Keystone's mission is to enhance the quality of life and environment for indigenous communities using eco-development approaches. They do this through natural resource management, enterprise development, and institutional development & local governance. Their work focuses on apiculture, non-timber forest products, forests, water & wetlands, agriculture, local marketing, alternative certification, value addition, rights & legal issues, community leadership, indigenous knowledge, appropriate technology, action-research, resource monitoring & mapping, local capacity building, and green enterprise documentation.