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COP29: Rockefeller Foundation Announces HIH Grant
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a major new $500,000 grant to Health In Harmony to catalyze private sector investments toward climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
HIH meets twelve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals!
Read more about Health In Harmony's work and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Supporting Brazil’s Indigenous artisans
In the Xingu River Basin, in the Brazilian Amazon, SAMA–Health In Harmony is honored to have been collaborating with the Terra do Meio Network since 2020. A key strand of this work, borne out of Radical Listening sessions with Indigenous communities in the region, focuses on livelihoods and forest economies.
WHO-IUCN Report features HIH
Health In Harmony global team delegates joined the conference, with co-CEO Jonathan Jennings speaking on the occasion of the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s 2024 Report on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for Health.
Health In Harmony’s Radical Approach at COP16: A Call to Center Indigenous Knowledge
We must acknowledge that Indigenous Peoples have been the stewards of biodiversity since time immemorial. Their tested ways of knowing and science are not only integral to conserving nature but also to restoring ecosystems and addressing the climate and biodiversity crises.
Health In Harmony’s Madagascar Donor Trip 2024
In honor of exchange and reciprocity, HIH's latest donors trip was a learning and sharing opportunity for supporters to better understand and witness how their contributions amplify the wisdom and solutions that already exist within community-led initiatives. Find out more at our blog.
The Rockefeller Foundation Highlights HIH’s CEO
Ashley Emerson, our CEO of Business and Scale, has been featured by the Rockefeller Foundation in a highlight of talented individuals within its Big Bets Community.
CNN - A chainsaw amnesty is protecting the rainforest in Borneo
CNN’s has featured our chainsaw buyback program in a piece highlighting its role in protecting the Borneo rainforest. Find out more about the program and read the article now.
Health In Harmony and ASRI in the New York Times
The New York Times has recently featured positive results from a study in the Bornean rainforest by researchers from HIH Indonesian affiliate Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) and Gunung Palung National Park.
Supporting dental care for children in Borneo
In Matan in Indonesian Borneo, Dr Norma Sari, a Health In Harmony affiliated dentist, has been treating children of five to seven years old. Often, she is finding that their baby teeth have rotted, leaving them with no teeth until adult teeth develop. See how HIH is approaching child health care in Indonesia.
PLOS Climate Journal spotlights HIH Madagascar
The approach and work Health In Harmony has involving One Health, or the integration of conservation and health, has been highlighted in the PLOS Climate Journal. The review focuses on our initiatives in Madagascar.
A message from environmental activist Belai Djandam
Listen to a message from Laetania Belai Djandam, an Indigenous conservationist from Borneo and HIH Board Member, about Planetary Health.
How Health Guardians are improving healthcare in Madagascar
Education is critical when it comes to healthcare. The Health Guardian program in Madagascar was devised to train and employ community-selected villagers, usually women, to support healthcare services like vaccinations, malaria, and malnutrition treatments, as well as household basic health screenings.
Pioneering new types of healthcare payment
Healthy communities can heal the planet, and costly healthcare forces Indigenous Peoples and local communities to turn to income streams such as illegal logging in order to access the life saving medicine that should be a human right. For this reason, making healthcare more accessible to rainforest communities has been a priority for Health in Harmony since its inception.
Launching: ACT NOW for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet.
Health In Harmony has launched ACT NOW for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet to drive donations to expand our work providing healthcare that protects people and rainforests globally.
Positive wildlife findings in Indonesia
Research shows that, over the first ten years, HIH affiliate ASRI’s healthcare, livelihood, and reforestation programs contributed to a 70% reduction in deforestation in Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park and significantly improved human health outcomes. Read more now.
Announcing leadership advancements at HIH
Together, Health In Harmony’s new Co-CEOs will work on executing scale and global advocacy – the main strategy of HIH’s mission.
2023 Impact Report
Today, we published our 2023 Impact Report, highlighting the milestones and programs from across Brazil, Indonesia, and Madagascar, where climate and health solutions devised by Indigenous Peoples and local communities are making a tangible impact on the planet. Read report highlights now!