A Better Earth,
A Better Us
Rescue, protect, restore. Three paths, one promise — care for animals, wild lives, and the planet we share.
Rescue & Sanctuary
Verified organizations and sanctuaries providing rescue, rehabilitation, and lifelong care.
Profile Awaiting ClaimTerritorio de Zaguates
📍 Costa Rica
No-kill mountain shelter. Over 10,000 dogs rescued, neutered and rehomed.
Profile Awaiting ClaimBella View Farm
📍 North Carolina, USA
Lifelong sanctuary for disabled and special-needs farm animals.
Profile Awaiting ClaimTir Caim Wild Horse Sanctuary
📍 New South Wales, Australia
Wild horses living freely and naturally in a safe, supported environment.
Animal Protection & Advocacy
Organizations using law, education, and action to protect animals.
Profile Awaiting ClaimAnimal Justice
📍 Canada
National animal-law advocacy using law, education and public mobilization.
Issue & AwarenessHorse Racing Awareness
📍 Global
Raising awareness about hidden suffering in racing and training industries.
CampaignProtect Neil the Seal
📍 Tasmania, Australia
More than 100,000 people have signed to rule out euthanasia for Neil, the southern elephant seal who hauls out on Tasmanian beaches each year.
Wildlife & Environmental Protection
Organizations protecting wildlife, habitats, and our natural world.
Profile Awaiting ClaimEarthjustice
📍 USA
Using the power of law to protect people's health, wildlife and the climate.
Profile Awaiting ClaimWomen for Wolves
📍 USA
Protecting wolves and wildlife through conservation and coexistence education.
Issue & EducationProtect Habitats for All Life
📍 Global
Healthy habitats support wildlife, people, and future generations.
Rethink the lawn
Grass looks tidy and gives almost nothing back. Here is what the numbers say, and what to plant instead.
40 million acres
of the United States is lawn — more ground than any single food crop. Mown grass is close to a dead zone for pollinators, birds and soil life.
35,000–55,000 gallons
of water a year is what a typical American lawn drinks. Native and drought-adapted plantings need roughly 60–80% less once established.
70 million pounds
of pesticide go onto US lawns every year, plus the fertiliser that runs off into creeks and Puget Sound.
Zero mower emissions
A planted bed does not need weekly mowing. Deep-rooted perennials and shrubs also hold more carbon in the soil than turf does.
A 20-million-acre park
If half of American lawns were replanted with natives, the habitat gained would rival a national park that size — one yard at a time.
Start with a strip
You do not have to rip out the whole lawn. Take the parking strip, the corner that never grows well, or the space under a tree, and plant it.
What to plant instead
Pacific Northwest natives and drought-tolerant perennials: New Zealand flax, clumping bamboo, native grasses and sedges, kinnikinnick and salal for ground cover, and flowering perennials that feed bees and birds. Mulch the bed, water it through its first summer, then let it be.
Figures are widely cited US estimates (lawn area, household water and pesticide use, native-planting water savings) and will vary by region and yard.
Changemakers
Hands that shield the wild, shelter the abandoned, and call the land back to life. These are the people and projects we're proud to stand beside.
ReforestationAlexey Sibirsky
🌲 Forest restoration
Restoring forest cover and calling degraded land back to life, one slope at a time.
Marine restorationReef Seen
🪸 Coral & marine life
Rebuilding coral reefs and protecting the marine life that depends on them.
PermacultureDiscover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton
🌱 Permaculture education
Geoff Lawton teaches permaculture design from Zaytuna Farm in Australia — perennial food systems, water harvesting and soil rebuilding, shared free online with growers everywhere.
RewildingPierella Ecological Garden
🦋 Butterfly-led rainforest restoration
William Camacho and Kristal Barrantes turned a single acre of Costa Rican cattle pasture into rainforest over thirty years — planting host plants for butterflies and letting the birds do the rest.
Urban ecologyUrban Reef
🏙️ Living infrastructure
Rotterdam design studio 3D-printing porous ceramic structures that hold rainwater, cool streets and give city plants, insects and fungi somewhere to live — infrastructure that improves as it ages.
Your work hereYour organization here
🐾 Rescue & restoration
We're always looking for more people and organizations doing this work. This spot is waiting for the next changemaker.
Corey Williams — street dogs of southern Mexico
📍 Southern Mexico · Individual · not a registered charity
One person feeding abandoned street dogs every day from a little food cart, sharing what daily life looks like for them and saving toward a small rescue space where the dogs can be safe, fed and cared for.
Every action protects a future worth living.
When we work together, we create a world where every life — animal, wild, and human — is valued and protected.
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