Indigenous-Led Cultural and Ecosystems Regeneration 

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An Indigenous-led movement to protect and restore the world’s most vital bio-cultural regions—lands essential to climate stability, ecological balance, and reciprocal harmony with our planet.

Indigenous territories, though covering just 25% of the planet’s surface, safeguard:

• 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity

• 95% of its most threatened species

• 36% of remaining intact forests

• 77% of the world’s forest carbon reserves

These regions—stewarded for millennia—are among the healthiest ecosystems on Earth. Indigenous peoples have proven to be the most effective guardians of landscapes critical to global food security, freshwater supplies, and a livable climate.

The Sacred Territories Initiative supports reconnection, reindigenization, and remembrance—reviving ancestral wisdom through education, ceremony, and intercultural partnerships. At its core is a commitment to preserving original languages, root cultures, and sacred teachings through collaborative action.

In alignment with the spiritual guidance of the Four Original Peoples of Colombia, we are building 13 Houses of Original Thought and leading Pagamento pilgrimages—ceremonial journeys to reactivate and heal sacred sites around the world.

A growing alliance of Indigenous knowledge keepers, visionary investors, philanthropists, and regenerative economists is coming together—united in service to Earth and future generations.

The call is clear. The time is now. Stand with our Planet.

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The Regeneration Generation

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The Regeneration Generation harnesses the power of storytelling as a catalyst for global change. Through a dynamic fusion of film, strategic partnerships, and mobilization campaigns, the initiative transforms awareness into action, driving real-world impact around environmental regeneration, Indigenous leadership, and systemic transformation. The documentary serves as both a narrative and an organizing tool, weaving together Indigenous wisdom, scientific innovation, and policy advocacy to shift mindsets and inspire tangible solutions. By engaging diverse audiences—including policymakers, investors, and grassroots communities—we create a ripple effect that fosters long-term commitments to climate justice, regenerative economies, and cross-sector collaboration. Through emotionally compelling storytelling and a data-driven impact strategy, The Regeneration Generation not only informs but empowers, galvanizing a movement that redefines our relationship with the planet and one another.
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PROJECTS:     PUYANAWA      MARACANA     ARHUACO    AMAZON BOND

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Collaborations

SRI has been working with Indigenous peoples worldwide to accelerate technologies and bioeconomies to protect and regenerate vital rainforest ecosystems and traditional wisdom and cultures. Inspired by living with the Puyanawa People of Acre Brazil, we assembled and co-led a team of 120 scientists and innovators, qualifying as XPRIZE Rainforest 2023 Semifinalists in Singapore. Speaking at over a dozen events at Davos World Economic Forum, we co-convened the Science Summit at the United Nations: Digital Democracy for Climate Action in New York and at COP, speaking on the rights of nature at Poptech at the Kennedy Center, and with Mongabay at Sun Valley. We are founding members of the Oki Language Project with Eugene Brave Rock to protect Indigenous languages and cultures, and of the Bioplanning Foundation to build cities in harmony with nature. We co-hosted the Global People's Summit during the United Nations General Assembly, convening the world's first fully online accessible and immersive dialogue connecting decision-makers world leaders, the UN and a network of global influencers, with over 400+ million in 190+ countries.​​​

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"Scientists studying the Amazon and all its wondrous assets (agree).

Today we stand in a moment of destiny: The tipping point is here, it is now."

- Carlos Nobre, Nobel Prize-winning scientist

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The Regeneration Generation Collaborations​​​

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What is Regeneration?

Placing life at the heart of every action and choice, regeneration extends its influence across the entire spectrum of existence. This principle resonates just as profoundly within the realms of family, communities, cities, schools, spirituality, commerce, and governments, as it does in addressing ecosystems collapse and climate challenges. Forests are key providers of global ecosystem services and offer diverse benefits to humanity. Many societal needs, economic activities, and cultural or spiritual values rely on forests. They are essential for food, medicine, water, and provide recreational, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits for millions, while hosting over 80% of terrestrial species (FAO and UNEP, 2020).

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What is Regenerative Financing?

​What if capital could be used not to extract from nature, but to regenerate? We can enable this by aligning financial systems with the principles of living ecosystems and Indigenous wisdom.  Amid today’s complex crises, the global economy can no longer overlook the ecological and social challenges, recognizing its deep connection to biodiversity. With growing awareness and regulatory pressures, financial actors are increasingly interested in supporting bio-cultural regeneration. However, relying on outdated financial frameworks risks continued commodification and centralization of natural resources. We aim not just to close the nature finance gap to protect nature, but also to rethink how resources are managed, structured, and governed. Real solutions require deep transformations in systems, relationships, and worldviews.

Presenting a decentralized model for financial governance, creating project portfolios that drive systemic change and support a regenerative economy, we connect centralized financial resources with grassroots organizations dedicated to regeneration, acting as crucial intermediaries that channel diverse capital into well-coordinated projects. In return, the benefits of regeneration flow back to investors in a community-centered, non-exploitative manner.

We build portfolios that create positive feedback loops, enhancing systemic value across multiple projects. We aim to offer multinational corporations a pathway to reconnect with local communities impacted by their operations, fostering healing and reciprocity. By shifting capital from harmful systems to regenerative, bio-cultural economies, our goal is to ensure that capital returns to life and to those who nurture it.​

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XPRIZE Rainforest 

To support Puyanawa efforts to buy back their sacred forests, we co-led a team of 120 scientists and innovators, qualifying as XPRIZE Rainforest 2023 Semifinalists in Singapore.
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OKI Language Project
As founding members of the Oki Language Project with Eugene Brave Rock, we aim to protect Indigenous languages and cultures.

 

Science Summit During the United Nations Assembly

We convene the Science Summit during the United Nations General Assembly, connecting decision-makers world leaders, the UN and a network of global influencers, with over 400+ million in 190+ countries.

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​​​Puyanawa Sacred Forest Project, Acre Brazil

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Marakana Pluriethnic Indigenous University, Rio Brazil

 

​​​​​​​​​Photo ©Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri @SRI at Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly: Digital Democracy for Climate Action