We partner with women to create a healthy planet for the benefit of all life.
Why Women?
Women’s leadership is essential to solving the climate crisis. Studies from around the globe show that including women in conservation and natural resource governance resulted in better outcomes for nature and people.
Yet, women are not equally resourced or equally represented in positions of power and decision-making in the environmental space. Less than 2% of global philanthropy goes to the environment and only 0.2% of that amount goes to women-led initiatives.
We are changing that. Founded in 2020 by two seasoned environmental leaders, Planet Women combines the best elements of nature conservation with a radical new approach to leadership. The result is stronger, more durable outcomes for nature and people.
We are resourcing women today and changing systems for tomorrow.
Planet Women’s work is guided by two strategies.
Strategy: Protect Nature & Support Communities
Planet Women restores and protects forests and rivers that are critical to a healthy planet across three geographic areas: Africa, the Amazon, and the American West. We invest in projects that are led by local women in the communities most affected by environmental degradation.
In 2023, Planet Women granted over half a million dollars to 20 partner organizations to grow women’s leadership, amplify Indigenous and youth voices, and support biodiversity.
While each project is local to a region and community need, they all work toward increased women’s leadership and gender equity; improved forest, water and biodiversity health; and climate resilience.
Strategy: Transform the Culture of Conservation
Planet Women is building a stronger environmental movement through cross-pollination and collective learning.
Our team advises organizations on why and how to integrate gender into conservation field projects for better outcomes. We also embody and teach our leadership model, which centers women and marginalized communities; relies on power sharing; and balances scientific knowledge with intuitive wisdom.
Planet Women offers two leadership programs:
THE REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP PROJECT helps environmental professionals align their story, values, and commitment to anti-oppression for deeper impact as leaders.
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CIRCLE brings together women leaders working on reforestation in Africa for collective learning and peer support.
These programs are transformative for the environmental leaders who participate—as well as the families, communities, and organizations that rely on them.
