SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION INITIATIVES INC

What SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION INITIATIVES INC does

Sustainable Innovation Initiatives (SII) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2013 and incorporated in Florida, USA. SII develops and manages collaborative conservation initiatives and field research infrastructure, primarily operating in tropical forest regions of the Caribbean and wider Americas. Its central operational asset is the Hamgel Field Station for Ecology and Sustainable Land-Use in Trinidad and Tobago, which provides lodging, workspace, and logistical support for researchers conducting fieldwork. The organization was founded and is led by Nigel Noriega, who holds a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the University of California at Berkeley.\n\nSII's portfolio consists of multiple conservation initiatives: the Trinidad Ocelot Project (mammal conservation research), CAR-WEN (Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network across 16 Caribbean countries), the Nurture Nature Campaign (wildlife trade prevention coalition), the Caribbean Songbirds Initiative (neotropical songbird conservation in the Southern Caribbean and Guiana Shield), the Green Technology Initiative (which includes the 'Nature Defender App'), the Caribbean Sharks Education Program (marine conservation and artisanal fisheries), the Grassroots Support Initiative (capacity building for community organizations), and the LACCCB 2018 congress (regional convening). The organization's underlying technology consists of the Nature Defender App developed for wildlife enforcement, deployed across the CAR-WEN Working Group, Nurture Nature Campaign, and Caribbean Songbirds Initiative, alongside field research infrastructure that has facilitated multidisciplinary collaborations spanning geophysics, social sciences, molecular sciences, natural history, education, and biology. Outputs include scientific journal publications, field guides, theses, and policy briefs.\n\nSII's revenue model is a hybrid of grants, donations, and modest rental income from Hamgel Field Station. Field station rentals are priced at $225/day for stays of 14 consecutive days or less (or $195/day beyond 14 days) for full station bookings covering 5 rooms and all common spaces, with single rooms at $52/day or $44/day under the same thresholds. As a 501(c)(3), SII accepts tax-deductible donations via credit card, PayPal, bank transfer, and check, with donors able to designate contributions to specific initiatives. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Species Conservation Catalyst Fund is identified as the primary funder of the Nurture Nature Campaign and Caribbean Songbirds Initiative. Customer segments include researchers and academic institutions, conservation NGOs, local Caribbean communities, and government agencies; the go-to-market motion is community-led and coalition-driven rather than commercial sales.

Name

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION INITIATIVES INC

Legal name

Sustainable Innovation Initiatives Inc.

Website

https://sii-inc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

501(c)(3) non-profit that develops and manages collaborative conservation initiatives and field research infrastructure across the Caribbean and Americas, operating the Hamgel Field Station in Trinidad and supporting biodiversity, wildlife trade prevention, and sustainable development programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation and Environmental Research Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB), Conservation & Human–Wildlife Conflict Mitigation (BPAGAIAI), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Services (Restoration, Wildlife-Safe Operations) (THAAANAH)

Keywords

• Tropical conservation initiatives
• Wildlife enforcement networks
• Field research stations
• Biodiversity conservation programs
• Community sustainability projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Field Station Rental: Hamgel Field Station generates revenue through rental of facilities to researchers. Full station rentals at $225/day (≤14 days) or $195/day (>14 days), and single room rentals at $52/day (≤14 days) or $44/day (>14 days). Revenue supports station development and operations.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, SII accepts tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. Donors can designate contributions to specific initiatives or purposes through an online donation system accepting credit cards and PayPal, with options for bank transfers and checks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sustainable Innovation Initiatives develops and manages collaborative conservation initiatives and field research infrastructure in tropical forest regions. It operates the Hamgel Field Station in Trinidad, providing lodging, workspace, and logistical support to researchers, and runs a portfolio of regional programs (CAR-WEN, Nurture Nature Campaign, Trinidad Ocelot Project, Caribbean Songbirds Initiative, Green Technology Initiative, Caribbean Sharks Education Program, and Grassroots Support Initiative) that address wildlife crime, biodiversity loss, and community sustainability.

Product overview

Sustainable Innovation Initiatives Inc operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that manages a portfolio of conservation initiatives rather than a unified commercial product platform. Its core offerings include the Hamgel Field Station (a research facility in Trinidad providing lodging and workspace for scientists), the Nurture Nature Campaign (a coalition to combat harmful wildlife trade), the Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network (CAR-WEN, a governance approach to wildlife crime), the Trinidad Ocelot Project (mammal conservation research), the Caribbean Songbirds Initiative (songbird conservation), the Green Technology Initiative (which includes the Nature Defender app), the LACCCB 2018 congress, Grassroots Support Initiative, and the Caribbean Sharks Education Program. These initiatives are implemented through collaborative partnerships with universities, NGOs, government agencies, and international organizations, and are funded through donations and grants. The organization does not appear to offer commercial software products, APIs, or technology-as-a-service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nurture Nature Campaign: A coalition-based initiative enabling individual and community choices to end harmful wildlife trades, launched in Trinidad and Tobago.
• CAR-WEN (Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network)
• Trinidad Ocelot Project
• Caribbean Songbirds Initiative
• Caribbean Sharks Education Program
• Green Technology Initiative
• Hamgel Field Station

Products and services

• Hamgel Field Station
• Nurture Nature Campaign
• Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network (CAR-WEN)
• Trinidad Ocelot Project
• Caribbean Songbirds Initiative
• Green Technology Initiative
• Grassroots Support Initiative
• Caribbean Sharks Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Hamgel Field Station has enabled collaborations resulting in multiple scientific journal publications, field guides, theses, policy briefs, and Discovery Channel media features.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Conservation Measures Project (CMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on initiative design, implementation, and outreach for conservation efforts in the Caribbean region.
• Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Caribbean Songbirds Initiative. GHFS moves Surinamers toward sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity protection.
• Wildlife & People SurinamecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Caribbean Songbirds Initiative. Works to protect wildlife species through research, conservation, and sustainable livelihoods with indigenous and local communities.
• Our Place On EarthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInteractive media-based knowledge-exchange forum for community-driven responses to climate change.
• Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club (TTFNC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1891, one of the oldest clubs in Trinidad and Tobago. Key partner for Trinidad Ocelot Project, LACCCB 2018, and media content. Publisher of the journal 'Living World'.
• Asa Wright Nature Centre (AWNC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit Land Trust in Trinidad and Tobago dedicated to preserving the Arima Valley. Key collaborator for Trinidad Ocelot Project and LACCCB 2018.
• Earthwatch InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings individuals together with world-class scientists for field research expeditions. Enabled citizen science expeditions for Trinidad Ocelot Project at Hamgel Field Station.
• University of the West Indies (UWI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternationally recognized centre of excellence in research and knowledge creation. Key component of many research collaborations and host of LACCCB 2018.
• S.P.E.C.I.E.S. (Society for the Conservation of Endangered Carnivores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to holistic, integrative projects for conservation of carnivores. Works with Earthwatch and UWI on Trinidad Ocelot Project.
• Brasso Seco Paria Tourism Action CommitteesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-Based Organization representing villagers using ecologically sustainable ventures. Hosts Brasso Seco Culinary Festival.
• Landbase Community Ventures (LbCV)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps adapt and thrive in changing environments by strengthening connections between people, knowledge, and place for Sustainable Communities.
• BoothsterminorOthersSpecializes in developing and delivering award-winning, eco-friendly custom tradeshow booth design.
• TrinibatscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpearheads conservation of bats in Trinidad through research, expeditions, training, and education. Joins Earthwatch on Trinidad Ocelot Project.
• Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated to reducing animal suffering caused by people. Supporter of CAR-WEN and Nurture Nature Campaign initiatives.
• SPAW-RAC (Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports CAR-WEN initiatives and wildlife protection efforts in the Caribbean region.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal non-profit helping animals and people thrive together. Partner in CAR-WEN and Caribbean Songbirds Initiative.
• El Socorro Centre for Wildlife ConservationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides outreach support for Trinidad Ocelot Project and conservation efforts in Trinidad.
• Trinidad and Tobago Veterinary Association (TTVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on Nurture Nature Campaign animal help guides and educational resources for at-risk species.
• Veterinary Students Association of Trinidad and Tobago (VSATT)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on Nurture Nature Campaign animal help guides and educational materials.
• Animals 360 FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nurture Nature Campaign coalition for wildlife conservation in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Animals AlivesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nurture Nature Campaign coalition for animal welfare in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Centre for the Rescue of Endangered Species of Trinidad and Tobago (CRESTT)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nurture Nature Campaign coalition for wildlife rescue and conservation.
• Environment Tobago (ET)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nurture Nature Campaign working on environmental protection in Tobago.
• Trinidad and Tobago Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nurture Nature Campaign coalition for animal welfare.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey collaborator on CAR-WEN initiatives addressing wildlife crime in the Caribbean through international governance frameworks.
• International Consortium to Combat Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner supporting CAR-WEN efforts to combat wildlife crime across the Caribbean region.
• SKY Eco-Development OrganizationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots partner developing coastal communities in an environmentally sustainable way. Focus on Northeast coast of Trinidad involving marine conservation, seamoss cultivation, and rural tradiculture.
• Brighter Initiatives Revitalization Development (BIRD-Liberia)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots partner performing advocacy and mediation for marginalized communities in Liberia, focusing on sustainable agriculture, education, gender empowerment, and health.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International: Global conservation organization with active Caribbean biodiversity programs. Comparable in biodiversity and sustainable-development mission but with much broader geographic and programmatic reach than SII.
• Rainforest Trust: Habitat-protection nonprofit focused on acquiring and protecting threatened tropical forests, with Caribbean and Guiana Shield projects overlapping SII's geography. Comparable habitat-conservation approach via partnerships and grants.
• Fauna & Flora International: International conservation nonprofit working on threatened species and habitats across the Caribbean and tropical Americas. Comparable species-and-habitat remit and partnership-driven delivery model.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: Large international conservation organization operating field programs across the Caribbean and Latin America. Overlaps with SII's wildlife-trade, habitat, and species-conservation remit at much larger scale and with broader programmatic portfolio.
• The Nature Conservancy: Global habitat-protection nonprofit with active Caribbean and Latin America programs. Comparable in mission (ecologically regenerative landscapes) but operates at vastly greater scale and across broader geographies than SII.
• Panthera: Global wild-cat conservation nonprofit. Highly comparable to SII's Trinidad Ocelot Project on wild-feline research and conservation, though at global scale and with substantially more funding.

Regional players

• Green Heritage Fund Suriname: Suriname-based conservation nonprofit and SII partner on the Caribbean Songbirds Initiative. Directly comparable mission (sustainable resource use and biodiversity protection) and community-based delivery model, but operating in a different Caribbean country.

Direct peers

• S.P.E.C.I.E.S. (Society for the Conservation of Endangered Carnivores): Carnivore-focused conservation nonprofit collaborating with SII on the Trinidad Ocelot Project. Closely comparable in mission scope, scientific-publishing output, and partnership-driven field research model.
• Earthwatch Institute: Global nonprofit that pairs citizen-science volunteers with field scientists for paid expeditions. Listed as a SII partner that ran citizen-science expeditions at Hamgel for the Trinidad Ocelot Project; comparable citizen-science-plus-field-station business model.
• Asa Wright Nature Centre: Trinidad-based nonprofit nature centre and land trust dedicated to preserving the Arima Valley. SII's documented key collaborator on the Trinidad Ocelot Project and LACCCB 2018; operates a comparable model combining field research infrastructure, lodging, and conservation programming in the same Northern Range geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nurturenaturett
• Instagraminstagram.com/nurturenaturett
• Xx.com/sii_org

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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