When you imagine the future, what is your vision? Do you, like me, wish to see a world where diversity in nature and culture thrives? One in which biocultural diversity is revitalized, protected, and celebrated?
I was dreaming of a world like that when I co-founded Terralingua nearly 30 years ago! Since then, we at Terralingua have become known as biocultural diversity pioneers, champions, and leaders.
Yet today, perhaps more than at any other time in history, both nature and culture are in a critical crisis. Ecosystems are collapsing at the same time that human societies and cultures face unprecedented instability and insecurity. Has the world ever felt this precarious on a global scale?
Nature is suffering at the hands of dominant cultures that ruthlessly exploit it. And rapid environmental degradation worldwide unravels the fabric of cultures and languages that since time immemorial have been intimately interconnected with nature. We are not only observing this crisis—we are living it, inextricably linked to its impact.
A vision for global healing and renewal has never been more urgent. Now, more than ever, it’s time to listen to those who live in harmony with nature: the stewards who are leading efforts in restoration and repair, guardians of biodiversity, holders of traditional ecological knowledge, champions of ancestral languages.
And that’s where Langscape Magazine and the Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle (IYSC) come in! Through our stories, we offer a vision of how humans can live in respectful and reciprocal relationship with the earth. It’s time for the voices of cultures that have thrived in harmony with nature for centuries and millennia to be heard far and wide.
You can help us reach ever more people around the world and share this vision ever more widely!
Over the past 5 years, 106,000 people worldwide people from over 175 countries large and small—from the United States, Canada, and India to Uruguay, Kazakhstan, and Botswana—have been touched by our stories. This past year alone, we’ve grown our global readership by 30%. We’re fostering a “biocultural extinction rebellion” and planting the seeds for a future in which people and nature can flourish together again.
But we need your support to continue growing and to widen our impact.
With your help, we can increase our reach by 50% by the end of 2025. Please make a donation today. If you’re unable to give at this time, please help spread the word by sharing our stories.
Thank you for supporting our shared vision for a bioculturally healthier, more abundant, more harmonious world—a world of unity in biocultural diversity.
With heartfelt thanks and warm regards,
Luisa Maffi
Co-founder and Director, Terralingua
Editor, Langscape Magazine
Our stories impact both our readers and the contributors to Langscape Magazine and the Indigenous Youth Storytellers Circle!
“In a time when so much of society seems to have lost its way, the work you do elevating cultural respect, biocultural literacy and appreciation of the miracle of life has never been more needed.” —Arty Mangan (United States)
“I have always held deep admiration and respect for magazines that put the spotlight on people and stories from the grassroots. I know how difficult it is to keep the momentum going, given the challenges you face. It is not just contributors like me who will hold gratitude for your work but also the lands we represent. Like the line in my story, ‘The land knows everything,’ and you have the blessings of our lands and ancestors who were interwoven with it.” —Monisha Raman (India)
“When Prafulla Kalokar’s story was published by Terralingua, we were little aware that it could have such a huge impact. It gained a lot of attention, and he was invited to participate in international conferences. It helped put his Nanda Gawali community on the Pastoralist Map of the World. All this would not have been possible without Terralingua’s initiatives. The stories of people like Prafulla may not be heard by the world without Terralingua.” —Kanna K. Siripurapu (India)
“The publication of our story in Langscape Magazine validates our voice and gives us the courage to continue to speak up for our people, most of whom are unable to articulate the Indigenous point-of-view in the English language.” —Tanya Zeriga (Papua New Guinea)
“Terralingua does amazing and important connective and restorative work. To me, Terralingua is most definitely a Restorer Culture, in every sense.” —Chang Liu (Canada)
“I really appreciate your concern and care for our Maasai cultural heritage and their entire connectivity to biodiversity and ecosystem. Langscape Magazine is very instrumental to us amplifying our initiatives, and we wish to continue using it in the future.” —Alois Porokwa (Tanzania)
