Who we are and what we do

Ter­ralin­gua is an inter­na­tional non-governmental orga­ni­za­tion founded in 1996 by a group of com­mit­ted indi­vid­u­als from dif­fer­ent back­grounds who shared a fun­da­men­tal set of beliefs:

… that the diver­sity of life on earth is bio­log­i­cal, cul­tural, and lin­guis­tic diver­sity (or “bio­cul­tural diversity”);

… that bio­log­i­cal, cul­tural, and lin­guis­tic diver­sity are co-evolved, inter­de­pen­dent, and mutu­ally reinforcing;

…that there is a rapid, con­verg­ing cri­sis of extinc­tion of the bio­cul­tural diver­sity of life on earth, and that is imper­a­tive to stem this cri­sis for the sur­vival of all life;

… that healthy envi­ron­ments, resilient cul­tures, and vibrant lan­guages are a mat­ter of social jus­tice and basic human rights for human soci­eties, includ­ing impor­tantly indige­nous peo­ples and local communities;

… that the chal­lenge of pro­tect­ing, main­tain­ing, and restor­ing the diver­sity of life on earth is the chal­lenge of sup­port­ing and pro­mot­ing diver­sity in nature and culture.

This set of beliefs informs our mis­sion, vision, and fun­da­men­tal goal, and guides the work we have been doing for nearly two decades.

Our Mis­sion

Terralingua’s Mis­sion, Vision, Strat­egy and Goal.

Our Team

Meet the peo­ple behind the scenes of Terralingua.

Our Story

Terralingua’s ground-breaking his­tory in the field of bio­cul­tural diverisity.

Annual Reports

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State­ment of Purpose

Read our State­ment of Pur­pose in your Mother Tongue.

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