HyT – Asociación Hombre y Territorio

What HyT – Asociación Hombre y Territorio does

HyT – Asociación Hombre y Territorio is a Spanish non-profit environmental association founded in 2003 in Tomares (Seville) by a multidisciplinary team of specialized biologists. The organization operates across marine and terrestrial ecosystems with four core lines of activity: conservation, research, dissemination, and participation. Its portfolio spans conservation programmes (MedCoral for Mediterranean coral restoration with a documented 80% transplant survival rate; S.O.S. Caretta for sea turtle rescue with the fishing sector; Refugio Alamillo, a 12-hectare aquatic-ecosystem initiative), funded research projects (Life Blue Natura on blue carbon sinks with CSIC, IUCN, and AMAYA; INTEMARES marine biodiversity volunteering across 30 sampling points in five Andalusian provinces; RUGUPLAS on valorization of invasive algae with AIMPLAS), digital and editorial products (the MICRO web application for microplastics studies in Spain; the Chronica naturae open-access scientific journal indexed in DOAJ; the Granada sustainable diving guide covering ~200 species), and education/training services (Buceo2mares diving school; Aula Natural/Urbana environmental education). Underlying technology consists of proprietary field methodologies — coral transplant and translocation protocols, microplastics sampling and identification protocols (Spanish/English), the Manual de Atención a Varamientos commissioned by Junta de Andalucía, and citizen-science diver training frameworks — supported by 64+ peer-reviewed publications and IUCN Red List contributions on 59 coral species.

The business model is project-based grant funding combined with corporate sponsorship, technical services, and education fees. Primary revenue streams are competitive public grants from the EU LIFE Programme, Fundación Biodiversidad/MITECO (including FEMPA-PLEAMAR), Junta de Andalucía, and national ministries, co-financed by corporate partners including CEPSA, Coca-Cola Foundation, IMAGIN (Banco Santander), and Patagonia. Secondary streams include commissioned technical assistance and environmental studies for public administration, environmental education programmes for schools and groups, and fees from the Buceo2mares diving school and specialised courses. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; education and course fees are quoted on request. Customer segments span public environmental administration (Junta de Andalucía, MITECO), the scientific research community (CSIC, IEO, universities of Sevilla/Málaga/Almería), the fishing sector (cofradías of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Estepona, Gandía), corporate CSR partners, and the general public for education and citizen-science engagement. HyT is registered as ASOCIACIÓN HOMBRE Y TERRITORIO (CIF G-91306670), operates from a single headquarters in Tomares, and is governed without equity investors or a parent entity.

Name

HyT – Asociación Hombre y Territorio

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN HOMBRE Y TERRITORIO

Website

https://hombreyterritorio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HyT – Asociación Hombre y Territorio is a Spanish non-profit founded in 2003 that conducts marine and terrestrial biodiversity conservation, research, and citizen-science programmes for public administrations, universities, corporate funders, and the fishing sector in Andalusia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

Keywords

• Marine conservation research
• Biodiversity monitoring services
• Environmental education programs
• Citizen science initiatives
• Coral reef restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Tomares

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Public Funding: HyT operates primarily through competitive project grants, co-financing arrangements, and institutional funding from public bodies including the EU LIFE Programme, Fundación Biodiversidad (MITECO), Junta de Andalucía, and national ministries.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Co-financing and sponsorship arrangements with private companies such as CEPSA, Coca-Cola Foundation, IMAGIN, Patagonia, and others for specific conservation and research projects.
3. Technical Services and Consultancy: Provision of technical assistance, environmental studies, sampling services, laboratory identification, and specialized training to public administration and private organizations.
4. Environmental Education and Formation Services: Fees from environmental education programs, specialized courses, diving school (Buceo2mares), and workshops for schools and groups (Aula Natural, Aula Urbana).

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HyT is a non-profit environmental organization that delivers scientific research, field conservation, environmental education, citizen science programs, and technical assistance focused on marine and terrestrial biodiversity in Spain. It executes funded conservation projects (coral restoration, microplastics monitoring, blue carbon valuation), produces open-access publications, runs a diving school, and provides specialized studies and training to public administrations and partners.

Product overview

HyT – Asociación Hombre y Territorio is a nonprofit environmental organization founded in 2003 comprising specialized biologists. The organization operates as a multidisciplinary entity focused on environmental conservation, research, dissemination, and participation. Its portfolio consists of scientific publications (Chronica naturae journal, diving guides, monographs), digital tools (MICRO web application for microplastics data), conservation programs (MedCoral for coral restoration, S.O.S. Caretta for sea turtles, Life Blue Natura for blue carbon), volunteering initiatives (INTEMARES marine biodiversity monitoring), education programs (Buceo2mares diving school, Aula natural/Urbana, POSIMED-Andalucía seagrass monitoring), and technical services (environmental assessments, sampling protocols, training manuals). These offerings are interconnected through shared research infrastructure, field methodologies, and data collection systems, enabling HyT to conduct comprehensive environmental studies from laboratory analysis to citizen science participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chronica naturae: An open-access digital scientific journal (ISSN: 2253-6280) coordinated, edited, and disseminated by HyT since 2011, covering topics related to natural environment, conservation biology, and biodiversity.
• Programa MedCoral
• S.O.S. Caretta
• Buceo2mares
• MICRO
• Refugio Alamillo

Products and services

• Chronica naturae (Open-Access Scientific Journal) An open-access digital scientific dissemination journal (ISSN: 2253-6280) coordinated, edited, and published by HyT, focused on natural environment, conservation biology, and biodiversity. Published annually from 2011 to 2024 with monographic issues such as Life Blue Natura and Corales.
• MICRO Web Application for Microplastics Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% coral colony survival rate achieved through transplant and translocation methodology in Mediterranean restoration.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Acuario de SevillaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Host venue for the MARLICE 2019 International Forum on Marine Litter and Circular Economy, which brought together 200 attendees from 40 countries at the Seville Aquarium.
• SEO/BirdLife – Proyecto LiberacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Strategic partnership since 2018 for microplastics research in rivers and natural areas. HyT developed the Protocolo de muestreo e identificación de microplásticos en ríos within this framework, and collaborated on the national Libera-Ciencia report on microplastics in IBAs.
• AEBAM – Asociación Española de Basuras MarinascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Founding member since 2015. HyT co-leads the MARLICE International Forum on Marine Litter and Circular Economy as part of AEBAM's coordination group. AEBAM organizes periodic editions of MARLICE with HyT as a key coordinating partner.
• CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary in the Life Blue Natura project alongside IUCN, AMAYA, and CMAOT. HyT serves as communication lead, responsible for participatory actions and a traveling campaign. CSIC provides scientific research capacity for blue carbon sink valuation in Andalusia.
• IUCN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary in the Life Blue Natura project focused on blue carbon sinks and climate change mitigation in Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal ecosystems.
• AMAYA – Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de AndalucíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary in the Life Blue Natura project. AMAYA provides environmental management expertise and infrastructure for blue carbon assessment in Andalusian coastal and marine ecosystems.
• AIMPLAS – Instituto Tecnológico del PlásticocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead technical partner in the RUGUPLAS project, responsible for processing and analyzing samples of Rugulopteryx okamurae algae in the laboratory to develop bioplastics derived from the invasive seaweed for use by the fishing sector.
• Cofradías de Pescadores (Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Estepona, Gandía)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree fishing guilds actively collaborating in the RUGUPLAS project, providing algae samples from beach wrack and open sea, participating in co-design of bioplastic alternatives to single-use plastics in fishing operations, and receiving training on marine litter and invasive species.
• Junta de AndalucíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating institution in the LIFE INTEMARES project alongside MITECO and Fundación Biodiversidad. HyT executes volunteer marine biodiversity monitoring actions at Natura 2000 sites in coordination with regional government.
• Cruz Roja EspañolaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner in the microplastics monitoring network, co-producing the Red de Seguimiento de microplásticos en ríos y costas de HyT-Cruz Roja Española report.
• Universidad de SevillacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner and host of the I Iberian Wolf Thematic Conference organized by HyT at the University of Seville in March 2013. Collaborates on doctoral research (thesis on Astroides calycularis by Alejandro Terrón-Sigler, defended 2016).
• Universidad de AlmeríaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for research collaborations on marine biodiversity and environmental studies, listed among HyT's annual report collaborators.
• Universidad de MálagaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for research collaborations, particularly in marine biology and conservation studies, listed among HyT's annual report collaborators.
• ECOEMBESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a private sector collaborator in annual reports, working on environmental sustainability and packaging waste issues related to marine litter.
• SEO/BirdLifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer of the 'Los Imprescindibles' campaign to promote youth participation in environmental, cultural, and social actions.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Global conservation authority and HyT's Life Blue Natura project partner. Highly comparable in species Red List evaluation work, Mediterranean marine biodiversity focus, and conservation science publishing, but operates at global scale with membership-funded governance.
• WWF España: Larger national branch of WWF operating across terrestrial and marine conservation in Spain. Comparable in biodiversity mission, EU LIFE grant participation, and public-sector partnerships, but with materially greater scale, broader geographic remit, and a wider portfolio than HyT's Andalusian-focused niche.
• Oceana: International marine conservation advocacy organization with Spain operations and Mediterranean campaigns. Comparable in marine biodiversity and fisheries sustainability focus, but operates globally with advocacy-driven funding rather than HyT's field-research-led nonprofit model.

Direct peers

• SEO/BirdLife: Spain's leading bird and biodiversity conservation NGO and HyT's strategic partner on Proyecto Libera microplastics monitoring. Comparable in mission (Spanish biodiversity conservation), nonprofit association structure, grant-funded model, and operational scale, making it the most analogous peer.
• SUBMON: Catalan marine conservation nonprofit focused on Mediterranean species (cetaceans, sea turtles, elasmobranchs) and marine habitat research. Highly comparable to HyT in scientific specialization, project-based revenue model, and Mediterranean marine conservation scope, but operating primarily in Catalonia.
• Ecologistas en Acción: Spanish confederation of environmental groups active across biodiversity, marine litter, and environmental education. Comparable in Spanish geographic scope, project-grant revenue model, and citizen-science volunteer engagement, with a stronger advocacy and political-campaign orientation than HyT.
• Fundación Global Nature: Spanish nonprofit foundation working on biodiversity conservation, wetland restoration, and sustainable agriculture. Comparable in association/foundation structure, EU LIFE grant participation, and terrestrial-aquatic habitat restoration scope across Spain.
• Fundación CRAM: Catalan marine rescue, research, and conservation foundation operating a marine animal recovery center. Comparable to HyT in marine wildlife strandings expertise, education programs, and Mediterranean coastal scope, but focused on rehabilitation rather than field research.
• AEBAM (Asociación Española de Basuras Marinas): Spanish marine-litter association co-founded by HyT in 2015. Direct peer in marine debris and circular-economy focus, co-organizer of the MARLICE international forum, and comparable in association structure and project-grant funding.

Emerging players

• AIMPLAS (Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico): Spanish plastics technology center and HyT's lead technical partner on the RUGUPLAS project for bioplastics from invasive algae. Comparable in applied R&D, project-based funding, and Andalusian operations, but specialized in materials science rather than biodiversity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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