Resolve

What Resolve does

RESOLVE is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1977 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It operates a multi-project portfolio addressing environmental, health, and social challenges through collaborative partnerships with governments, corporations, NGOs, and communities, structured around three program pillars: Healthy Communities, Conservation Solutions, and Sustainable Resources. The organization reports programmatic reach across 103 countries and has completed 58 high-priority land conservation deals across 25 countries since 2015.

Core offerings combine conservation technology, formal standards development, and consensus-building services. Flagship technology products include TrailGuard AI and Nightjar, an AI-enabled wildlife camera-alert system deployed across more than 25 protected areas in Asia, Africa, and South America that detects and transmits imagery to forest managers in under 30 seconds. Standards-based products include PR3 (ANSI-accredited reusable packaging system design standards) and the CRAFT Code for artisanal and small-scale mining supply chains, co-developed with the Alliance for Responsible Mining and aligned with OECD Due Diligence Guidance. The organization also manages the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), leads Salmon Gold (biodiversity-positive gold produced by remining historic placer mine sites), and operates social enterprise subsidiaries including Nightjar and Regeneration Enterprises.

RESOLVE's revenue mechanics span foundation and government grants (USAID has channeled more than $20 million through PPA), corporate partnerships with Apple, Tiffany & Co., Intel, Rio Tinto, Newmont, and Mejuri, member contributions from PPA and standards alliances, and social enterprise revenue from hardware sales (Nightjar cameras) and responsibly sourced commodities (Salmon Gold). The organization does not publish pricing and structures commercial relationships through partnerships rather than direct sales. Headcount is described as a "small, growing, international organization" of 11–50 staff distributed across North America, Africa, and Europe, with field operations in Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Name

Resolve

Legal name

RESOLVE

Website

https://resolve.ngo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International non-profit founded in 1977 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. that combines consensus-building, AI-enabled conservation technology, and accredited standards development to address environmental, health, and social challenges through partnerships with governments, corporations, NGOs, and communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation and Environmental Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Conservation technology solutions
• Responsible mineral sourcing
• Wildlife protection systems
• Reusable packaging standards
• Consensus building services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Government Grants: RESOLVE receives funding from foundations (Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, BHP Foundation) and government agencies (USAID) to support their programs and initiatives.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations like Apple, Tiffany & Co., Newmont, Rio Tinto provide funding and support for specific projects and programs.
3. Social Enterprise Revenue: RESOLVE Enterprises subsidiary generates revenue through sustainable business ventures like Nightjar, Salmon Gold, and Regeneration that solve environmental problems while generating income.
4. Program and Project Fees: Fees for managing multi-stakeholder initiatives like the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), with membership contributions from corporate and civil society participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RESOLVE is an international non-profit organization that designs, convenes, and implements multi-stakeholder projects across conservation, sustainable resources, and healthy communities. Its offerings include AI-powered wildlife camera systems (TrailGuard AI, Nightjar), biodiversity-positive gold sourcing (Salmon Gold), ANSI-accredited reuse packaging standards (PR3), responsible mineral supply chain frameworks (CRAFT Code, PPA), and consensus-building facilitation services for governments, corporations, NGOs, and communities across 100+ countries.

Product overview

RESOLVE is a non-profit organization that operates a multi-project portfolio rather than a unified software product. The organization offers various programs across people and planet solutions including conservation initiatives (TrailGuard AI/Nightjar, Global Safety Net, Nature Lift), sustainable resource programs (Salmon Gold, Regeneration, Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, Peace Diamonds), reuse systems (PR3), community health (HealthGrid), and collaborative governance (The Resource Exchange, Collaborative Ocean Stewardship). These are not software products in the traditional sense but rather programmatic initiatives combining conservation technology (AI-enabled camera traps), standards development (PR3 reuse standards), supply chain solutions, and community engagement programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nightjar: World's most advanced AI-enabled wildlife camera system for wildlife conservation, anti-poaching, and community protection
• PR3
• Salmon Gold
• Public-Private Alliance (PPA)

Products and services

• TrailGuard AI and Nightjar AI-powered camera-alert system designed to protect endangered wildlife and communities. Nightjar is deployed in more than 25 protected areas across Asia, Africa, and South America and has contributed to over 20 poacher arrests in the Kanha-Pench tiger corridor in India. Targeted at conservation organizations, national parks, and wildlife reserves.
• PR3: The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse ANSI-accredited system design standards for reusable packaging to enable interoperability across reuse infrastructure and services. Adopted by Reuse Seattle, r.Cup, Asia Reuse Consortium, Perpetual, and Zero Waste Europe.
• Salmon Gold Biodiversity-positive gold produced by remining historic placer mine sites and restoring fish habitat. Sourced by Apple, Tiffany & Co., Mejuri, and Newmont for use in jewelry and electronics. Next goal is 25,000 ounces.
• CRAFT Code 2.1 A framework for responsible sourcing in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) supply chains, recognized as a framework standard by RMI and distributed through EPRM, ARM, and standards organizations to smelters, refiners, and ASM actors.
• Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) Multi-sector initiative between civil society, industry, and government with members including Apple, Intel, Google, Ford, GM, Dell, Nokia, Cisco, and NVIDIA. Operates through membership contributions and has raised over $2 million in private sector funding deployed alongside $20+ million in USAID funding.
• HealthGrid Rural health system intervention providing solar power and internet connectivity to health facilities in off-grid or underserved areas. 26 health facilities in Sierra Leone are receiving solar power and connectivity through HealthGrid Sierra Leone.
• Global Safety Net Conservation mapping framework preserving biodiversity by protecting and connecting at least half the world's land, supporting 32,000 hectares of globally significant habitat conserved and 58 high-priority land conservation deals across 25 countries since 2015.
• Nature Lift Program helping companies advance Nature Positive commitments and delivering globally significant biodiversity outcomes through corporate partnerships and restoration projects.
• Ecoregion Snapshots (Ecoregions of the World) A guide distilling technical scientific descriptions of the world's 800+ terrestrial ecoregions into accessible one-page narratives for conservationists and policymakers, developed in collaboration with One Earth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32,000 hectares of globally significant habitat conserved
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Artisanal Gold CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2024Lead partner in STAG project managing ASM audit workshops and progressive due diligence initiatives.
• Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2024Partner in PDDL and STAG project; recognized CRAFT 2.1 as a framework standard.
• Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2024Co-developed CRAFT Code 2.1, a key tool for responsible mining aligned with OECD Guidelines for artisanal and small-scale mining.
• Global Tiger ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership for TrailGuard AI implementation in the Kanha-Pench tiger corridor in India, contributing to arrests of 20+ poachers.
• National Tiger Conservation AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Government partner for TrailGuard AI deployment in Indian tiger conservation efforts.
• Clemson UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Leads Tigers United consortium of four American universities developing and expanding TrailGuard AI technology to other tiger landscapes.
• Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Multi-sector initiative between civil society, industry, and government led by RESOLVE as secretariat since 2011. Members include Apple, Intel, Google, Ford, GM, Dell, Nokia, Cisco, NVIDIA, and government agencies.
• ApplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership where Apple works with RESOLVE to pursue innovative ways to source minerals while restoring salmon habitats. Apple incorporates biodiversity-positive gold from the Salmon Gold program in its products.
• Tiffany & Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support community-led reclamation and restoration of artisanal mine sites in Sierra Leone through the Peace Diamonds Restoration Initiative.
• Environmental Defense FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to help communities get lead out of their drinking water as part of RESOLVE's Reducing Toxic Exposures program.
• MejuricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner sourced gold for their jewelry while restoring habitat closer to its natural state through the Salmon Gold program. Supported Salmon Gold financially through retail campaigns.
• IntelmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner and supporter of RESOLVE's initiatives in responsible minerals and sustainable resources.
• Rio TintomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMining company partner supporting RESOLVE's sustainable resources and responsible sourcing initiatives.
• NewmontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported Salmon Gold early restoration efforts and sources gold as a partner. Newmont's former executive serves as Board Chair of RESOLVE.
• LandesamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on land rights and community engagement in natural resource governance.
• One EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Ecoregion Snapshots, distilling technical scientific descriptions of 800+ terrestrial ecoregions into accessible narratives.
• EverledgermajorTechnology or IntegrationBlockchain technology partner providing supply chain transparency for responsible minerals, showing the journey of diamonds from mine to market.
• Antwerp World Diamond CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports DRC government agencies and brings together partners, donors, government to industry representatives and local communities for responsible diamond sourcing.
• National Center for Environmental Conflict ResolutionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting environmental conflict resolution and collaborative processes.
• University of QueenslandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting research and conservation initiatives.
• Reuse SeattlemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst public-private reuse system adopting PR3's standards for reusable packaging in Seattle.
• Asia Reuse ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership to expand reuse systems and PR3 standards adoption across Asia.
• PerpetualmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. partnership to embed PR3 reuse standards in systems and operations.
• Zero Waste EuropemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partnership to advance reuse systems and embed PR3 standards in E.U. reuse initiatives.
• r.CupmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReuse company integrating PR3's new standards, bringing reusable cups to Seattle music venues as part of Reuse Seattle rollout.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: Largest global conservation NGO with comparable habitat conservation, land deal closure, and corporate partnership models; operates at far greater scale and broader program scope than RESOLVE.
• Conservation International: Global conservation NGO with parallel pillars in biodiversity, sustainable supply chains, and corporate partnerships (including mining and jewelry brands), overlapping RESOLVE's conservation and responsible-sourcing mandates.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Leading wildlife and habitat NGO operating global field programs with technology deployment, corporate partnerships, and policy influence — directly comparable to RESOLVE's TrailGuard/Nightjar and conservation solutions work.

Direct peers

• Wildlife Conservation Society: Global wildlife NGO with comparable focus on anti-poaching technology, protected-area management, and habitat conservation across Africa and Asia; operates at larger scale but with overlapping conservation-tech positioning.
• Meridian Institute: Independent facilitation and consensus-building organization working on environment, natural resources, and multi-stakeholder processes; closest direct peer to RESOLVE's mediation, FPIC, and resource-governance practice.
• Rare: Conservation NGO focused on behavior-change campaigns and community-led conservation in developing countries; comparable to RESOLVE in operating model (NGO with social enterprise flavor, global programs, foundation funded).
• Fauna & Flora International: International conservation NGO with species protection, habitat conservation, and corporate partnership models; similar size and global footprint to RESOLVE.
• Pact: International development NGO working on natural resource governance, responsible mining, and community engagement in Africa — overlapping RESOLVE's DDI/ASM formalization and responsible minerals work.

Emerging players

• Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM): Standards and certification body for artisanal and small-scale mining; co-developed CRAFT Code 2.1 with RESOLVE — direct collaborator and partial peer in ASM due diligence frameworks.
• Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI): Industry initiative providing standards and tools for responsible mineral supply chains; partner to RESOLVE in CRAFT 2.1 and PDDL — comparable in addressing conflict minerals and supply chain due diligence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resolve
• Instagraminstagram.com/resolvengo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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