The Planet is Out of Balance
Earth has moved beyond the thresholds that keep planetary systems in balance. Forests, watersheds, and ecosystems are under immense stress — and this instability is not only ecological.
Our connection to nature has eroded, with human– nature relationships declining by more than 60% since 1800.
But collapse is not inevitable.
Around the world, women are restoring what’s been broken
Across regions and cultures, women are leading grounded, community-based solutions that restore land and water, strengthen livelihoods, and reweave relationships with nature.
They are not waiting.
They are already doing the work.
Featured Daughter
PROTECTING THE FORESTS
Farwiza Farhan grew up in Aceh, Indonesia, surrounded by the lush forests and diverse wildlife of the Leuser Ecosystem. As a child, she would often spend hours exploring the patch of forests near her home, fascinated by the natural world around her. But as she grew older, Farwiza began to notice the devastating impact of human activity on the environment.
Less than 1% of global philanthropic funding goes to women-led environmental solutions
But there’s a return of 6x or more on each dollar invested in conservation and restoration
Daughters for Earth has funded over 220 women-led environmental issues globally
What Daughters for Earth Does
Find & Fund
We identify effective women-led programs. We fund practical, nature-based initiatives through our Seeding, Cultivating, and Harvesting model. We strengthen capacity when requested, through collaboration, connections, and skills-building.
Celebrate Impact
We amplify their efforts through storytelling, reports, partnerships. We research and demonstrate the effectiveness of women-led approaches. We shift global narratives on climate solutions.
Mobilize Community
We bring a diverse group of women together across regions. We support spaces for women to reconnect with nature and share knowledge. We activate a diverse network who engage through funding, community learning, and everyday choices.
But there is hope. When one woman takes action to restore nature, others join. Her leadership becomes a catalyst — multiplying impact across communities and ecosystems.
Inspired by a story shared by Wangari Maathai, the Hummingbird Effect reflects a truth we see everywhere we work:
one woman acts
others join
communities shift
Ecosystems heal
More people join
News & Updates
PEACE IN A CHAOTIC WORLD / How Nature Helps Us Stay Grounded
Small Actions, Big Changes
The Buffalo Dance
A Different Kind of Resolution
Project Library
Scaling a Regenerative Cotton Program Across the United States
Regenerating Ecological Practices of Indigenous Women in the Gulf South
Healing the Earth By Restoring Indigenous Land in California
Featured Daughter
Protecting the Land from Oil Extraction
Helena Gualinga had always felt a deep connection to her ancestral land in the Amazon rainforest and her Kichwa Sarayaku community’s way of life. She grew up hearing stories about how her ancestors had protected their land from companies who wanted to exploit it and extract oil and other resources from it.
Can You Carry a Drop? Join Us!
When the Earth heals, communities heal too
We envision a world where environmental action grows from connection — not extraction. Where women’s leadership is recognized as a proven foundation for systems that endure.
This is not abstract. It is already happening. Become a Daughter
Regenerating Wild Food Species to Create Sustainable Food Systems in Eastern Africa
World Agroforestry Centre
Restoring the Kakamega Tropical Rainforest by catalyzing women’s leadership in community forest management
Women’s Earth Alliance
Protecting the Forests and Peatlands of Kalimantan
Women’s Earth Alliance
Protecting Gorilla Through Women Led Community Water Solutions
Wild Earth Allies
Regenerating Ecological Practices of Indigenous Women in the Mississippi Delta
WeCan International
Restoring the Itombwe Rainforest through Community Action in the Congo
WeCan International
Regeneration through the Women-Led Climate Resilient Farming Model In India (Led by SSP)
Swayam (UNDP) Huairou Commission
Restoring Mangrove Forests to Protect the Laguna San Ignacio
SeaTrees / Sustainable Surf
Protecting the Heartland Ranch Preserve through Women-Led Conservation
Resolve
Rewilding College Campuses - Beautiful for the Eyes and the Environment
Re:Wild Herbicide-Free Campus
Supporting Women-Led Micro-Enterprises to Regenerate Biodiversity
Mujeres y Ambiente
Anti-Poaching Women Warriors Protecting Threatened Wildlife in Zimbabwe
International Anti-Poaching Foundation
Supporting Navajo-Churro Shepherds through an Indigenous-led Wool Cooperative
Fibershed
Catalyzing Agroecological Regeneration in California
Fibershed
Protecting Indigenous Lands through Women-Led Mapping Initiatives in Eastern Africa
Digital Democracy
Protecting Gorillas and Biodiversity in the Karisoke Sector, Rwanda
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Protecting Belize's Biodiversity through Women-Led Conservation
Community Baboon Sanctuary (Equator Prize)
Saving Millions of Acres in the Upper Amazon
Ceibo Alliance
Restoring Kilum-Ijim Forest Biodiversity by Centering Social Justice and Women's Empowerment
CAMGEW
Reducing Carbon, Deforestation, and Pollution with Hemp Fiber Production
Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute
Expanding Regenerative Agriculture in the Southeastern US
American Farmland Trust
Supporting Women-Led Regenerative Farming and Reforestation Efforts in Guatemala
Alliance for International Reforestation AIR Guatemala (UNDP)
Returning to the Old to Protect the Future
Agroecology Fund
Regenerating Women-Led, Agroecology-Based Enterprises in Eastern Africa
Agroecology Fund
Regenerating Women-Led, Agroecology-Based Enterprises in Eastern Africa
Agroecology Fund
Regenerating Rangelands in Central Asia By Bringing Back the Kyrgyz Horse
Agroecology Fund
Protecting Wolves Through Compassionate Conservation in the Northern Rockies
Project Coyote
Restoring and Rehabilitating Endangered Sea Turtles in Cape Cod
National Marine Life Center (Water-Marine Wildlife)
Regenerating a Zero-Waste Mindset Through Youth Climate Education in Michigan
Detroit Dirt Foundation
Regenerating School and Urban Community Farms in Southwest Chicago
Academy for Global Citizenship
Protecting Cheetahs by Enhancing Pastoral Women’s Livelihoods in Somaliland
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Regenerating Smallholder Farms and Community Resilience in Africa’s Sahel Region
Groundswell International, Inc.
Protecting Oceans by Creating Generational Change in Mozambique
Love The Oceans (Water)
Regenerating Natural Fabric Dyeing Processes with Traditional Moroccan Weavers
Around the World in 80 Fabrics
Restoring the Colorado River Delta with a Diverse Environmental Team
The Sonoran Institute (Water-River & Wetlands)
Regenerating Madagascar’s Baobab Forest Back to a Vibrant Ecosystem
Malagasy Baobab passionate and expert group- GSPBM (Groupe des Spécialistes et des Passionnés de Baobabs de Madagascar)
Protecting Kenya’s Lions Through the Indigenous-led ‘Warrior Watch’
Ewaso Lions
Restoring Marine Biodiversity in Indonesia Through Women Fishmongers
Yayasan Teman Laut Indonesia (Thresher Shark Indonesia) (Water)
Protecting the Forests and Peatlands of Kalimantan (Led by Women’s Earth Alliance)
Women’s Earth Alliance (with Yayasan Ulin)
Strenghening of women planters of agroecological solutions (Grupo Autonomo para la Investigacion Ambiental, A.C. (GAIA)
Agroecology Fund
Integrating young people into the strucutres of the ReSCOPE and SCOPE Programmes (Aniham National Federation of Peasant Women)
Agroecology Fund
Women Sowers of Life (Desarrollo Economico y Social de los Mexicanos Indigenas (DESMI))
Agroecology Fund
Binhian: Building Peasant Women leaders in protecting and protecting and promoting local food security (Kilusang Magbubukid Pilipinas
Agroecology Fund
Regenerating the Lands of Western Maharashtra by Empowering Indigenous Farmers
Regenerosity
Regenerating Farmlands in South Asia Through the Amrita Bhoomi School
Agroecology Fund
Restoring Coastal Mangroves and Indigenous Livelihoods in Ecuador
Coordinadora Nacional para la Defensa del Ecosistema Manglar (C-CONDEM)
Defending the Amazon by Empowering Women Leadership in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Amazon Watch
Restoring Wetlands and Hammerhead Shark Habitats in Costa Rica
Mision Tiburon (Water)
Restoring the Amazon While Educating Colombian Women in Conservation
Women for Conservation (Water – River)
Restoring Marine Biodiversity in the Colombian Pacific By Training Divers
Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos (Water)
Protecting Chile’s Biobio River Basin’s Biocultural Diversity Through Watersports
Rios to Rivers (Water)
Protecting the Central Arctic Ocean Ice Shield Through Youth Leadership
Global Choices (Water)
Protecting the Arctic by Combining Inuit Knowledge and Scientific Research
Hearts in the Ice (Water-Ice/Arctic)
Protecting the Amazon’s Coast by Supporting the ‘Mothers of the Mangrove’
Rare
Regenerating Brazil's Mangrove Forests Through a Women-led Climate Coalition
Filha do Sol (Water)
Moyen-Bafing Chimpanzee Project
IUCN Action Plan for the Conservation of Western Chimpanzees
Supporting a Regenerative Agri-touristic Center in the Alpine Region of Switzerland
Votre Cercle de Vie
Protecting Black Rhinos in Kenya by Empowering an All-Women Ranger Uni
ZEITZ
Creating Autonomous Food Production in Nairobi’s Kibera Slum
Human Needs Project
Protecting South Asia's Vulnerable Rivers by Catalyzing Local Women’s Leadership
International Rivers
Restoring Forests and Community Farms Across Tamil Nadu, India
Green Sakthi
Protecting Ancestral Rainforest Territory through Intercultural Education
Organización Waorani De Pastaza (Amazon Frontlines)
Library Forest, Restoring a Pocket of South American Temperate Rainforest
SUGi Foundation
Protecting Spoon-Billed Sandpiper in Vietnam through women-led efforts
WildAct Vietnam
Regenerating Ecological Practices of Indigenous Women in the Gulf South
Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
Scaling A Regenerative Cotton Program Across the United States
Fibershed
Healing the Earth By Restoring Indigenous Land in California
Deep Medicine Circle
Regenerating Communities and Empowering Women through Agroforestry in Kasese, Uganda
TreeSisters
Restoring Food Security and Resilience to Ugandan Refugees With Permagardens
African Women Rising
Strengthening Land Tenure Security in a Maasai Community in Tanzania
Ujamaa Community Resource Team
Revitalizing Wayana Food Sovereignty in Suriname for a Healthier Community
The Mulokot Foundation
Enhancing Food Sovereignty By Cultivating Traditional Crops in South Africa
Siyazisiza Trust
Advocating for Self-sufficiency and Self-reliance among Peasant Women in the Philippines
Agroecology Fund
Repopulating Ashaninka Forests with Native Butterflies to Diversify Diet and Economy
FUNDACION RUTH ZENAIDA BUENDÍA METSOQUIARI
Saving Nigeria's Critically Endangered Niger Delta Red Colobus Monkey
Foundation for Sustainability of Ecosystem, Wildlife and Climate (SW/Niger Delta Forest Project)
Restoring the Namuli Rainforest and Community Health in Mozambique
Namuli Wiwanana
Revaluing and Strengthening the Production of Nahua Backyard Gardens for Healthy Diets in Northeastern Mountains of Puebla, Mexico
Tosepan Pajti SC de RL de CV
Protecting Gray Whale Birthing Lagoons from Sea Level Rise in Baja California through Women-led Restoration
Sustainable Surf / SeaTrees
Empowering Zapotec communties to protect ancestral seed diversity
Mi Oaxaca
Fostering Local Stewardship in the Manatee Biocultural Corridor of the Yucatan Peninsula
Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la Sustentabilidad (FINS) International Foundation for Nature and Sustainability
Restoring Madagascar’s Baobab Forests By Creating a Local Women-led NGO
GSPBM (Groupe des Spécialistes et des Passionnés de Baobabs de Madagascar)
Restoring Degraded Lands and Building Food Resilience in Kanyerus, Kenya
Regenerosity
Restoring Ancestral Rangelands of Pastoralists in Samburu, Northern Kenya
Grevy’s Zebra Trust
Protecting Javan Gibbons by Educating the Next Generation of Indonesian Conservationists
Yayasan Konservasi Ekosistem Alam Nusantara (KIARA)
Protecting Dugongs and Seagrass in Pantar Island Marine Protected Area
Tamang Dugong Indonesia
Protecting the Sacred Rainforest Sites of Indonesia's Dayak Taboyan
Save Our Borneo
Advocating for the Rights of Transboundary Rivers in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
International Rivers
Promoting Collective Farms and Food Sovereignty among the Pallur Dalit Women
Agroecology Fund
Developing value-added models to process native seeds and fruits in Antigua Guatemala
Contour Lines
Strengthening Women's Leadership at the Amazon Living School
Escuela Viva de la Amazonia – EVA (Amazon Living School)
Empowering Indigenous-led Communications and Storytelling to Protect the Amazon Rainforest
Ceibo Alliance
Skill Building for Community Land Use Planning in the Andes Amazon Corridor
Andes Amazon Conservancy
Becoming Biocultural Entrepreneurs in the Upper Ecuadorian Basin
Amazon Frontlines
Restoring Tree Canopy Habitats for Sloths and Other Arboreal Species
The Sloth Conservation Foundation
Restoring the Itombwe Rainforest through Community Action in the DR Congo
Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
Protecting the Congo Basin’s Kokolopari Bonobo Reserve Through Regenerative Agriculture
Congo Education Partners Inc
Invigorating Soil and Families n Rapa Nui through Nutritious Food
Rapa Nui agroecological producers’ network
Preserving the Pacific Northwest's Vital Forests Through Indigenous-led Restoration
University of British Columbia (Mother Tree Organization)
Protecting the Arctic Basin & Ocean from Toxic Tar Sand Tailings
Keepers of the Water Society
Accelerating Climate Solutions in Canada Through Indigenous Leadership
Indigenous Climate Action
Empowering Women as They Reforest their Land in the Brazilian Amazon
Regenerosity
Restoring Waterways through Tree-planting in Degraded Habitats
One Tree Planted
Marching in Brasilia in Defense and Protection of Amazonian Biomes
Martinez (Amazon Watch)
Restoring Land and Knowledge: production of Native Seedlings by Terena Women in the Pantanal
Chalana Esperança
Protecting Belize's biodiversity through Women-led Baboon Habitat Conservation
Community Baboon Sanctuary Women’s Conservation Group
Regenerative Kelp Farming at the End of the World
Por el Mar Foundation
Women in Coffee: unlocking women’s power to regenerate mother earth one coffee cup at the time
Grupo Asociativo El Bombo Pitalito – Inza
Indigenous Wisdom that Heals our Soil - Women Farmers Take on Climate Change
Yayasan Rumah Sukkha Citta
Nature Through Her Eyes (NTHE) Mentorship, Training, and Film Festival Programming
The VII Foundation
Sampriti: Empowering Women for Ecological Restoration
Rewilding Academy
Bioengineering Social Enterprise for Disaster Risk Reduction and Livelihood Upliftment
Bighnaharta Nepal
Empowering Rural Women in the Southwest Region of Cameroon through regenerative agriculture for water protection, guidance, and restoration
VOICES FOR FORESTS ALLIANCE
Coral Nurture Program
University of Technology Sydney
Empowering Change: A Regenerative Ocean Community Initiative in West Rote
Yayasan Cakrawala Nusantara Lestari
Restoring and Reforesting the Ecuadorian Amazon through Actions of Indigenous Women
Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network
Circular Economy: Empowering Women with The First Circular Diapers to Safeguard Indonesia's Waters from Plastic Pollution
Lautan Bersama Nusantara Foundation
Nelayan Lestari Program: Empowering Rote's Seaweed Farmers
PT. Azura Marine Indonesia
Coral Catch - Building a strong network of 100 female leaders protecting the coral reefs of Indonesia.
Yayasan Gili Matra Bersama
Empowering Indigenous Women Voices via Environmental-Conservation and Leadership Nexus Training
Oma Tafua
Amazonian Women’s Shield: Strengthening Indigenous Women-Led Land Defense Initiatives in Brazil
Dtwo Ltd
WIN4FOREST (Women-led Initiative and Network for Forest Protection Efforts in Java Island)
Perkumpulan Hutan Itu Indonesia
Earth Wisdom Initiative: Elevating Women and Traditional Knowledge for Environmental Justice
Start:Empowerment
SWANA Climate Sirens
Climate Sirens
Nepal's Climate Leaders: Women in Sustainable Agriculture
SHE Changes Climate, hosted by Bridge Institute
Mangrove Conservation in Oaxaca, Mexico - A Collaboration with Local Afro-Mexican Women
WILDCOAST
Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty
SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC
Growing the mother seeds: weaving the wisdom and voices of Banggai women to foster their leadership in conserving nature
Prakarsa Konservasi Ekologi Regional Sulawesi
Warrior Moms- Mothers For Clean Air!
Warrior Moms Foundation
We are a network of mothers from diverse backgrounds across India committed to fighting air pollution and climate change to protect the health of our children and future generations. Our vision is a society where clean air, a basic human right is accessible to all, especially our children.
Food for The Future : Restoring Local Food Systems for Economic Regeneration, Women Empowerment, and Biodiversity Conservation in Ende, Indonesia
Flores Bumi Lestari
Caring for Corals/Cuidando del los Corales
Silleck Consulting Services, LLC
Promoting solutions to recovery for Southern Resident killer whales that rebuild their primary prey, Chinook salmon.
Raincoast Conservation Foundation
From shark Fishermen to Ocean advocates: Women Leading Shark Protection in Baja California Sur (Proyecto Tiburón)
Sea Souls, A.C.
Restoring and Preserving the community forest of Simpur and Tumbang Nusa Village, Pulang Pisau District
Yayasan Himba Raya Indonesia
Laura Korčulanin
Give a Shit
Title: Protect Kikori Tribes' Legacy: Preserve Cultural Heritage and Biodiversity for a Sustainable Future
PIKU BIODIVERSITY NETWORK INC
Rethink Regenerate Release Community Incubator
Solidarity Yaad International Limited
http://www.ecologic.org
EcoLogic Development Fund
Empowering Women's Groups to establish Community Seed Banks in Bulingtar, Nepal
Youth Action For Sustainable And Eco Nepal
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP & PARTICIPATION
Mujeres Amazonicas Defensoras de la Selva
Scholar Reef: Women Lead in Malang, East Java
Yayasan Biorock Indonesia Lestari
Nursery of Life: Women Custodians of the Mangrove
Colectivo Madre Manglar
Restoring Forests with Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing
Paso Pacifico
Warmi Kewiñas or Warmi Queuñas is a project within the Acción Andina program.
Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos
Warmi Kewiñas seeks the development and empowerment of women in Andean communities. We create spaces for women where they can be heard, where together we work little by little to close the inequality gap by providing them with tools to be more resilient and address their challenges. The Acción Andina Program seeks to create a social movement of local communities and institutions through the conservation and restoration of native forests and ecosystems. Andean women play a key role in the success of our mission.
Empowering local Indigenous communities of Aotearoa New Zealand through diving to respond to New Zealands evolving blue economy
GlobalChoices
Levanta Zabelê + Global Pact Project
Levanta Zabelê + Global Pact
Empowering Kogi Women to Conserve the Critically Endangered Blue-bearded Helmetcrest: An Pathway to Environmental Stewardship & Sustainable Ecotourism
Women for Conservation
H2Ours: People Protecting Water
EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Recicletas - Mujeres por el ambiente en Tocumen
Marea Verde
Strengthening the role of Guarani women in defending their rights and the forest and promoting their leading role in global climate action
Comissão Guarani Yvyrupa (CGY)
ReStoring Economies with Hemp by ReThinking Bio Based Building in Tribal Communities
Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association
MUDECOOP Mangrove Restoration Project
MUDECOOP R.L.
PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS AND MAINTAIN BIODIVERSITY. "WOMEN ARE THE GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH"
Kuan Mnasi Timor Foundation
The Hidden Forest -- How the treetops can provide sustainable income to indigenous women and families through ecotourism
TREE Foundation
Women: The Guardian of Seeds
Perkumpulan Mantasa
Promouvoir les approches de solutions basées sur la nature et des techniques agricoles aux femmes rurales pour une résilience et adaptation aux effets du changement climatique de leur milieu.
COALITION DES FEMMES LEADERS POUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE (CFLEDD)
Ikiamanuwa Cultural Revival and Indigenous Knowledge Transmission for Shiwiar Women in the Amazon
Dirigencia de la Mujer de la Nacionalidad Shiwiar del Ecuador / Women’s Department of the Shiwiar Nation of Ecuador
Women Conserving Southern Africa: bringing together women from different backgrounds to address conservation challenges
University of Botswana
Sustainable management and Conservation of the critical Maevatanana wetlands complex in Madagascar
IMPACT Madagascar
Mujeres Tejiendo el Futuro: Women and youth leading conservation of P. caquetensis in the Andes-Amazon foothills in Piamonte, Colombia
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
Women-led protection of wildlife conservation and rangelands management.
Friends of Lake Turkana
Enhancing Agroecology-Based Food Production and Eco-Restoration in Kichwa Communities in the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Bioregion of Ecuador
Fundación Alianza Cuencas Sagradas
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN SUSTAINABLE FISHING AND MARINE CONSERVATION
Friends Of Nature Guinea
Women of the Rio Napo
Rainforest Partnership
Mesquite Matriarchs: Empowering Women for Sustainable Futures
Cuenca Los Ojos
Addressing deforestation in DRC’s forests by economically empowering internally displaced women in Goma by offering skills training in the manufacturing and sale of eco-friendly briquettes and charcoal balls within their communities.
Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises / Fund for Congolese Women (FFC)
Sustainable access to clean water and regenerative agriculture in rural Democratic Republic of Congo
Georges Malaika Foundation
Building a climate resilience landscape for women through capacity building to become actively involved in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Community self help group
Uru Uru Team
Uru Uru Team
Lemurs & People: Building an alliance for conservation in Andilambologno unprotected forest, north-western Madagascar
ASSOCIATION MIKAJY NATIORA
Anzania's transformation: from a lifeless quarry to thriving Eco Park
Anzania
Regenerative tourism for environmental governance, restoration, and ecosystem connectivity of the Gulf of Urabá
Social Development Group – SDG
Rethink - Rethinking our way of relating with nature by innovating our models of economy and food and/or redefining the way we coexist in cities. ● Release - Release the leading force of women as protectors of Earth through leadership skills, ancestral knowledge and/or community action.
Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods (CoESL)
Refugia for women activists protecting nature in the front line
Mundo Común
Humans for Abundance - Restoring Territories and Re-storying Identities with Indigenous Communities
FUNDACION PACHAYSANA
High Mountain Nursery Construction and Regeneration Program
CORPORACION CUMBRES BLANCAS COLOMBIA
