People-powered conservation, at a global scale.
We partner with the communities who call these ecosystems home, because conservation only lasts when they lead it.
Who we are
Abundant Village works across some of the world’s most critical ecosystems, partnering with local communities and trusted local organisations to deliver long-term, large-scale, community-led conservation.
Our model places people at the centre of nature protection, grounded in the belief that conservation only endures when communities are empowered as custodians of their own sovereign natural heritage.
When people have ownership, dignity, and opportunity, protection becomes a source of pride rather than pressure.
Guided by experience across vast ecosystems in multiple countries, Abundant Village combines science-based conservation, measurable impact, and forward-looking nature-based economies to deliver tangible ecological and social returns.
Together with committed partners, we design and deliver integrated programmes that safeguard biodiversity, support livelihoods, and strengthen local governance. In doing so, we ensure that every dollar invested creates lasting value, not only for communities on the ground, but for the global fight against climate and ecological collapse.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · Tax ID 93-1914783
Vision
Nature restored at scale. People restored to nature.
Mission
We partner with communities to protect and restore the natural world.
What We Do
Protect and restore large natural ecosystems. We start with communities because that is how those ecosystems survive.
Held to global standards
Our work is designed to count toward the commitments the world has already made on climate, biodiversity and Indigenous rights, not to sit apart from them.
Climate and biodiversity
Our ecosystem work contributes to the 30×30 Global Biodiversity Framework, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Development and rights
It aligns with the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the African Union's Agenda 2063, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Places and partnerships
And it plays into UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, the Protecting Our Planet Challenge, and the Global Ocean Alliance.
30×30 Global Biodiversity Framework · Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework · Paris Agreement · UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration · UN 2030 Agenda · Agenda 2063 · UNDRIP · UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme · Protecting Our Planet Challenge · Global Ocean Alliance
These ecosystems, and the communities who call them home, are worth protecting for generations to come.
Back the people already doing this work
Your gift funds the community partnerships, local staff and on-the-ground programmes across all four of our ecosystems.
Donate NowAbundant Village is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tax ID 93-1914783. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.