Conservation Biology Institute

What Conservation Biology Institute does

Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) is a non-partisan, science-based nonprofit organization headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, founded in 1997 and operating for over 30 years with 31 staff and annual revenues of approximately $4.5 million. CBI provides integrated scientific and technological services to support ecological sustainability, working with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private clients worldwide on conservation planning, software solutions, spatial analysis, scientific research and modeling, and consultation and training.

The organization's core technology is the Data Basin platform, a geospatial conservation system that enables thousands of users across multiple sectors to access, explore, analyze, and act on conservation data through interactive mapping and decision-support tools. Data Basin serves as the foundation for a broader portfolio of specialized applications, including the Seedlot Selection Tool, the Climate Smart Restoration Tool, the Environmental Evaluation Modeling System (EEMS), the Sonoma County Wildfire Resilience Planner, the West Coast Estuaries Explorer, the Water Planning Information Exchange for California, and a Mobile Field App for USDA Conservation Reserve Program assessments.

CBI's business model is project-based and sales-led rather than product-led. Revenue is generated through professional services contracts with federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies (U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Water Resources, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Squaxin Island Tribe), nonprofit conservation organizations (The Nature Conservancy, American Farmland Trust, Western Riverside Council of Governments), and private clients. Supplemental funding comes from donations, grants, and memberships. The organization distributes its services through direct, relationship-driven engagements and through its flagship Data Basin platform, with demand generation supported by website content, social media, newsletters, and conference participation.

Name

Conservation Biology Institute

Legal name

Conservation Biology Institute

Website

https://consbio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conservation Biology Institute is a Corvallis, Oregon-based nonprofit that provides geospatial conservation science, planning, and decision-support software, anchored by its Data Basin platform, to government agencies, NGOs, and private clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Science and Geospatial Decision Support Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Reporting, Dashboards & Regulatory Submittals (Automated Reports, e-Reporting) (EUAHAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK), State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

Keywords

• Geospatial conservation platform
• Conservation planning services
• Ecological data analysis
• Scientific conservation modeling
• Conservation decision support

Headquarters

HQ city

Corvallis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Scientific and Technical Services: CBI provides a range of integrated scientific and technological services to support ecological sustainability. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with various clients including government agencies, nonprofits, and private sector organizations.
2. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit organization, CBI accepts donations and receives grant funding to support conservation work. The organization maintains a donorbox page for accepting donations.
3. Memberships: CBI collects membership fees and communicates with members about products or services available from the organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CBI delivers integrated scientific and technological services for ecological sustainability, centered on its flagship Data Basin geospatial platform. The organization provides five service lines — Conservation Planning and Management, Conservation Software Solutions, Spatial Analysis and Mapping, Scientific Research and Modeling, and Consultation and Training — alongside a portfolio of specialized decision-support software tools that translate conservation science into actionable planning and management decisions for government, nonprofit, tribal, and private clients.

Product overview

Conservation Biology Institute operates as a science-based nonprofit offering a comprehensive suite of conservation services centered around the Data Basin platform. The organization provides six integrated service lines: Conservation Planning and Management, Conservation Software Solutions, Spatial Analysis and Mapping, Scientific Research and Modeling, and Consultation and Training. The flagship Data Basin platform serves as the core technology for delivering multiple specialized software tools including the Seedlot Selection Tool, Climate Smart Restoration Tool, Environmental Evaluation Modeling System, and various regional decision-support applications like the Sonoma County Wildfire Resilience Planner and Water Planning Information Exchange. These products range from interactive web mapping tools to specialized modeling systems, all focused on translating conservation science into actionable planning and management decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Data Basin: Flagship platform that enables thousands of people from multiple sectors to access, explore, analyze, and act on geospatial conservation data.
• AdaptWest
• Global Wildfire Collective
• The Alliance of World Scientists

Products and services

• Data Basin Flagship geospatial conservation platform that enables users from multiple sectors to access, explore, analyze, and act on conservation data through interactive mapping and decision-support tools, supporting ecological sustainability outcomes.
• Conservation Planning and Management Service offering that develops science-based strategies to protect and enhance native species, habitats, and ecosystems at all scales through practical conservation approaches for government, nonprofit, and private clients.
• Conservation Software Solutions Custom development of innovative, visually compelling software tools that help clients apply the best science and data to make conservation and resource management decisions.
• Spatial Analysis and Mapping Service offering that produces spatial analysis and mapping products to help clients visualize and communicate complex conservation issues using geographic data.
• Scientific Research and Modeling Service offering providing customized modeling products for conservation, restoration, climate change adaptation, and natural resource management, grounded in best available science.
• Consultation and Training Service offering that translates the latest scientific research into real-world solutions through expert consultation, facilitation, and professional training programs for partners.
• Seedlot Selection Tool Web-based decision-support tool that helps restoration practitioners select appropriate seed sources adapted to future climates based on climate projections.
• Climate Smart Restoration Tool Decision-support tool for climate-informed ecological restoration planning, helping users select appropriate seed sources and restoration strategies under future climate scenarios.
• Environmental Evaluation Modeling System (EEMS) Environmental modeling system used to evaluate ecological conditions and impacts for conservation planning and resource management.
• Sonoma County Wildfire Resilience Planner Interactive mapping and decision-support tool designed for wildfire resilience planning in Sonoma County communities.
• West Coast Estuaries Explorer Interactive tool for exploring and analyzing data about West Coast estuaries to support conservation planning.
• Species Potential Habitat Tool Tool for mapping and analyzing potential habitat distributions for species of conservation interest.
• Environmental Risk Screening Tool Tool for screening environmental risks to support conservation and resource management decisions.
• Water Planning Information Exchange (Water PIE) Web-based platform powered by Data Basin that supports sharing of water resource information for California's Water Plan and integrated regional water management efforts.
• USDA Haying and Grazing Tool Decision-support tool supporting USDA Conservation Reserve Program decisions on haying and grazing activities.
• Mobile Field App for CRP Assessments Mobile application supporting field-based assessments of Conservation Reserve Program lands.
• Plant and Vendor Finder Tool Tool for finding appropriate plant species and vendors for conservation plantings under the USDA CRP Toolkit Pilot.
• Willamette Valley Conservation Study Explorer Interactive viewer for exploring conservation study data in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
• Micronesia Regional Monitoring Tool Regional monitoring tool for tracking environmental conditions and conservation progress in Micronesia.
• Bat Portal Expansion of Data Basin functionality for visualizing migratory bat detection data, supporting location-aware spreadsheet import and time series records.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data Basin enables thousands of users to access, explore, analyze, and act on geospatial conservation data

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Cachuma Resource Conservation DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020RCD working in partnership with CBI, LegacyWorks, and Sharyn Main Consulting on the Regional Priority Plan to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Improve Forest Health in Santa Barbara County.
• LegacyWorkssecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020Partner in the Santa Barbara County Conservation Blueprint Regional Priority Plan project for wildfire risk reduction and forest health.
• Sharyn Main ConsultingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020Partner in the Santa Barbara County Conservation Blueprint Regional Priority Plan project for wildfire risk reduction and forest health.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019CBI and The Nature Conservancy collaborated to help the Paradise Recreation and Park District explore community design principles for fire resilience. The partnership focused on creating geographic models of Wildfire Risk Reduction Buffers and analyzing ignition risks with and without the buffers.
• Paradise Recreation & Park DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019Client partner for the Paradise Nature-Based Fire Resilience Project. The district asked CBI and TNC to help explore community design principles for fire resilience following the Camp Fire of 2018.
• American Farmland TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2016American Farmland Trust partnered with CBI to undertake spatial analysis identifying agricultural areas most at risk due to climate change, water supplies, soil impairment and urban development in the San Joaquin Valley.
• California Department of Water ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016CBI worked with DWR to develop the Water Plan Information Exchange (Water PIE), powered by Data Basin, to promote integrated regional water management through data sharing in California.
• Ted Weller (USFS – Pacific Southwest Research Station)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2012Collaboration with USFS researcher Ted Weller to expand Data Basin functionality for creating a clearinghouse for migratory bat detection data.
• Yale School of Forestry and Environmental SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated to develop the Yale Mapping Framework, a guidance tool for integrating natural adaptation strategies into natural resource planning and policymaking, implemented via Data Basin platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ConservationBiologyInstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conservation-biology
• Instagraminstagram.com/conservationbiologyinstitute
• Xx.com/ConsBio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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