We are a French-Colombian team of professionals in different areas, with different profiles and experiences in the associative and business world in Colombia and abroad.
We all share the same values and the same desire to act for the protection of Nature, work together with communities and help raise awareness of the importance of Forests and Biodiversity.
Engineer in “Rural Engineering, Water and Forests” in France, Antoine worked more than 20 years ago in Colombia, in master plans of aqueduct and sewerage. Back in France, he worked at a consulting firm in strategy, (…)
Professional in Economics with specialization in management control and auditing. She has more than ten years of experience in the business financial area: planning and management of procedures (…)
An engineer in tropical agriculture and international development since 2013, Théo became interested and quickly specialized in the management of agroforestry projects thanks to several experiences in French NGOs (…)
Luisa grew up in the municipality of Potosí in the Department of Nariño, Colombia. She spent her childhood in a rural area and learned to do different agricultural tasks such as milking cows and growing farms (…)
Biologist specialising in biodiversity conservation since 2017, Laura has worked on several projects for the preservation, restoration and characterization of biodiversity (…)
Nathalia obtained a degree in Advertising Production issued by the Profesionnal Design Academy Foundation, and enjoys designing (…)
Graduated in a Master’s degree in Trilingual Cultural Management and Communication, Solène is particularly interested in Latin American continent, which she discovered during her travels and professional experiences in various institutions (…)
Originally from the town of Aldana near Ipiales in the south of Colombia, Nelson organizes and coordinates the logistical activities to ensure the development of (…)
Strategic Committee
The Impulso Verde strategic committee brings together experts on technical, scientific and ethical issues related to the foundation’s different areas of intervention and its operation.
Particularly, we seek counsel when important decisions or commitments must be made.
The purpose of the committee is to guide and influence strategic decisions for the foundation, in terms of positioning and actions against topics such as carbon compensation, the design and development of new projects, collaboration with our community partners and our sponsors, and the messages we want to promote.
Muttiah graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England & Wales” and was a university student at the College of High Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development in Paris. He created and was Secretary General of the Sustainable (…)
Diego is a professor at the National Open and Distance University and director of the course “Pastos y Forrajes”. He specializes in several areas of work such as Pastures and Forage, forestry, ruminant nutrition (…)
Lida’s a psychologist. She holds a master’s degree in Community Psychology from the National Autonomous and Distance University (UNAD) and is human development coordinator of the (…)
An agro-development engineer graduated in 2007, he created the Forestever Association in 2009, to develop agroforestry projects in Colombia’s Amazonia with indigenous communities. To date, the association has worked with 8 indigenous communities, (…)
Partner Associations
Indigenous and peasant associations, members of the Impulso Verde’s nursery network, for the production and distribution of native forest species.
Our allies and sponsors
(*) French association’s sponsors who chose to fund our programs
We work closely with SENA of Ipiales. SENA trained all the partner associations of Impulso Verde in the Department of Nariño for the production of plants and trees in nurseries. In 2020, Impulso Verde officially applied to SENA for new training dedicated to beekeeping for communities.
Impulso Verde and the National Open and Distance University (UNAD) signed an interinstitutional framework cooperation agreement with the aim of developing academic, research and rural development actions. This convention will strengthen actions to support sustainable systems, silvopastoral systems, reforestation, community agroforestry, restoration and human development throughout the national territory, starting with projects in the Nariño department.
Impulso Verde and the Autonomous University Corporation of Nariño (AUNAR), signed a framework agreement of interinstitutional cooperation with the aim of developing academic, research and rural development actions. This agreement will empower communities especially in the domain of the management of their productive units such as community nurseries.
The Ecocert certification group developed 10 years ago the label “Solidarity Reforestation” that verifies plantations and evaluates the socioeconomic and environmental benefits of the program, including the assessment of the amount of carbon potentially stored by the trees (valuation possible with respect to the carbon footprint of the sponsoring company).
Our reforestation program in the Andes was certified in 2019 and got an excellent grade and appreciation: “Overall, plantations have shown more than 90% survival. The overall assessment of the quality of the project and the plantation can be described as very satisfactory”