Overview: 

The environmental field has experienced a major transition in the past 20 years. Conservation finance, community resource management and the creation of “low impact” businesses are just a few of the unique approaches taking shape. Governments, corporations, and citizen groups around the world are using technological innovation and community resources to gain a foothold on environmental sustainability.

Initiatives developed by Ashoka Fellows are succeeding in preserving natural resources, creating options for more sustainable urban design, and in holding land developers accountable to environmental regulation. In response to these successes, Ashoka’s Environmental Innovations Initiative identifies and disseminates the guiding principles and best practices demonstrated by the more than 350 Ashoka Fellows working around the world on environmental issues.