Legado

THE CHALLENGE Climate change is the greatest threat of our time. But how we’re talking about solutions is wrong. We don’t just need to protect land and biodiversity, we need both places and people to thrive. Solutions also need to be locally-led, if they are to last. We must begin with indigenous peoples and local communities, who live on and steward 85% of land needed to meet climate targets and are among the most vulnerable to climate impacts. When they thrive, we all do. LEGADO’S SOLUTION Legado is a global nonprofit that works alongside indigenous peoples and local communities in places important for biodiversity to ensure they have the tools, resources, and partnerships they need to create and lead solutions that benefit both their communities and landscapes—an outcome we call Thriving Futures. The ultimate goal is to build a sustainable, locally-led system for collaborative problem solving that fosters adaptability and resilience in communities for meeting current and future challenges, such as those brought on by climate change. GLOBAL PROGRAMS Legado works in Mozambique and northern Kenya and is launching an additional site in Latin America in 2023. Legado is working to ensure that by 2030, our Thriving Futures Model is driving Thriving Futures in more than a dozen high-value landscapes around the world. In each of these places, we partner with a local organization to achieve greater and longer-lasting impact.