Center for Conservation Innovations

What Center for Conservation Innovations does

Center for Conservation Innovations (CCIPH) is a Philippine non-stock, non-profit conservation organization founded in 2015 and headquartered in Muntinlupa City, operating with 11–50 employees across multiple Philippine regions. CCIPH develops science-based conservation frameworks, technology platforms, and field-implementation services for biodiversity protection in the Philippines. Its core technology portfolio includes the LAWIN Forest and Biodiversity Protection System (a CyberTracker-based mobile citizen science platform for monitoring protected areas), EarthRanger deployment services (as the official Philippines deployment partner), WiForFISH-MIS (a SMART/CyberTracker-backed spatial management information system for coastal resources), and proprietary frameworks including the Green Assessment and Recovery Framework (GARF) for post-disaster ecosystem assessment, the Sukat ng Kalikasan (Nature Metrics) Framework combining HCVA with Natural Capital Accounting, and the Rewilding Framework. Supporting capabilities include drone mapping and orthomosaic processing, species distribution modeling, and autonomous vehicle surveying, delivered through five specialized teams (Biodiversity, Geospatial, Tech Lab, Natural Assets/Carbon, and Community Conservation).

CCIPH operates a platform-plus-services business model funded primarily through international development grants, government technical contracts, and private sector consulting. Major funders include USAID (via the SIBOL and INSPIRE Projects) and the National Geographic Society, while government counterparties include DENR, DA-BFAR, NCIP, and various LGUs. Private sector clients span Energy Development Corporation (Tongonan Geothermal Project), Ayala Land, and Smart Communications. The organization's go-to-market blends sales-led consortium participation (alongside Research Triangle Institute, Forest Foundation Philippines, REECS, and Zoological Society of London), direct technical contracting with government agencies, and community-led implementation with Indigenous Peoples including the Mangyan tribes (Iraya, Alangan, Tau-buid). Revenue is grant-driven with no commercial pricing model, and specific project values are not publicly disclosed.

The organization evolved from Fauna and Flora International Philippines and is led by founder Dr. Neil Aldrin Mallari (President and Chief Scientist), supported by a Board of Trustees chaired by Dr. Arvin Diesmos. Recent strategic momentum is evident in the formal adoption of GARF by DENR (with over 200 personnel trained), an MOA with NCIP signed in July 2024, the launch of the Baco Forest Restoration Project in January 2025, and continued consortium engagement across two concurrent USAID flagship biodiversity programs.

Name

Center for Conservation Innovations

Legal name

Center for Conservation Innovations Ph Inc.

Website

https://conservation-innovations.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Center for Conservation Innovations (CCIPH) is a Philippine non-profit conservation NGO that develops science-based biodiversity frameworks, conservation technology platforms (EarthRanger, LAWIN, WiForFISH-MIS), and field-implementation services for government agencies, international donors, and Indigenous communities across the Philippines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation and Environmental Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Biodiversity conservation services
• Protected area management
• Environmental consulting
• Conservation technology platforms
• Community-based conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Muntinlupa City

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

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. International Development Grants and Project Funding: CCIPH receives significant funding from international development organizations and government aid agencies. Major funders include USAID (SIBOL Project, INSPIRE Project), and project funding from organizations like National Geographic Society. These grants fund specific conservation programs and framework development.
2. Government Contracts and Technical Assistance: CCIPH provides technical expertise and services to Philippine government agencies including DENR, DA-BFAR, and local government units. Services include biodiversity assessments, protected area management planning, framework development, and capacity building.
3. Private Sector Conservation Services: CCIPH provides biodiversity consulting services to private companies with environmental obligations, such as Energy Development Corporation's Tongonan Geothermal Project and Ayala Land's carbon reduction initiatives. Services include HCVA assessments and environmental impact mitigation planning.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Center for Conservation Innovations (CCIPH) is a Philippine non-profit conservation organization that develops and deploys science-based biodiversity frameworks, conservation technology platforms, and geospatial solutions for protected area management. The organization creates proprietary systems including the LAWIN Forest and Biodiversity Protection System, WiForFISH-MIS, Green Assessment and Recovery Framework (GARF), and Sukat ng Kalikasan (Nature Metrics), and serves as the official Philippines deployment partner for EarthRanger. CCIPH delivers these solutions through technical assistance contracts with government agencies, international donor consortiums, and private sector clients requiring biodiversity and environmental compliance services.

Product overview

Center for Conservation Innovations (CCIPH) is a nature conservation NGO that operates as a platform-plus-services model, offering multiple specialized solutions for biodiversity conservation. The core offerings include EarthRanger deployment services (as the official deployment partner in the Philippines), the LAWIN Forest and Biodiversity Protection System (a mobile-based citizen science platform developed with DENR and USAID), and the WiForFISH-MIS spatial management system for coastal resources. CCIPH also develops proprietary frameworks including the Green Assessment and Recovery Framework (GARF) for post-disaster ecosystem assessment, the Sukat ng Kalikasan (Nature Metrics) Framework for biodiversity and natural capital accounting, and the Rewilding Framework for habitat restoration. These frameworks are supported by specialized teams covering biodiversity solutions, geospatial solutions (including drone mapping), carbon solutions, community conservation, and technology solutions. The organization delivers services through five specialized teams and partners with organizations like USAID, DENR, and various indigenous communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EarthRanger Deployment Services CCIPH serves as the official deployment partner of EarthRanger in the Philippines, providing a cutting-edge technology platform for domain awareness, ecological management, human-wildlife coexistence, and security within protected areas. The platform enables citizen scientists to participate meaningfully in natural resource management.
• LAWIN Forest and Biodiversity Protection System A citizen science-centered innovation developed in partnership with DENR and USAID that eliminates the manual process of encoding field data by using mobile applications (CyberTracker). It allows communities to monitor and report the status of protected areas, tracking activities such as illegal logging and poaching.
• WiForFISH-MIS (Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries Indicator Spatial Hub - Management Information System) A spatial hub management information system developed for local patrollers (bantay-dagat and bantay-gubat), data managers, and law enforcement personnel in Tayabas, Pagbilao and Sariaya to enhance Coastal Resources Management Planning and Enforcement. Uses SMART for database management and CyberTracker for data collection.
• Green Assessment and Recovery Framework (GARF) A biodiversity and ecosystem-based post-disaster assessment tool developed by CCIPH under the USAID-SIBOL Project to provide pre- and post-disaster analyses for planning future disaster risks, green reconstruction, and resilience planning. Successfully piloted in Palawan (March-May 2022) and Siargao (August-October 2022) following Super Typhoon Odette.
• Sukat ng Kalikasan (Nature Metrics) Framework and Toolkit A national framework for the Philippines that combines the High Conservation Value Areas Framework and Natural Capital Accounting Framework. Provides standardized science and evidence-based decision support systems to avoid and minimize risks and mitigate impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Rewilding Framework A framework developed by CCIPH that seeks to increase wild spaces in the Philippines, part of the high-impact tools developed under the USAID-SIBOL Project to improve natural resource management.
• High Conservation Value Area (HCVA) Assessment HCVA assessments play a crucial role in promoting effective and sustainable conservation practices by providing data and frameworks needed to prioritize conservation efforts, minimize development impacts, and find solutions that balance the needs of development and conservation.
• Forest Carbon Financing Services A financial mechanism that seeks to alleviate the effects of climate change by encouraging the preservation and sustainable management of forests. Includes REDD+ project development and carbon credit generation.
• Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) An approach to disaster risk reduction that focuses on using and preserving natural ecosystems as part of strategies to reduce the vulnerability of communities to natural disasters. CCIPH leads implementation of Eco-DRR mitigation measures in Tublay Municipality, Benguet Province.

Quantifiable outcome

• LAWIN System eliminates manual data encoding through mobile applications for forest monitoring
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2024Co-organized the 1st Indigenous Political Structures (IPS) Congress with NCIP, Bagong Pilipinas, Forest Foundation Philippines, and Xavier Science Foundation. MOA signed July 12, 2024 to promote environmental conservation and support Indigenous Peoples in developing innovative biodiversity conservation methods and sustainable livelihoods in Ancestral Domains.
• Research Triangle InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads implementation of SIBOL Project with assembled consortium of natural resource management and biodiversity conservation experts including CCIPH, Forest Foundation Philippines, REECS, and Zoological Society of London.
• Forest Foundation PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member of SIBOL Project alongside CCIPH, providing complementary conservation expertise and funding for Philippine biodiversity initiatives.
• Resources, Environment, and Economics Center for Studies Inc. (REECS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the Sukat ng Kalikasan Framework for DENR under USAID-SIBOL Project, combining HCVA Framework with Natural Capital Accounting Framework.
• Zoological Society of London (ZSL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member of SIBOL Project contributing international conservation expertise and resources to Philippine biodiversity programs.
• Energy Development Corporation (EDC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted HCVA assessment for EDC's Tongonan Geothermal Project (700+ MW capacity). Developed biodiversity conservation plans and mitigation hierarchy for environmental impact reduction.
• Ayala Land Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned CCIPH for carbon reduction initiatives, leveraging conservation expertise for corporate sustainability and environmental compliance.
• Smart CommunicationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in FOREST Families project, providing employee volunteers for reforestation activities. Planted 1,008 seedlings across 5 hectares through employee engagement programs.
• Telus International PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided connectivity tools and equipment for Project CoNNECT including laptops, headsets, printers, Internet installation, and office supplies to enable Iraya Mangyan digital connectivity.
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Eco-DRR project in Tublay Municipality, Benguet Province, implementing ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction measures.
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of JAPAN (MAFF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Eco-DRR project contributing international expertise and resources for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction.
• Cordillera Green Network (CGN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Eco-DRR project in Benguet Province, collaborating on forest ecosystem regulatory functions for disaster risk reduction.
• Good Food CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in FOREST Families livelihood component, connecting organic farmers to potential local markets to uplift economic activities.
• Tanggol Kalikasan Inc. (TK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed WiForFISH-MIS prototype for coastal resources management in Tayabas and Pagbilao Bays with CCIPH.
• Dalubhasaan ng Lungsod ng Lucena (DLL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in WiForFish project contributing research capabilities for coastal resources management.
• Southern Luzon State University (SLSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in WiForFish project providing technical expertise for wildlife, forestry, and fisheries indicator system development.
• Pangkat Ugnayan ng Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Alaminos (PUNLA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeople's organization partner in Community-Based ReWilding project, restoring land with Philippine native trees using science-driven approach.
• Ayala CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisited Baco Forest Restoration Project as a model site for nursery development, recognizing Indigenous-led conservation approach.
• Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc. (BAFI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Africa to Archipelago (A2A) project with The Mind Museum and BGC Arts Center, bridging cultures through art, science, and music.
• The Mind MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Africa to Archipelago (A2A) project contributing to Filipino cultural representation in international scientific exchange.
• EarthRanger (Conservancy, Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationCCIPH is the official deployment partner of EarthRanger in the Philippines. EarthRanger is a cutting-edge platform for domain awareness, ecological management, and human-wildlife coexistence within protected areas.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BirdLife International: Global partnership of bird and biodiversity conservation organizations with strong Asia-Pacific presence. Comparable in biodiversity assessment, species distribution modeling, and protected area management expertise.
• The Nature Conservancy: Global conservation organization with Asia-Pacific programs including marine, forest, and climate work. Comparable in mission and framework development, with much larger scale and corporate-partnership capabilities.
• Conservation International: Large global conservation NGO working on biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development. Directly comparable in mission and conservation framework development, though with a much larger global footprint and donor base than CCIPH.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: Global conservation organization operating field programs in the Philippines and globally. Comparable in biodiversity monitoring, protected area management, and partnership with USAID-funded conservation initiatives.

Direct peers

• Haribon Foundation: Long-standing Philippine conservation NGO previously led by CCIPH's founder. Directly comparable as a Philippines-based biodiversity conservation organization with overlapping constituency of government partners and conservation programs.
• Fauna & Flora International: International conservation NGO from whose Philippine affiliate CCIPH originated. Comparable in biodiversity assessment, protected area management, and community-led conservation approaches, with similar technical frameworks.
• Rare: Conservation NGO that works on community-based fisheries and protected area management with measurable behavior-change programs. Comparable in community-led conservation and partnership model with international donors.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Philippines: Operates in the same Philippine conservation ecosystem, partnering with DENR, USAID, and local governments on biodiversity, marine, and forest protection programs. Directly comparable in customer base, geography, and conservation-services offering.
• Forest Foundation Philippines: Philippine-based conservation foundation and SIBOL consortium member. Directly comparable as a co-implementing partner with CCIPH on USAID-SIBOL activities, sharing the same government, donor, and community stakeholders.

Emerging players

• Resources, Environment, and Economics Center for Studies (REECS): Philippine-based environmental research and policy center. Directly comparable as a co-developer with CCIPH of the Sukat ng Kalikasan Framework for DENR, sharing similar policy and natural-capital accounting capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@conservationph
• Facebookfacebook.com/conservationph
• Instagraminstagram.com/conservationph
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cciph

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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