Our purpose is to coexist with the millions of other beings that share this planet - not only our fellow humans or pets, but buffalo, sea lions, snowy owls, river otters, wolves, king crabs, and countless others.

Modern life often teaches us to see the living world as a pyramid, with humans at the top. But life is not a pyramid but a web, with every living thread connected to another. Each glittering strand strengthens, supports and depends upon its neighbors. Flourishing is mutual, not individual.

To understand our place within that web - to see ourselves not as masters of nature, but as participants, caretakers, protectors and observers - is to live more deeply, more attentively, and with a richer sense of belonging in the living world.

Every day, animals make heroic journeys - across roads, through villages, and into farmlands - in search of food and habitat. Highways, railways, and streetlights now crisscross their former homes and disrupt ancient routes. Animals everywhere are working out how to live with all this change, yet as towns and infrastructure expand, communities often lack the tools and cultural memory needed to safely coexist.

The migration backs practical solutions that help humans and wildlife share space. Since 2024, we’ve awarded $1.4 million to human–wildlife coexistence projects around the world. Helping communities living with elephants, tigers, crocodiles, lions, buffalo, jaguars and grizzly bears.

Our partners deliver conservation strategies that are Indigenous or community‑led.

The creation of these elephant sculptures brings financial stability, recognition and pride to 300 members of the Soliga, Bettakurumba, Kattunayakan and Paniya tribes, who live alongside the wild elephants that inspired each sculpture. Their artworks have now taken their place on the world stage, sought after by leading collectors and installed in some of the world’s most celebrated gardens — including the official residences of India’s President and Britain’s King and Queen.

Over $2m has been invested in these artisans, and this initiative is now India's most celebrated, sustainable Indigenous enterprise. This matters because for thousands of years Indigenous communities have been guardians of the natural world. Although they make up only around 6% of the global population, they protect 80% of the planet’s remaining biodiversity. This work honours Indigenous knowledge and strengthens their role as custodians and stewards of the forests in a modern context.

Each elephant is made from Lantana camara, the second most widespread invasive species in the world. This fast growing shrub has taken over 40% of forests in India, obliterating native plants and diminishing food sources for animals, pushing them out of forests and into urban areas.  

The migration supports a large scale lantana removal project, converting it into biochar which improves soil fertility and water retention. Biochar is the only feasible direct capture solution for sequestering carbon into the ground to mitigate climate change – the biggest problem humanity faces today. The project will restore vast areas of forests over the next five years. To date, this effort has sequestered 2,625 tons of carbon.