Despite the best efforts of many passionate and committed people around the world, land health continues to decline. The problem we have is at the core of all our efforts.

How can we restore nature if we don't know how healthy it is or why?

Simply put, we need to know the health of land, whether it is improving or degrading, and we need to know what to do next to get a better outcome, whether we have a goal of making more money, restoring nature, or both.

Our contribution to stewarding land better for nature and people

To equip farmers and land managers with the intelligence to understand, track, and improve the health of their land.

The future that inspires us

A world where every piece of land is understood, managed well, and handed on in better health.

Intelligence

We believe the land holds truths we have not yet uncovered. We approach every analysis, product decision, and conversation with genuine inquiry — asking better questions in search of better answers.
In practice: We explain what the data actually shows. Curious, not prescriptive.

Transformation

We are a change company, not a measurement company. We create insight to enable action.
In practice: We help people understand not just where their land stands, but what better looks like and the most direct route to get there.

Stewardship

Land is inherited and passed on. We take the long view — on land health, on ecological resilience, and on the quality of the work we do.
In practice: Relevance for long-term impact through new perspectives. Practical solutions which enable structural change.

Founders

Ecological Intellgence was founded by Marcus Link and Mark Drewell, whose work previously at New Foundation Farms has been described as “inspiring many of the new generation of regenerative agriculture pioneers”. Their work is informed by understanding the economic potential for radical change in a re-imagined food system where industrial chemical, ultra-processed systems are replaced by high functioning natural systems which deliver an abundance of affordable, nutrient-dense food for everyone.

Marcus Link

Pattern Seeker. Systems Builder. Writer. Exploring the edge where ecology, data & meaning meet.

Mark Drewell

Deep change visionary and systems entrepreneur. Catalyst in business, society and the environment. Believes we can do so much better.