Snowchange Cooperative – Community-Controlled Rewilding and Indigenous Knowledge
A Finnish cooperative places Indigenous and local knowledge at the centre of large-scale peatland, forest and river rewilding.
Other case studies
Black Duck Foods – Reviving Indigenous Agriculture and Native Food Systems
An Aboriginal-led enterprise in Australia revives native grains, bushfoods and cultural burning to restore Indigenous agriculture and knowledge.
Guardianes del Mangle – Displaced Communities Restoring Mangroves
Communities displaced by armed conflict in Colombia restore coastal mangroves, becoming recognised environmental custodians of their new home.
Mikoko Pamoja – Community-Owned Mangrove Conservation and Blue Carbon
Kenya’s Mikoko Pamoja, the world’s first community-led mangrove carbon project, channels carbon-credit revenue into community-chosen priorities.
Sea Women of Melanesia – Indigenous Women Leading Marine Conservation
Indigenous women in Melanesia are trained as marine scientists and divers, leading locally governed reef conservation and marine protected areas.
Xingu Seed Network – Indigenous Seed Collection, Forest Restoration and Livelihoods
Indigenous peoples and family farmers in Brazil turn native seed collection into a community-controlled economy restoring the Amazon and Cerrado.
Action Asylum – Refugee-Led Environmental Volunteering and Nature Recovery
A UK volunteering programme unites asylum seekers, refugees and local communities in hands-on nature restoration, building belonging and biodiversity together.
From invasive seaweed to brick – Sargablock
Invasive Caribbean sargassum becomes sun-dried building blocks in Mexico, providing affordable housing and inclusive jobs for coastal communities.
Fundació Espigoladors – Gleaning for Food Recovery and Social Inclusion
A Spanish social enterprise gleans surplus fruit and vegetables from farms, turning market rejects into food, jobs and training for people at risk of exclusion.
Fruit tree map – for community harvest
A Hungarian community initiative maps and harvests public fruit trees, turning overlooked urban greenery into a shared, freely accessible food resource.
