We know that a Colorado River that meets the needs of people and the rest of nature is essential for everyone. Yet, many nonprofits overlook opportunities to make a greater impact on conservation and gender equity by coordinating action. Here’s a good example of allyship and co-fundraising based on CEO Kristine Zeigler’s recent trip.

This year, Planet Women’s community has invested in Indigenous and youth environmental defenders, nature education and career training for local communities near biodiversity hotspots, and forest restoration work. Learn about our work supporting youth and Indigenous environmental land defenders and a win for wildlife!

In the first half of 2023, Planet Women’s Africa work has included investing in forest restoration, business and leadership training for local women, and programming through our Center for Gender, Equity, and the Environment.

In the American West this year, Planet Women has funded local and regional organizations working on climate resilience, equitable water management, habitat restoration and Indigenous leadership and cultural preservation.

We hosted conversations about hot topics in leadership. Here’s what we learned.

Documentary filmmaker and Planet Women supporter Maggie Stogner shares about the woman leader who inspired her path: her water-warrior mom.

Hear from Rainforest Partnership about two programs funded by Planet Women’s supporters, the Women of Rio Napo project and Gen Z for the Trees youth movement.

Carmera Thomas-Wilhite of the inaugural 100 Women Pathway cohort successfully made the leap into a senior leadership role, joining the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) as their first Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice.

Each month, diverse leaders who are protecting forest, water and biodiversity health across Africa will gather for collective learning and support.

My mission as Planet Women’s first Youth Ambassador and Reporter is to get my voice into the world and share my views on the environment, women empowerment, and diversity. I hope my writing will spread awareness of these issues, inspire other teens to care, and offer solutions and suggestions as to how they can get involved.

New 5-video series offers insights to young people, especially women, who are interested in a career in conservation.

Partnering with Cultural Survival in the Andes-Amazon Basin, our donors funded four fellowships for Indigenous youth in Brazil, as well as trainings for 14 Indigenous environmental defenders from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil.

In the Colorado River Basin, Planet Women is bringing together women across generations, from Indigenous and other local communities, to collaborate on solutions to protect the river and the people and biodiversity that depend on it.