![Nine year old Albert Mkatia smiles and looks down while standing in front of cattle, with his arms up and hands behind his head.](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Panos_00149133-1500x998.jpg)
![Aerial view of Maasai manyatta, a village near Lake Natron with animal enclosure and livestock, Maasai Mara, Kenya](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Minden_90025001-1-1500x988.jpg)
Supporting pastoralists’ tenure rights to save grasslands
By creating and supporting biodiversity hotspots that sequester carbon, pastoralists in East Africa live their nature-based solutions.
![Michael Melendrez of the US Forest Service teaches Olivia Vickers of Alaskan Youth Stewards how to measure the hight of an old growth cedar.](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Goodrich_-1-of-1-3-copy-1500x1000.jpg)
![Katie Riley snorkels for abalone and other shellfish for personal use.](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Goodrich_-1-of-1-7-1500x1000.jpg)
“Stop, observe, examine, act”
Thriving communities, healthy, resilient landscapes, and more sustainable jobs—powered by the Indigenous values of Alaska Native people.
![Beautiful view of the South coast of an island in Fiji called Vanua Levu.](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CHEW0176-1500x1000.jpg)
![Women preparing food at Dillon’s Bay, Erromango, Vanuatu](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MCPL2855-1500x1000.jpg)
Imparting wisdom across generations
Pacific Island women share their knowledge, so the land, ocean—and their people—are more resilient amid the climate crisis.
![Elder Woman in Tajikistan.](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/STEVE-FASSBINDER-994-1500x1001.jpg)
![Heap of apricots drying on a large stone in the Pamirs, Tajikistan](https://homeplanetfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1063775732-1500x1125.jpg)
Farming at the top of the world.
Supporting Indigenous regenerative farming practices along the Panj River—protecting the Third Pole while bolstering food security for dozens of communities.