Nature and Culture International

What Nature and Culture International does

Nature and Culture International (Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional) is a California-incorporated 501(c) nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1994 and headquartered in Del Mar, California. It operates across five Latin American countries — Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia — protecting over 10 million hectares of biodiverse landscapes, storing more than 3 billion tons of carbon, supporting 94 local cultures, and protecting 470 threatened vertebrate species. Its work is delivered through five interconnected programmatic pillars: Forests (Bosques), Biodiversity (Biodiversidad), Climate (Clima), Local Communities (Comunidades Locales), and Water Sources & Water Security (Fuentes de Agua y Seguridad Hídrica).

The organization does not build or sell technology products; its core 'technology' is a community-led field operating model in which staff live and work alongside indigenous peoples and local communities to develop locally-driven conservation solutions. This approach is reinforced by formal partnerships with regional and national government environmental agencies, including Regional Conservation Area (ACR) designations and the Transboundary Andean Amazon Conservation Corridor between Peru and Ecuador. Outreach is conducted through a bilingual website, active social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), and news/earned media coverage of conservation initiatives.

Nature and Culture International generates revenue exclusively through donations and charitable contributions, channeled via a dedicated donation portal at give.natureandculture.org and direct outreach to individual donors, foundations, and potentially government/institutional grants. Specific pricing tiers, donation levels, financial reports, and donor disclosures are not publicly available. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (Junta Directiva), has no parent company or institutional ownership, and operates as an independent charitable entity with no M&A, funding round, or leadership change activity disclosed in the input data.

Name

Nature and Culture International

Legal name

Nature and Culture International (Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional)

Website

https://naturalezaycultura.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nature and Culture International is a California-based 501(c) nonprofit founded in 1994 that protects over 10 million hectares of biodiverse landscapes across Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia through community-led conservation partnerships with indigenous peoples and government agencies, funded by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE), Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

Keywords

• Land conservation services
• Biodiversity protection
• Community-based conservation
• Carbon storage programs
• Watershed management

Headquarters

HQ city

Del Mar

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization generates revenue through public donations, as indicated by the prominent 'Dona Aquí' (Donate Here) call-to-action on their website. Donors can contribute through their dedicated donation portal at give.natureandculture.org.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nature and Culture International is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects biodiverse landscapes across Latin America through five integrated strategic programs: Forests (Bosques), Biodiversity (Biodiversidad), Climate (Clima), Local Communities (Comunidades Locales), and Water Sources & Water Security (Fuentes de Agua y Seguridad Hídrica). The organization delivers community-led conservation in Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia, working directly with indigenous peoples and local communities to establish protected areas and conservation corridors.

Product overview

Nature and Culture International is a non-profit conservation organization operating as a unified programmatic entity rather than a product-based platform. The organization delivers five interconnected strategic conservation programs: Forests (Bosques), Biodiversity (Biodiversidad), Climate (Clima), Local Communities (Comunidades Locales), and Water Sources & Water Security (Fuentes de Agua y Seguridad Hídrica). These programs work in concert across Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia to protect over 10 million hectares of biodiverse landscapes and store more than 3 billion tons of carbon, in partnership with indigenous peoples and local communities. The organization is celebrating 30 years of operations and does not offer technology products, SaaS platforms, or commercial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conservation Programs (Bosques) - Forests

Quantifiable outcome

• 10+ million hectares of biodiverse landscapes protected
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (General)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore strategic partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities across 5 Latin American countries. These community partnerships form the foundation of the organization's conservation approach, with locally-driven solutions developed and implemented by community members in areas where the organization operates.
• Government Agencies (Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal partnerships with regional and national government environmental agencies to establish protected conservation areas, coordinate transboundary conservation efforts, and develop strategic conservation plans such as the Transboundary Andean Amazon Conservation Corridor between Peru and Ecuador.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Global conservation leader with significant Latin American presence protecting forests, species, and freshwater systems. Comparable donor-supported model and programmatic focus, though at much larger scale with broader geographic scope.
• The Nature Conservancy: Largest global conservation nonprofit with land protection, biodiversity, and climate programs across the Americas. Operates at substantially greater scale with a more diversified funding base, but addresses the same donor pool and conservation outcomes.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: International NGO operating wildlife conservation programs across Latin America, including protected area management and community partnerships. Comparable in programmatic structure and donor base though broader in geographic and species focus.

Direct peers

• Conservation International: Global nonprofit focused on biodiversity protection, climate change, and sustainable development with major operations in Latin America. Directly comparable mission, donor-funded model, and geographic overlap in Andean and Amazonian ecosystems.
• Rainforest Trust: Nonprofit focused specifically on purchasing and protecting threatened rainforests and habitats in Latin America and globally. Closely comparable in mission, donor-funded model, and emphasis on acreage-protected impact metrics.
• Amazon Conservation: Nonprofit dedicated to protecting the Amazon rainforest through conservation science, community engagement, and sustainable livelihoods in Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia. Directly overlapping geography, community-led approach, and conservation outcomes.

Emerging players

• Pachama: Tech-enabled carbon credit marketplace focused on forest conservation projects in Latin America. Comparable in monetizing forest carbon via the same protected landscapes, though operating through a technology platform rather than direct field operations.

Others

• World Resources Institute: Global research organization working on environmental sustainability including forest protection and climate. Not a direct conservation operator, but intersects with NCI through carbon accounting, monitoring frameworks, and institutional funder ecosystem.
• Global Green Growth Institute: Intergovernmental organization supporting green growth and sustainable land-use in developing economies including Latin America. Thematically related through climate, biodiversity, and sustainable landscapes — but operating as a policy/finance enabler rather than direct conservation practitioner.

Regional players

• Sociedad Peruana de Ecodesarrollo (SPDE): Peruvian nonprofit focused on conservation and sustainable development in the Peruvian Amazon. Comparable community-based conservation model in one of NCI's core geographies, though operating at smaller scale and limited to Peru.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NaturCulturIntl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXCZPgJuQECRt7KcrZalqMg
• Facebookfacebook.com/NatureCultureInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/naturaleza-y-cultura-internacional
• Instagraminstagram.com/naturecultureinternational

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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