Daughters for Earth has announced the launch of a $100 million campaign in support of women-led efforts to protect and restore the Earth. 

Launched last week at SXSW, the initiative is co-founded by female leaders in women’s rights, climate, and philanthropic sectors including Jody Allen, CEO of Wild Lives Foundation and co-founder of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation; Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi; One Earth co-founder and executive director Justin Winters; and Wild Lives Foundation chief operating officer Rachel Rivera. Daughters for Earth is made possible through One Earth, an organization driving collective action to solve the climate crisis through groundbreaking science, inspiring storytelling, and an innovative approach to scaling climate philanthropy.

In addition, the campaign has awarded a first round of grants to 24 inspiring women-led and women-operated projects working to protect and restore nature and regenerate the Earth. Grantees include the Ceibo Alliance, whose Indigenous, women-led efforts resulted in protecting over 280,000 acres of pristine Amazonian rainforest; Akashinga, an all-women anti-poaching effort protecting elephants in Zimbabwe; and Swayam Shikshan Prayog, an organization in India that is scaling regenerative farming practices that build soil health, support biodiversity, and sequester carbon. 

“The latest United Nations IPCC report is clear—we are running out of time to preserve essential ecosystems and change the trajectory of global warming,” said Allen. “A shift in funding is what will truly move the needle and we are confident that with enough capital, women will drive scalable impact across land and marine conservation as well as regenerative agriculture.” 

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