Fundación Mar y Manglar · Non-profit arm
Where commercial capital doesn't reach, the Foundation opens the door.
It executes grants, convenes communities, and guarantees impact, safeguards and transparency — with preferential access to philanthropic and cooperation funds that require an eligible non-profit vehicle.
Community and mangrove
Where the coastal community and the mangrove share the same living territory.
Brand architecture
One visual origin, two complementary vocations
AZUL Consultancy and Fundación Mar y Manglar share the same mark and identity palette; the Foundation leads with gold to signal its social and impact vocation.
Role
Access to grants, technical cooperation, community impact and territorial governance alongside coastal communities.
Eligibility
GCF, GEF, the UN system, international foundations and concessional windows that require a non-profit executing partner.
How we work
Territorial governance with the community at the center
Community convening
Free, prior consent, real participation and fair benefit-sharing in every territory.
Safeguards
Social and environmental standards built in by design, verified by the Integrity Committee.
Verifiable impact
Technical cooperation and training measured against the same MRV standards as AZUL Consultancy.
The founding territory
Vida Manglar, in the Bay of Cispatá
Colombia's flagship blue-carbon project operates in the Sinú River basin — the territory where Carlos Eduardo Correa served as mayor. The Foundation supports its replication across six more nationally prioritized sites.
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