After more than three decades of work alongside rural and Indigenous communities across Central America and Mexico, EcoLogic Development Fund has made the difficult decision to conclude operations. Over the past several months, the Board and leadership team evaluated multiple options to sustain the organization. Despite these efforts, it became clear that continuing operations was no longer financially viable. The Board determined that an orderly wind-down is the most respons

Three communities in Oaxaca joined forces to protect their forests and the birds that depend on them, using monitoring, education, and strong local leadership. In 2023, EcoLogic Development Fund joined forces with PANTERA A.C., FARCO A.C. , and the local communities of Rancho Faisán, Vega del Sol, and San José Chiltepec to protect forest habitats and the birds that depend on them by working with the people who know this land best. With support from the US Fish and Wildlife Se

The climate crisis is here, and it's hitting hardest in the places least responsible for causing it. Across the globe, Indigenous Peoples are among those most affected, despite being some of the world's most effective stewards of nature. They make up just 6% of the population but care for over 40% of the planet's most ecologically intact lands. Indigenous-managed lands overlap with 36% of the world's remaining intact forests, ecosystems critical to stabilizing our climate. Th