EcoAgricultural Partners

What EcoAgricultural Partners does

EcoAgriculture Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization founded in 2002 at the World Summit for Sustainable Development by Dr. Sara Scherr and Jeffrey McNeely, who coined the term 'ecoagriculture' in 2001. Headquartered in Oakton, Virginia, the organization works to reconcile agricultural production, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods through integrated landscape management (ILM). It serves landscape leaders, policymakers, government officials, and local communities across 70+ countries, with documented engagement on 378 integrated landscape initiatives spanning Africa, Latin America, Europe, South Asia, and Mesoamerica.

The organization's product portfolio is knowledge-based rather than technology-based and includes flagship publications such as 'The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book,' 'A Practical Guide to Integrated Landscape Management,' and the 'Integrated Landscape Management Tool Guide' (100+ tools). It runs 3-10 day Landscape Leadership Courses in East Africa, Mesoamerica, and Bangladesh, and an edX online course on landscape finance developed with Wageningen University. Two flagship programs anchor the strategy: the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN), a coalition of 70+ organizations that produced 110+ publications over a decade, and the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) initiative, which targets sustainable solutions across 1,000 landscapes for 1 billion people by 2030. The technology stack is limited to a content website, newsletter, and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn), with no proprietary software, app, or AI components.

The revenue model is donations-based, drawing on institutional giving from foundations, governments, and international organizations (e.g., GIZ, World Bank, USDA, IFC collaborations) alongside small individual donor contributions. Resources, publications, guides, and training materials are distributed free of charge to maximize reach among landscape practitioners worldwide. The organization is led by a small team (11-50 employees) and operates as a global convener and knowledge broker, with partnerships spanning Cornell University, IUCN, the World Agroforestry Center, CATIE, Bioversity International, GALLOP, and Columbia University, among others.

Name

EcoAgricultural Partners

Legal name

EcoAgriculture Partners

Website

https://ecoagriculture.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EcoAgriculture Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2002 that promotes integrated landscape management to reconcile agriculture, biodiversity, and livelihoods, serving landscape leaders, policymakers, and communities across 70+ countries through publications, training courses, and global initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK)

Keywords

• Integrated landscape management
• Sustainable agriculture
• Biodiversity conservation
• Landscape leadership training
• Rural livelihoods support

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Giving: EcoAgriculture Partners funds programs through institutional giving, receiving support from foundations, governments, and international organizations for their sustainable landscape initiatives.
2. Small Donor Contributions: The organization receives donations from individual small donors as part of their charitable funding model.
3. Charitable Organization: EcoAgriculture Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization with EIN 20-2349392, relying on charitable contributions for operational funding.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

EcoAgricultural Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that produces publications, training programs, and global initiatives on integrated landscape management. Its portfolio includes handbooks and practical guides, intensive Landscape Leadership Courses, an edX online course on landscape finance, and multi-stakeholder initiatives (LPFN and 1000L) that convene landscape leaders, policymakers, and communities to balance agricultural production, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods.

Product overview

EcoAgriculture Partners operates as a nonprofit organization focused on integrated landscape management, offering a portfolio of publications, training programs, and global initiatives rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book as a foundational handbook, A Practical Guide to Integrated Landscape Management and the Integrated Landscape Management Tool Guide as practical implementation resources, and the Public-Private-Civic Partnerships Guide for conveners. The organization runs Landscape Leadership Courses (3-10 day intensive trainings) and an edX online course on Landscape Finance. Major initiatives include the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) initiative targeting 1000 landscapes for 1 billion people by 2030, and the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN) engaging 70+ organizations globally. The Community Knowledge Service facilitates knowledge-sharing among community leaders. These products and services collectively support landscape practitioners worldwide in pursuing sustainable development and conservation goals.

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Products and services

• 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) Initiative A global initiative delivering sustainable landscape solutions across 1000 landscapes for 1 billion people by 2030, addressing food and water insecurity, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and climate change. Targets landscape leaders, policymakers, and community stakeholders.
• Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN) A global coalition of over 70 organizations promoting knowledge-sharing and collaborative action on integrated landscape management. Produced over 110 publications and convened 70 events in 10 years.
• The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book
• A Practical Guide to Integrated Landscape Management A roadmap for understanding and executing integrated landscape management (ILM), providing a generic, locally adaptable conceptual process framework and guidance for implementing ILM processes at local and regional scales.
• Integrated Landscape Management Tool Guide A compilation of over 100 practical tools and resources that support collaborative landscape planning and action, designed to equip practitioners in the field with usable, valuable tools to carry out integrated landscape management.
• Public-Private-Civic Partnerships for Sustainable Landscapes: A Practical Guide for Conveners
• Landscape Leadership Courses Intensive training courses lasting 3 to 10 days conducted across East Africa, Mesoamerica, and Bangladesh, designed to build capacity in integrated landscape management among landscape leaders.
• Landscape Finance: Investing in Innovation for Sustainable Landscapes The first systematic training on landscape finance launched as a self-paced online course through edX, created in collaboration with Wageningen University, IUCN Netherlands, and Oxylus Climate Advisors.
• Community Knowledge Service A service launched with the UNDP's Equator Initiative that enabled community leaders to share their expertise in community-led efforts to enhance livelihoods, agriculture, and biodiversity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 378 integrated landscape initiatives documented in 70+ countries
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GALLOPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborated with GALLOP, Cornell University, and Columbia University to produce a White Paper on landscape policy 'Public Policy To Support Landscape and Seascape Partnerships.'
• Columbia UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborated with GALLOP, Cornell University, and Columbia University on the Public Policy White Paper for landscape and seascape partnerships.
• 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022EcoAg launched the 1000L initiative in 2019 with mission to deliver sustainable landscape solutions across 1000 landscapes for 1 billion people by 2030. Published A Practical Guide to ILM and ILM Tool Guide.
• GIZ (German Development Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Produced significant study on Territorial Approaches for Sustainable Development for Government of Germany-GIZ and TP4D, drawing on evidence from 14 case studies worldwide.
• Wageningen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaborated with Wageningen University to create the first systematic training on landscape finance, launching the online course 'Landscape Finance: Investing in Innovation for Sustainable Landscapes' on edX.
• IUCN NetherlandsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnered with IUCN Netherlands as part of the landscape finance training development team.
• Oxylus Climate AdvisorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnered with Oxylus Climate Advisors to create the landscape finance training course.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaborated with USDA's Office of Environmental Markets and Natural Resources Conservation Service to produce 'Farm of the Future' case studies series, inspiring broader work on payments to farmers for ecosystem services.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Jointly published book 'Steps Toward Green: Policy Responses to the Environmental Footprint of Commodity Agriculture in East and Southeast Asia' with the World Bank and Clarmondial.
• Bioversity InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Implemented Continental Reviews surveying integrated landscape initiatives in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and South Asia, finding 378 ILIs in over 70 countries.
• CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Partnered on Continental Reviews and organized Landscape Leadership Courses in Mesoamerica. Part of the Learning Landscape Networks implementation.
• Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011EcoAgriculture Partners formed the LPFN coalition to promote global knowledge-sharing and collaborative action on integrated landscape management. The coalition engaged more than 70 organizations worldwide and produced over 110 publications.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Led monitoring and impact evaluation of the Biodiversity and Agricultural Commodities Program of the International Finance Corporation from 2008-2013.
• World Agroforestry CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Organized first Landscape Leadership Courses with World Agroforestry Center in Kenya and with CATIE in Costa Rica. Co-hosted first International Ecoagriculture Conference in Nairobi in 2004 where the Nairobi Declaration was adopted.
• UNDP Equator InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Launched the Community Knowledge Service with UNDP's Equator Initiative, enabling community leaders to share expertise in community-led efforts to enhance livelihoods, agriculture, and biodiversity.
• Cornell UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Produced first publication 'Ecoagriculture: A Review and Assessment of its Scientific Foundations' jointly with Cornell University's Department of Natural Resources, led by Dr. Louise Buck. Establishing scientific legitimacy of ecoagriculture models.
• Future HarvestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Joint initiative launched at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002, with Future Harvest and IUCN as founding partners of EcoAgriculture International (now EcoAgriculture Partners). Future Harvest was co-founded by Dr. Sara Scherr, who coined the term ecoagriculture.
• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Joint initiative launched at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002 as a joint initiative of Future Harvest and IUCN. Jeffrey McNeely, then Chief Scientist of IUCN, co-founded the organization and co-authored the seminal ecoagriculture report.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research organization with programs on food, forests, water, and climate that intersect directly with EcoAg's integrated landscape management agenda; comparable funder base (foundations, multilaterals, governments) and similar convening role across landscape initiatives.
• Conservation International: Global environmental nonprofit focused on nature, biodiversity, and sustainable landscapes; overlaps with EcoAg on landscape-scale conservation, food security, and partnerships with multilaterals and corporates.
• The Nature Conservancy: Large global environmental nonprofit working on sustainable agriculture, forestry, and landscape conservation at scale; comparable mission to balance biodiversity, food production, and livelihoods, with much larger staff and program footprint.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): One of the largest global environmental NGOs with explicit programs on food, forests, water, and biodiversity landscapes; competes for the same institutional funders and corporate sustainability partners as EcoAg.

Others

• Verra: Standards body for carbon and ecosystem-services markets (e.g., VCS, CCB); an adjacent ecosystem player that channels finance toward landscape-scale conservation projects, increasingly competing for the same donor and corporate nature-finance budgets.

Emerging players

• Landesa: Nonprofit focused on land rights and sustainable landscape governance for rural communities; closely aligned with EcoAg's emphasis on smallholder livelihoods as part of integrated landscape management.
• South Pole Group: For-profit climate-finance and advisory firm, including nature-based solutions and landscape finance; an EcoAg partner on the edX course and a competitive entrant monetizing the same landscape-finance opportunity EcoAg helped define.

Direct peers

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Founder and ongoing partner of EcoAgriculture Partners; IUCN's Commission on Ecosystem Management and landscape work addresses integrated land-use, biodiversity, and ecosystem services—the same problem space EcoAg targets.
• Rainforest Alliance: International nonprofit working at the intersection of sustainable agriculture, forestry, and livelihoods through certification and landscape programs; comparable donor base and direct overlap on landscape-level commodity sustainability.
• World Agroforestry (ICRAF / CIFOR-ICRAF): CGIAR research center focused on agroforestry and integrated landscape management; an existing EcoAg partner that co-delivered Landscape Leadership Courses in Kenya and shares EcoAg's ecoagriculture and ILM frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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