Instituto Terra Brasilis

What Instituto Terra Brasilis does

Instituto Terra Brasilis de Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (ITB) is a Brazilian non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1998 that designs and executes socioenvironmental projects across the Pantanal, Amazon, and Atlantic Forest biomes. It works primarily with indigenous peoples and traditional communities (including the Kadiwéu, Macuxi, and Wapixana), research institutions (UFV, UFMG, UFPR, Embrapa), and protected-area management bodies (ICMBio, IMASUL), delivering four program lines: Traditional Peoples and Communities, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Productive Practices, and Environmental Education.

Its portfolio includes integrated fire management in the Pantanal (Parque Estadual do Rio Negro), the USAID-funded 'Nossa Terra, Nossa Mãe' project covering 77 indigenous territories across 27 million hectares in Roraima and southern Amazonas, the Petrobras-backed 'Vidas e Vozes Kadiwéu' initiative, and endangered-bee conservation programs in the Rio Doce basin. Technical capabilities include population genomics (lcWGS, SNP markers) for Melipona capixaba and Epicharis pygialis, drone-based canopy imaging with deep-learning computer vision for pollinator monitoring, and the EcoTeca immersive 3D educational platform.

ITB does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded entirely through institutional project grants, socioenvironmental program financing, and donations from government agencies, multilateral organizations, and corporate partners (USAID, Petrobras, Fundação Renova/FUNBIO, GEF, BID). Operations are coordinated from a Brasília office with a team of approximately 16, including a Technologies Coordinator and a Biodiversity Coordinator, supplemented by partnerships with CIR, OPAN, IIEB, and multiple Brazilian universities for field execution.

Name

Instituto Terra Brasilis

Legal name

Instituto Terra Brasilis de Desenvolvimento Socioambiental

Website

https://terrabrasilis.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto Terra Brasilis is a Brazilian non-profit NGO founded in 1998 that partners with indigenous peoples, traditional communities, universities, and government agencies to deliver biodiversity conservation, integrated fire management, sustainable production, and environmental education projects across the Pantanal, Amazon, and Atlantic Forest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE)

Keywords

• Environmental conservation services
• Biodiversity conservation programs
• Indigenous territorial management
• Integrated fire management
• Environmental education platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Project Grants: ITB operates as a non-profit NGO funded primarily through institutional grants and socioenvironmental project financing from government agencies, international development organizations, and environmental foundations. Revenue supports project execution in biodiversity conservation, indigenous territorial management, environmental education, and sustainable productive practices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Instituto Terra Brasilis is a non-profit NGO that designs and implements socioenvironmental conservation projects in Brazil across four program areas: (1) Traditional Peoples and Communities — supporting indigenous territorial management, integrated fire management, and sustainable productive practices; (2) Biodiversity Conservation — protecting ecosystems, restoring native vegetation, and strengthening protected areas; (3) Sustainable Productive Practices — strengthening low-carbon value chains; and (4) Environmental Education — developing educational actions and digital learning content. The organization delivers these through grant-funded partnerships with government agencies, international donors, universities, and indigenous communities.

Product overview

Instituto Terra Brasilis (ITB) is a non-profit NGO founded in 1998 that promotes nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The organization operates across four interconnected program areas: (1) Traditional Peoples and Communities—supporting territorial management, integrated fire management, and sustainable productive practices; (2) Biodiversity Conservation—protecting ecosystems, restoring native vegetation, and strengthening protected areas; (3) Sustainable Productive Practices—strengthening sustainable value chains and low-carbon production models; and (4) Environmental Education—developing educational actions and communication materials. Key projects include Vidas e Vozes Kadiwéu (indigenous governance and climate resilience in the Pantanal), Nossa Terra Nossa Mãe (indigenous territorial management across 27 million hectares in Roraima and Amazonas), multiple bee conservation initiatives employing genomic and AI technologies, integrated fire management in Pantanal, and EcoTeca (digital library with immersive environments). The organization also runs an indigenous academic exchange program with San Diego State University.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vidas e Vozes Kadiwéu A socioenvironmental project strengthening indigenous governance, integrated fire management, water security, sustainable livelihoods, and threatened fauna monitoring for the Kadiwéu Indigenous Land (538,000 hectares) in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul. The program is implemented in partnership with the Kadiwéu people and funded by Petrobras.
• Nossa Terra, Nossa Mãe: Projeto de Gestão Territorial Indígena Integrada An integrated indigenous territorial management project supporting effective management of Indigenous Lands for biodiversity conservation and community well-being across approximately 27 million hectares, covering 77 Indigenous Lands in Roraima and southern Amazonas. Funded by USAID and executed with partners IIEB, CIR, and OPAN.
• Manejo Integrado do Fogo no Parque Estadual do Pantanal do Rio Negro (PEPRN) A partnership project with IMASUL reducing forest fires in the Rio Negro Pantanal State Park through infrastructure development, voluntary brigades, neighboring property engagement, and a situation room for fire detection and operational planning.
• Variáveis Genéticas Essenciais para a Conservação da Biodiversidade de Abelhas Ameaçadas de Extinção na Bacia do Rio Doce A 30-month research initiative improving knowledge of population dynamics, genetic diversity, and conservation status of endangered bee species through genomic studies, population monitoring, and phylogeographic analysis in the Rio Doce basin.
• Núcleos de Reprodução Geneticamente Assistida para a Uruçu Capixaba A project establishing genetically assisted reproduction nuclei for reintroduction and population reinforcement of Melipona capixaba (uruçu-capixaba), an endangered stingless bee endemic to the Atlantic Forest. Three reproduction nuclei have been operating for over 10 years.
• Novas Abordagens e Tecnologias Aplicadas ao Estudo, Manejo e Conservação de Abelhas A 36-month research project employing population genomics, drone-based computer vision with AI deep learning for monitoring Epicharis pygialis in forest canopies, and educational tools for bee conservation in the Atlantic Forest.
• EcoTeca Digital Library A digital library featuring interactive 3D immersive environments of Atlantic Forest conservation areas (Pedra Azul, Rio Doce, Águia Branca parks) and the UFV bee research laboratory, plus documentaries and educational resources on conservation and biodiversity.
• Edital de Intercâmbio Acadêmico - ITB An academic exchange program enabling indigenous students from Roraima to present projects at San Diego State University on Traditional Knowledge and Global Climate Change, in partnership with CIR, SDSU, and UFRR.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sustainable cattle ranching grew from 52 to approximately 80,000 head without deforestation in indigenous territories of Roraima by 2023.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Instituto Internacional de Educação do Brasil (IIEB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIIEB is a key executing partner in the 'Nossa Terra, Nossa Mãe' project, working alongside ITB, CIR, and OPAN for indigenous territorial management and rights defense.
• Conselho Indígena de Roraima (CIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIR is the principal indigenous representative organization in Roraima and a co-executing partner in the 'Nossa Terra, Nossa Mãe' project and the academic exchange program with San Diego State University.
• Operação Nativa Amazônica (OPAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPAN is a co-executing partner in the 'Nossa Terra, Nossa Mãe' project, contributing to indigenous territorial management in the Amazon region.
• Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFV Campus Florestal is a key research partner for bee conservation projects, contributing genomic expertise and hosting the LaBee bee research laboratory featured in the EcoTeca immersive platform.
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFMG collaborates as a research partner on genetic studies for endangered bee conservation in the Rio Doce basin.
• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFPR participates as a research partner in studies on genetic variables and conservation of endangered bees in the Rio Doce basin.
• ICMBio (Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICMBio collaborates on the National Action Plan for Pollinator Insects (PAN Insetos Polinizadores) and conservation studies for endangered bee species.
• Embrapa (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbrapa participates as a research partner in genetic conservation studies for endangered bees in the Rio Doce basin.
• Instituto de Meio Ambiente de Mato Grosso do Sul (IMASUL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMASUL is the state environmental agency and a key partner for the integrated fire management project in the Pantanal State Park of Rio Negro (PEPRN), providing institutional backing and operational coordination.
• Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFMS, through the PELD-NEFAU Pantanal project, collaborates on integrated fire management research and operations in the Pantanal.
• Embrapa PantanalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbrapa Pantanal contributes technical expertise to the integrated fire management project in the Pantanal State Park of Rio Negro.
• Mulheres em Ação no Pantanal (MUPAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMUPAN is a partner in the integrated fire management project, contributing community engagement and gender-focused participation in fire prevention efforts.
• San Diego State University (SDSU) — Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDSU hosts the indigenous academic exchange program as part of 'Nossa Terra, Nossa Mãe,' where indigenous students from Roraima present research on Traditional Knowledge and Global Climate Change.
• Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR) / Instituto InsikirancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFRR and its Insikiran institute collaborate on the indigenous academic exchange selection process, connecting indigenous students with the SDSU program.
• Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Cavalos Pantaneiros (ABCCP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerABCCP is a key partner in the conservation of the Cavalo Pantaneiro breed, collaborating with indigenous peoples, researchers, and traditional communities in restoration efforts for the breed.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• FUNBIO (Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade): Brazilian biodiversity fund manager that channels donor resources to NGOs including ITB. Functions simultaneously as an executing partner (FUNBIO manages Fundação Renova, GEF, and IDB funds that flow to ITB) and an ecosystem orchestrator with overlapping conservation mandate.

Direct peers

• Imazon (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia): Brazilian NGO producing applied research and policy on Amazon deforestation, land use, and sustainable production. Closely comparable to ITB on Pantanal/Amazon socio-environmental focus and grant-funded research-and-implementation model.
• IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia): Amazon-focused environmental research and policy NGO. Directly comparable operating model (mixed grants, scientific rigor, indigenous partnerships) and shared programmatic overlap with ITB on sustainable cattle and indigenous territorial management.
• Operação Amazônia Nativa (OPAN): Brazilian indigenous-rights NGO and direct co-executing partner on ITB's NTNM project. Highly comparable mission (indigenous territorial management in Amazon) and similar project-based grant operations, sometimes a partner and sometimes a competitor for the same funder mandates.
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA): Brazilian non-profit NGO focused on indigenous peoples' rights and Amazon conservation. Highly comparable to ITB in mission, target communities, and project-based grant model, and serves as both collaborator and competing implementer for donor funding in Brazilian socio-environmental programs.
• Instituto Internacional de Educação do Brasil (IIEB): Brazilian NGO administering international-cooperation education and indigenous programs. Co-executing partner with ITB on USAID's NTNM project and a directly comparable operator in indigenous capacity-building and academic exchange programming.

Broad incumbents

• WWF-Brasil: Large Brazilian affiliate of WWF Network working across Pantanal, Amazon, and Atlantic Forest on biodiversity conservation and environmental policy. Much larger scale and broader portfolio, but overlaps materially with ITB on integrated fire management, protected-area support, and indigenous-community work.
• The Nature Conservancy - Brasil: Global conservation major with active Brazilian programs on forest protection and restoration. While much larger and broader, its Brazilian portfolio intersects with ITB's work in Atlantic Forest biodiversity and protected-area strengthening.
• Greenpeace Brasil: Large advocacy organization active in Brazil on Amazon, Pantanal fires, and indigenous rights. Compares via overlapping advocacy agenda with ITB's conservation work, though ITB operates as an on-the-ground implementer where Greenpeace primarily campaigns.
• Conservation International - Brasil: Global conservation organization with Brazilian operations spanning biodiversity, climate, and indigenous territorial programs. Comparable funder base (USAID, GEF-style multilateral), but operates at significantly greater scale across LATAM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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