Our Mission
Local Futures' mission is to protect and renew ecological and social well being by promoting a systemic shift away from economic globalization towards localization. Through its 'education for action' programs, Local Futures develops innovative models and tools to catalyze collaboration for strategic change at the community and international level.

Our History
Local Futures began as The Ladakh Project more than thirty years ago in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. The organization initially focused on supporting Ladakh's indigenous culture by bringing information to balance the idealized images of the consumer culture flooding into the region through tourism and development. In 1986, founder and director Helena Norberg-Hodge won the Right Livelihood Award for groundbreaking sustainability work in the region. Over the years, the organisation's focus has expanded to address more global concerns and in 1991 changed its name to the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) to reflect that shift. In 2014, we adopted the shorter name, Local Futures. We have made advocating for localization the main priority of our work. Local Futures is almost unique in promoting localization from an international perspective – showing the benefits for the Third World as well as for the First World, and promoting the local, globally.