Initiative
Biomas a um Clique (Biomes in a Click)
About the initiative
The best of our biomes is on its way
Across Latin America’s most biodiverse regions, thousands of associations, cooperatives, and SMEs help preserve ecosystems by sustainably producing products rich in colors, flavors, and ancestral knowledge. Since 2020, the Biomes at a Click initiative has been supporting these businesses in accessing new markets, generating income, and strengthening local economies.
How it works
We help bring sociobiodiversity businesses to market, fostering income generation and protecting Latin American biomes while strengthening the bioeconomy and market access. In addition to offering and delivering their products to consumers through a dedicated page on our marketplace, we provide benefits, financial solutions, and our logistics network to ensure the best of our biomes reaches the entire country. These businesses sell everything from food and cosmetics to fashion, decor, and design items.
Participants undergo training in e-commerce, business strategy, logistics, and digital marketing, with personalized mentoring sessions from specialists.
The program runs in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico in collaboration with Teçá Impacto Consulting, FIBO Impacto Social, and other key sociobioeconomy organizations.
Argentina
We impact small producers and artisans who are currently contributing to the preservation and awareness of the Gran Chaco and Selva Misionera biomes. We work with Alma Nativa, Fundación Niwok, and the Emprendedores por Naturaleza program of the Rewilding Foundation, Argentina.
Brazil
We drive the sale of sustainable items produced by organizations dedicated to valuing and preserving four Brazilian biomes: the Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest. Among the program’s key partners in these regions are Assobio, Idesam, Origens Brasil, Instituto Auá, Amazônia em Casa Floresta em Pé, Central do Cerrado, and the Bahia que Produz e Alimenta initiative.
Mexico
Thousands of producers, integral members of community organizations in Oaxaca and Chiapas, crucial for preserving the biomes in these areas, have now begun listing and selling their products on Mercado Libre.
We support associations, cooperatives, and SMEs in accessing the market.
How to participate
Every year, Mercado Libre selects enterprises to participate in the Program and receive training, benefits and visibility on the platform.
Key results
71,201
products sold in 2024 (+49% vs 2023)
Over 177
organizations supported (+15% vs 2023)
Over 36,000
producers indirectly benefited from the income generated (USD 897K in 2024)
Over 47,000
products sold on our marketplace
Learn more about our initiatives
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
We contribute to the inclusion and strengthening of small businesses in Latin America.
Female Entrepreneurship
We train female entrepreneurs from 6 Latin American countries so they can improve their financial and digital skills and leverage their businesses.
Programs for Vendors
We support the training and digitalization of entrepreneurs to boost their sales using our solutions.
