Land is Life

Name

Land is Life

Legal name

Land is Life, Inc.

Website

https://landislife.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI), Land Use, Indigenous & Community Engagement Policy (EUAMANAL), Community Forestry & Indigenous Land Stewardship Services (IMAMAJAM)

Keywords

• Indigenous rights advocacy
• Indigenous Peoples coalition
• Human rights nonprofit
• Indigenous-led security funds
• FPIC protocol development

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Land is Life generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and institutional donors. The organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The organization commits 100% of online donations to grantmaking that directly supports Indigenous Peoples' network.
2. Grants and Institutional Funding: Land is Life receives funding from bilateral and multilateral funders, foundations, and institutional donors to support its programs including advocacy, security funds, women's programs, FPIC protocols, and food sovereignty initiatives.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Land is Life is a global non-profit coalition that supports Indigenous Peoples' rights by directly funding Indigenous-led organizations, providing rapid emergency security assistance to threatened rights defenders, developing community-led Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) protocols, and enabling Indigenous participation in national and international policy spaces. Its programs span advocacy, security funds, women's leadership, food sovereignty, FPIC protocol development, and protection of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI) across seven socio-cultural regions.

Product overview

Land is Life is a global coalition of Indigenous Peoples that operates as a nonprofit organization rather than a traditional software product company. The organization offers a portfolio of six interconnected programs: (1) Advocacy, Campaigns, and Strategic Engagement for supporting Indigenous participation in decision-making; (2) Indigenous-led Security Funds providing rapid emergency response and protection for rights defenders; (3) Indigenous Women's Program empowering women-led initiatives; (4) PIACI Protection for Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact; (5) Food Sovereignty & Security Program supporting traditional food systems; and (6) FPIC Program developing community-led consent protocols. These programs work together to advance Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and collective rights across seven socio-cultural regions globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy, Campaigns, and Strategic Engagement

Quantifiable outcome

• Protected lives of over 250,000 Indigenous people through community-led security initiatives
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dignité PygméecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with Indigenous Peoples in Africa.
• Enkishon Indigenous InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous women-led organization based in Kajiado, Kenya, founded by Jemimah Kerenge (Land is Life Africa Program Director). Works to support Indigenous Peoples' communities in the region.
• Pingo's ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Africa working on Indigenous Peoples' rights.
• Forum Des Femme Autochtones Du CamerouncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Cameroon working on Indigenous women's rights.
• Benet Mosop Community AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with Indigenous communities.
• IMPACTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on Indigenous rights.
• Terra FM / Environmental Defenders UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Uganda working on environmental rights.
• Ngetha Media Association for PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on media and peace initiatives.
• OPDP (Ogiek People's Development Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization of the Ogiek people in Kenya working on land rights and development.
• KATRIBUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Asia working on Indigenous Peoples' rights.
• IPMSDLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Philippines.
• CRAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on Indigenous rights.
• CPA (Cordillera Peoples Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of Indigenous Peoples' and sectoral organizations in the Cordillera region of the Philippines advocating for the promotion of Indigenous Peoples' rights and social justice. Led by Sarah 'Bestang' Dekdeken.
• AIPP (Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional organization of Indigenous Peoples in Asia working on rights advocacy.
• ALVA Sami Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Arctic region working on Sami human rights.
• Snowchange CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on Indigenous rights in the Arctic.
• COIAB (Coordinação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Brazil representing Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon.
• OPIAC (Organización de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía Colombiana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Colombia working with Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon. In 2023, partnership supported over 100 Indigenous Peoples' Rights Defenders across the Colombian Amazon.
• WatanibacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Venezuela working with Indigenous Peoples.
• Fondo SarayakucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization of the Kichwa People of Sarayaku in Ecuador.
• Gobierno MayorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization of Indigenous Peoples.
• OPIT (Organización de Pueblos Indigenous de Tarija)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Bolivia.
• GTI-PIACI (International Working Group of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Land is Life in 2019, this is the first global protection network for Indigenous Peoples in situations of greatest vulnerability. Land is Life serves as the Secretariat.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International: Conservation International is a large, established environmental organization working on biodiversity, climate, and natural resource management. It overlaps with Land is Life on biodiversity and Indigenous-led conservation but operates at vastly greater scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Cultural Survival: Cultural Survival is an Indigenous-led nonprofit focused on Indigenous Peoples' rights, including advocacy in UN spaces, community media, and grantmaking. It is directly comparable to Land is Life in mission, beneficiary base, and coalition-driven advocacy model.
• Amazon Watch: Amazon Watch works to protect the Amazon rainforest and advance Indigenous rights in partnership with Indigenous-led organizations. It is a strong direct peer given Land is Life's heavy Amazon Basin programming and Indigenous-led security work.
• Global Witness: Global Witness investigates and campaigns against environmental and human rights abuses, including protection of land and environmental defenders. Its work on defender protection overlaps closely with Land is Life's Indigenous-led Security Funds.
• Forest Peoples Programme: Forest Peoples Programme supports Indigenous Peoples' rights in forested countries through legal advocacy, capacity building, and policy engagement. It shares Land is Life's intersection of Indigenous rights, forest stewardship, and international policy access.
• Indigenous Environmental Network: Indigenous Environmental Network is an Indigenous-led organization addressing environmental injustice and climate through Indigenous values. It is directly comparable in serving Indigenous communities, climate/biodiversity advocacy, and UN policy engagement.
• Rainforest Foundation Norway: Rainforest Foundation Norway supports Indigenous and traditional peoples' rights to rainforest land through grants and advocacy. It is comparable in funding-pass-through structure, territorial protection, and Indigenous-led grantmaking.
• Survival International: Survival International is a global movement for Indigenous and tribal peoples' rights, focusing on land defense, public campaigns, and policy advocacy. Its programmatic overlap with Land is Life's advocacy, FPIC, and territorial protection work is substantial.
• Cultural Survival (alternate): (Removed duplicate in favor of stronger peers above.)

Emerging players

• Indigenous Rights Center (Alianza Étnica Internacional): Corporación Alianza Étnica Internacional is mentioned as a board-member organization in Land is Life's network. It is an emerging/regional player working on Indigenous Peoples' rights in Latin America with comparable community-based advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/landislife
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/land-is-life-official

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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