Three communities in Oaxaca joined forces to protect their forests and the birds that depend on them, using monitoring, education, and strong local leadership. In 2023, EcoLogic Development Fund joined forces with PANTERA A.C., FARCO A.C. , and the local communities of Rancho Faisán, Vega del Sol, and San José Chiltepec to protect forest habitats and the birds that depend on them by working with the people who know this land best. With support from the US Fish and Wildlife Se

The climate crisis is here, and it's hitting hardest in the places least responsible for causing it. Across the globe, Indigenous Peoples are among those most affected, despite being some of the world's most effective stewards of nature. They make up just 6% of the population but care for over 40% of the planet's most ecologically intact lands. Indigenous-managed lands overlap with 36% of the world's remaining intact forests, ecosystems critical to stabilizing our climate. Th

We're excited to share that our community-based work  in Totonicapán, Guatemala, has been renewed for another phase of support! The Altiplano Resiliente initiative is part of a broader effort led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with financial support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and implemented in collaboration with Fundación para la Conservación de los Recursos Naturales y Ambiente en