Micro-forests and farmland restoration in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
We are an Indigenous woman-led non-profit, who funds Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities living in frontline regions with the biggest potential to address the polycrisis, including remote communities, fragile ecosystems, and areas in conflict. We work in places that others can’t or won’t. Home Planet Fund leverages the power of nature and the stewardship role of Indigenous People and Local Communities. We support a focus on the intersectionality of people and planet, rebuilding local systems, and centering the knowledge of and implementation through Indigenous People and Local Communities. A portion of this work is now called Nature-Based Solutions and Regenerative Agriculture. HPF gives directly to communities to lead and implement projects. Our approach not only recognizes their personal knowledge, institutional memory and experience, but also how to translate and apply regenerative principles in their unique intersectional context of people, culture, geography and history.
Project story
Indigenous Agriculture and Reforesting in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Farmers across Northern Afghanistan are undertaking an ambitious climate solution: regenerating the region's vast ice fields—the largest outside the Arctic and Antarctic—while revitalizing fragile landscapes.
Through regenerative agriculture, micro-reforestation, and watershed restoration, they're achieving remarkable results. Their efforts have increased usable farmland by 15-40 percent, slashed soil erosion by 80 percent, and improved biomass and water efficiency by 40 percent. Hundreds of micro-forests now dot the landscape, sequestering 2-5 tons of CO₂ per hectare annually while boosting biodiversity.
But the impact extends far beyond environmental metrics. This watershed protection project operates at a civilizational scale—safeguarding water sources for over 2 billion people across Asia.
Equally important are the human dimensions. The initiative supports community gardening, clean water access, and women's economic empowerment through food preservation training and market access. By combining ecological restoration with economic opportunity, this project transforms how communities adapt to climate change while building lasting prosperity.
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Micro-forests and farmland restoration in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
We are an Indigenous woman-led non-profit, who funds Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities living in frontline regions with the biggest potential to address the polycrisis, including remote communities, fragile ecosystems, and areas in conflict. We work in places that others can’t or won’t. Home Planet Fund leverages the power of nature and the stewardship role of Indigenous People and Local Communities. We support a focus on the intersectionality of people and planet, rebuilding local systems, and centering the knowledge of and implementation through Indigenous People and Local Communities. A portion of this work is now called Nature-Based Solutions and Regenerative Agriculture. HPF gives directly to communities to lead and implement projects. Our approach not only recognizes their personal knowledge, institutional memory and experience, but also how to translate and apply regenerative principles in their unique intersectional context of people, culture, geography and history.
Project story
Indigenous Agriculture and Reforesting in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Farmers across Northern Afghanistan are undertaking an ambitious climate solution: regenerating the region's vast ice fields—the largest outside the Arctic and Antarctic—while revitalizing fragile landscapes.
Through regenerative agriculture, micro-reforestation, and watershed restoration, they're achieving remarkable results. Their efforts have increased usable farmland by 15-40 percent, slashed soil erosion by 80 percent, and improved biomass and water efficiency by 40 percent. Hundreds of micro-forests now dot the landscape, sequestering 2-5 tons of CO₂ per hectare annually while boosting biodiversity.
But the impact extends far beyond environmental metrics. This watershed protection project operates at a civilizational scale—safeguarding water sources for over 2 billion people across Asia.
Equally important are the human dimensions. The initiative supports community gardening, clean water access, and women's economic empowerment through food preservation training and market access. By combining ecological restoration with economic opportunity, this project transforms how communities adapt to climate change while building lasting prosperity.
Project updates
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Location
Tajikistan
Round 3
Jul 1-21, 2026
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