. The capacity to deploy it does not.

Between 2025 and 2030, Latin America faces the largest climate- and blue-finance window in its history. The constraint is no longer funding — it's the capacity to structure, measure and verify projects that meet the standards of the multilateral system.

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Capital is committed

CAF: USD 2.5B pledged to the blue economy by 2030. GCF: USD 33.1B across its global portfolio. The money is on the table.

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The gap

Only a fraction reaches verified projects. What's missing is structuring, data and world-class safeguards.

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The bottleneck

Complex calls, demanding MRV and integrity rules, slow down governments and communities alike.

The blue opportunity

A market that is multiplying — and a planet that needs it

Sector figures cited from CAF, the Green Climate Fund and Nature Communications (2025).

~11%Blue-carbon market CAGR (2026–2035)
USD 2.5BCommitted by CAF to the blue economy by 2030
USD 1.32BAlready mobilized by CAF across 16 countries
6.35–15×Benefit-cost ratio of mangrove restoration
~68%Share of blue carbon coming from mangrove projects
USD 894BAnnual ecosystem-service value of mangroves
The mouth of the Sinú River at the Caribbean Sea

The territory

Where the Sinú River meets the Caribbean Sea — the territory where AZUL's thesis was born.

Photo: Oliver H · CC BY-SA 3.0

What we propose

A dual structure: from relationships to verification

One visual and territorial origin, two complementary vocations, one promise: turning access into verifiable results.

For-profit arm

AZUL Consultancy

Strategy, project structuring, MRV and climate finance for governments, multilaterals and the private sector. Self-sustaining, not grant-dependent.

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Non-profit arm

Fundación Mar y Manglar

Executes grants, convenes communities and guarantees impact, safeguards and transparency. Preferential access to philanthropic and cooperation funds.

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The Sinú River as it flows through Montería
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Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf

Honorary President and institutional anchor of AZUL

Credibility

A track record that opens doors — and sustains them

  • Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development of Colombia (2020–2022); previously Vice-Minister of Water & Sanitation.
  • Best mayor in Colombia and among the best worldwide (City Mayors Foundation) for returning the Sinú River to Montería.
  • Senior Presidential Advisor for the Regions; advisor and consultant to the IDB, CAF, UN-Habitat and UNDP.
  • Active voice in the regional climate agenda toward COP30 (Belém) and across blue-economy forums.
Meet the team and governance

Same river, same people

A story the world wants to finance

In the Bay of Cispatá, in the Sinú River basin, operates Vida Manglar — Colombia's flagship blue-carbon project (Conservation International). It's the territory where Carlos Eduardo Correa served as mayor and returned the river to the city. AZUL is the bridge between that ambition and its execution across six more sites.

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Wooden pier in the Bay of Cispatá
11,000 haof mangrove protected and restored
~1M tCO₂sequestered over 30 years
92%of revenue flows to the community
6 sitesprioritized for national replication

The difference

Why funders work with AZUL

Built for what development banks and global climate funds require.

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Bankable pipeline

Investment-ready proposals that meet IDB, CAF and GCF standards — delivered in weeks, not months.

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Rigorous MRV

Verifiable measurement and live dashboards that give funders and citizens confidence in every credit.

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Safeguards by design

Environmental and social integrity built in from day one — the discipline the market now demands.

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Local ownership

Community benefit and equity at the core — as in Cispatá, where 92% of revenue stays local.

Let's work together

From relationships to results — financed, measured and verified.

AZUL can be incorporated and deliver its first agent MVP in 90 days.