NBI - Natural Business Intelligence

NBI - Natural Business Intelligence is a business and ecology consultancy. It helps companies, municipalities and investors bring biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural capital into their strategic decisions. The team of senior consultants and researchers is working to create options for a nature-based economy. NBI was founded on 9 March 2020 and is based at Régia Douro Park in Vila Real. Its services cover: - agroecology and biodiversity management plans - nature-positive strategies - ecological due diligence - carbon and nature investment roadmaps - ecosystem service valuation - ecological restoration and nature-based solutions - green infrastructure and urban biodiversity - impact monitoring and reporting for the natural economy - strategic project design for nature financing Through NBI Academia, it also runs specialised training courses to build capacity in sustainable ecosystem management and environmental assessment. Team members work in different parts of Portugal: forest management in Idanha, ecological restoration in Serra de Sintra, viticulture innovation in Vila Real and agroecology in Santarém. NBI sees its role as linking scientific knowledge with practical business application. Its wider ambition is to change how organisations relate to nature, so that ecological responsibility becomes a driver of long-term strategic value. The consultancy takes an active part in sustainability events such as Lisbon Sustainability Week. It also produces the podcast *Vozes Circulares* to spread ideas about the circular and nature-based economy.