Dandelion Fellowship: Learn to speak for Nature, as Nature

A collaborative fellowship cultivating Nature Proxies and a global community of practice in Nature Governance

About the Dandelion Fellowship

The Dandelion Fellowship is a collaborative program cultivating Nature proxies and a global community of practice in Nature governance. Since 2024, the Fellowship has welcomed nearly 70 Fellows across two cohorts, with the goal of training more than 100 Fellows by 2028.

The Fellowship brings together program leaders and participants to co-create curriculum and practical resources, including knowledge frameworks, shared wisdom, tools, and applied practices. Through this process, Fellows develop the capacity to partner with companies and organizations to promote, foster, and facilitate the voice, vote, and way of Nature within institutional decision-making.

Nature Proxies

Representing Nature is no longer a fringe philosophical choice; it is a critical skill set required to navigate a rapidly tightening legal and corporate landscape globally. 

Nature proxies embody the voice, represent the vote, and cultivate the way of Nature within boards and institutions where decisions, strategy, and policy are shaped.

Nature proxies are individuals who understand themselves as part of an interdependent, interconnected living Earth. They are motivated by service to the natural world and to the human role within it, and they cultivate qualities of compassion, empathy, humility, and respect for all life.

Through self-awareness, reflective practice, and strong relational skills, Nature proxies act as stewards of Nature governance and guardians of the interests of Nature within human systems.

Dandelion Fellowship 2026 — Applications Now Open

In 2026 the Dandelion Fellowship will be offered twice, each cohort running for six weeks:

  • Spring Cohort: March 10–April 16, 2026, application deadline February 5, 2026.

  • Fall Cohort: September–November 2026

Inviting visionary leaders and change-makers ready to deepen their practice of ecocentric governance and help shape the future of Nature-centered decision-making to apply.

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Previous Fellows are already applying Earth-centered governance in real-world leadership, policy, and systems change.

  • Shaping ethical and values frameworks for river rights initiatives

  • Embedding Nature as a stakeholder in emerging Better Business Standards

  • Co-creating a Nature-conscious governance toolkit

  • Leading steward-ownership sessions with a focus on Nature-centered governance

  • Developing biodiversity enhancement policies within local planning bodies

  • Laying foundations for Nature-informed knowledge in reinsurance and blockchain sectors

Fellowship Details

Spring Cohort Details

  • March 10-April 16, 2026, application deadline February 5, 2026.

  • Virtual meetings on Tuesday / Thursday at 4:00 pm CET

  • 30 Fellows per cohort

  • Selected applicants will be invited to a brief 15–30 minute conversation

Pricing

  • Corporate participants: $1200

  • Entrepreneur / small business rate: $600

  • Scholarship Rate: $300
    Available for full-time students, NGO staff, licensed social workers, and government employees. Requires proof of eligibility.

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I feel more authentic and confident in both my own voice, and voice for nature, finding a natural affinity with the Guardian and Auditor aspects of a nature agent. I am finding that my self care and governance has evolved during the fellowship and I intend to reflect this within my engagement within company and organisation governance. 
– Graham Hansen, DF ‘26

The Dandelion Fellowship on the Voice of Nature was an invaluable opportunity that deepened my engagement with the rights of nature discourse. During the fellowship, I realised that while the idea is conceptually powerful, its meaningful implementation requires more than advocacy—it demands a strong legal foundation where rights and duties concerning nature are clearly defined.
– Amrisha Pandey, DF ‘25

Header Photo: Unsplash / Took A Snap; Testimonial Photos (1) Unsplash / Remo Vilkko ; (2) Unsplash / Karl Magnuson ; (3) Unsplash / Daphné Richard;
(4) Unsplash / Wyxina Tresse