Founded in 2012, Maia Earth is a Philippine non-governmental organization dedicated to exploring how healthier relationships between people, place, and knowledge can contribute to more resilient communities. Rooted in whole systems thinking, our work brings together environmental stewardship, health, education, research, natural building, and community development through practical, place-based initiatives that respond to local contexts and evolve through collaboration.

Beginning as one of the Philippines' early ecovillage initiatives, Maia Earth has gradually grown into a network of partnerships spanning local communities, schools, government agencies, medical practitioners, researchers, civil society organizations, and indigenous partners. As the Asian representative to the Global Ecovillage Network and a co-founder of the Ecobrick movement in the Philippines, we have contributed to initiatives ranging from ecological restoration and circular resource systems to health education, natural building, and community-based research.

This experience led to the establishment of Maia Earth Organization Incorporated in 2022, providing a formal framework through which these long-term collaborations could continue to grow. Rather than developing isolated projects, we seek to cultivate relationships that allow ideas, knowledge, and practical solutions to emerge over time—always grounded in participation, local realities, and shared responsibility.