Connecting people to drive local decisions about natural resource development.
The food, fuel, and materials that sustain our way of life come from local communities. How communities are involved in decisions about resource development impacts our global capacity to responsibly produce, access and value them.
The Resource Exchange connects people to the tools, knowledge, resources and relationships they need to drive local decisions about natural resource development.
It is a global network that supports inclusive, local land
and natural resource governance.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build, share and scale the tools, knowledge, resources and relationships needed for inclusive and community-led decisions about land and natural resources. We also co-create initiatives and resources across the globe.
Our Vision
Our vision is that Indigenous and local communities are included in decisions about natural resource development and that resources can be managed in resilient and sustainable ways between communities, governments, and businesses.
Our Community
The Resource Exchange is made up of a large but niche group of people across the value chain. They may have differing objectives, approaches and experiences but all want to see more inclusive, local natural resource management.
Community Projects
The Resource Exchange is led by people involved in inclusive, local land natural resource governance around the world.
Currently, this includes 7 specific projects:
Stein Nahatlatch Initiative
British Columbia, Canada
Peace Diamonds Restoration Initiative, Community-Led Mine Restoration and Land Use Planning
Kono, Sierra Leone
Land Transfer to Indigenous Community
Matumbak, Nicaragua
Xazulula: Advancing Advancing Trauma Informed Community Development in the Renewables Sector
​Tsitsikama, South Africa
Indigenous Governance Structures
Rupununi, Guyana
Contract Farming Expansion and Land Transfer to Local Communities
Kilombero Valley & Mufindi, Tanzania
Connect with us to learn more about our services and how we can support your community.