Landseed is a public‑benefit corporation that measures the full ecological condition of protected lands using a six‑dimensional index aligned with the UN SEEA framework. It mints Earth Credits—commodity tokens representing one acre‑year of verified ecosystem health—and retires them to channel funds directly to land trusts, while providing an API for data integration.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Protected lands deliver multiple ecosystem services—water filtration, carbon sequestration, flood regulation, soil stabilization, pollination, and biodiversity support—but only carbon is currently monetized, leaving the majority of their value unmeasured and underfunded.
Solution
Landseed, a public‑benefit corporation, quantifies the full ecological condition of any protected parcel using a six‑dimensional index aligned with the UN SEEA ecosystem accounting framework. The resulting score is used to mint Earth Credits, a commodity that represents one acre‑year of verified ecosystem health across physical, chemical, compositional, structural, functional, and landscape dimensions. Credits are purchased and permanently retired, with proceeds flowing directly to the land trusts that manage the land. Landseed operates as the independent verifier and registry, providing the scientific measurement layer and a transparent ledger without trading credits or setting prices. By creating a tradable right—Nature Rights Deeds—Landseed bridges conservation outcomes with capital markets, enabling ongoing funding for the most under‑resourced conservation organizations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are land trusts and other conservation organizations that manage protected lands and seek sustainable financing, as well as impact investors and corporations looking to purchase verified ecosystem‑service credits.
Features
- Six‑dimensional ecological scoring system aligned with UN SEEA standards for consistent, science‑based assessment
- Earth Credits that encode one acre‑year of verified ecosystem condition, covering all services beyond carbon
- Nature Rights Deeds that legally capture and token‑ize the ecological value of protected land
- Independent verification and registry infrastructure that separates measurement from market activities
- Direct revenue flow to land trusts through credit retirement, ensuring funds reach on‑the‑ground conservation work
- API‑driven data access (THE EARTH API) for integration with external platforms and analytics tools