The Earth Shield is a flagship initiative of The Earth Elders — a global non-profit working to preserve Indigenous Knowledge Systems and to empower Traditional Guardians with the tools and resources they need to safeguard nature.
Original Peoples steward more than 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity. They carry deep ancestral knowledge of the interdependent relationships that underpin life on Earth — insights that hold a key to humanity's collective future. The Earth Shield places the protection of the planet's most vital ecosystems back into the hands of those who have always known how to hold them.
"A world where humans and all life flourish together."
— The Earth Elders
Stewarded by the Earth Elders Council
Every project supported by the Earth Shield is convened, blessed, and stewarded by the Earth Elders Council — a global body of Indigenous knowledge keepers, ceremonial leaders, and Traditional Guardians. Decisions flow from consensus, and deep relationship with place.