Protecting nature and the livelihoods that depend on it.
TeraShift Sustainability Initiative is a non-profit based in Abuja, Nigeria, working on conservation, local livelihoods across communities and biodiversity protection. Six sub-initiatives carry that work, from telling the story and gathering evidence to building skills, creating jobs and running projects in the field.
- Conservation
- Local livelihoods across communities
- Biodiversity protection
What we work on
Conservation
Protecting forests, land and water so ecosystems can recover and keep supporting the people who live around them.
Local livelihoods across communities
Working with communities so that caring for nature goes together with income, skills and work for the people who depend on it.
Biodiversity protection
Safeguarding the plants, animals and habitats that keep ecosystems healthy and resilient.
Six ways to take part in the work
Each sub-initiative has its own coordinators and programmes. Join one, or several.
Climate Change Writers
A global network of volunteer writers telling the story of climate change and its solutions.
Coming soon
ClimateConnectApp
A platform for climate research, data and insights.
Green Mentorship
A virtual mentorship programme for young people building careers in sustainability.
Being updated
Green Jobs Everywhere
A jobs hub connecting people with green careers and the employers hiring for them.
Coming soon
GreenHall Founders
A community of climate founders.
Coming soon
EcoPolicyandProjects
Incubates field projects and the policies behind them.
How TeraShift is organised
Every sub-initiative runs its own initiatives and programmes, with its own coordination and leadership. TeraShift manages all six centrally, so they share governance, partnerships and operations.
That structure lets a writer, a mentor and a founder each work in a space built for them, while TeraShift keeps the six pointed at the same goals: conservation, local livelihoods and biodiversity.
From the Climate Change Writers network
Members write from where climate change meets daily life. A few recent stories:
- Local livelihoodsBeyond Policy Frameworks: Why Renewable Agriculture Transformation Requires Community Coordination, Not Municipal PermissionShannon Dobbs, 16 October 2025
- Local livelihoodsHunger, Poverty, And Climate Change: How Climate Crisis Amplify Social Inequality And Undermine The Efforts Of Poverty Eradication In Developing NationsIbrahim Ismail Elnafat, 24 September 2025
- Biodiversity protectionThe Case for Marine Protected Areas in 2025Sarah Dunn, 23 September 2025
Open to partners
TeraShift works with funders, community organisations, government agencies, companies, research institutions and the media. If your work touches conservation, livelihoods or biodiversity, there is likely a place to work together through one or more of the six sub-initiatives.
How to join
- 1
Choose where you fit
Pick the sub-initiative closest to your work, and how you want to take part: member, volunteer, mentor, mentee, founder or partner.
- 2
Send your application
Tell us who you are and what you will bring. It takes a few minutes.
- 3
Hear from the coordinators
The coordinators of that sub-initiative read every application and reply by email.