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24th October 2013

News “No Go Areas” for Extractives & Greater Protection for Sacred Natural Sites – the call from WILD10

Gaia was joined by international groups and indigenous leaders at WILD10, the 10th World Wilderness Congress (WWC), in calling for wilderness and conservation areas to be respected as No Go… Read More

4th September 2013

Gaia Associate voted one of Colombia’s Top 10 Leaders

For protecting the Amazon and the rights of indigenous communities through forums for dialogue between society and the state, and defending cultural and biological diversity from the latent risks of development,… Read More

23rd August 2013

Communities in Colombia and Balcombe, UK, United in their Resistance against Extraction

Activists who are resisting a gold mine in Piedras, Colombia, have this week reached out to the communities of Balcombe in Sussex, to show solidarity and support for their parallel… Read More

21st June 2013

Gaia Amazonas hosts Latin American Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award

For the first time in history, some of Latin American’s finest visionaries and activists – with a shared commitment towards a better future for all inhabitants of the planet – will… Read More

4th June 2013

Venda community use ‘talking tools’ to protect land and Sacred Natural Sites

This week, local indigenous clans from across Venda in the Limpopo province of South Africa, are joined by allies from Kenya, Ghana and Benin, to explore the use of eco-cultural… Read More

7th May 2013

MELCA-Ethiopia awarded for Entrepreneurship in Education

We are delighted with the news that our partner MELCA-Ethiopia is country winner in the Educating Africa Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. Environmental education and intergenerational learning are key… Read More

7th May 2013

African Women’s Development Fund statement ensures women’s voices are at the table

Last week Gaia joined a group of women from across Africa as they gathered in Cape Town to discuss the role of women in Africa’s economic landscape. The meeting was… Read More

24th April 2013

Launch of the Short Circuit Report

A new report, launched today in Westminster by The Gaia Foundation and allies, exposes the social and ecological atrocities and the toxic legacy of gadgets such as smartphones and laptops…. Read More

8th March 2013

Communities Object to Coal of Africa’s Water Licence Application

Dzomo la Mupo has issued a formal objection to the application by Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL) for an Integrated Water Use Licence (IWUL) for the Makhado coal mine. if the… Read More

28th February 2013

Precedent setting Rights of Nature case in Ecuador

Gaia and the African Biodiversity Network call on Judge in Ecuadorian court case to protect the Rights of Nature. Show your solidarity with the communities and organisations who are filing… Read More