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20th November 2018

The Commons Transition: a discussion with David Bollier

The following interview with David Bollier is the second in a series taken from our recently launched report: Wh@t on Earth!? The Commons Transition is a bold proposal, but not… Read More

29th October 2018

Is the world you long for screen-based? An interview with Claire Milne

In this interview, Claire Milne, Inner Transition Coordinator for the Transition Network, discusses the addictive qualities of digital technologies, how we can make peace with them in our own lives,… Read More

29th October 2018

Landmark victory in South African Constitutional Court for mining-affected communities!

Today we are celebrating, alongside our friends and allies in South Africa, a landmark ruling in South Africa’s Constitutional Court that “will fundamentally shift the power dynamics between mining-affected communities… Read More

18th October 2018

South African Earth Defender Nonhle Mbuthuma comes to London

From the 19-26th of October, we will welcome South African Earth Defender Nonhle Mbuthuma to the UK for a series of events highlighting her community’s struggle to protect their lands and… Read More

16th October 2018

Indigenous Colombians threatened with death for defending water, territory, and life

The following press release was published by our partners London Mining Network and War on Want, co-organisers of this week’s #BeyondBHP speaker tour: “Indigenous Colombians threatened with death for opposition… Read More

1st October 2018

Guardians of the Forest: meet the Jaguar Shamans of the Pirá Paraná River, Colombia

In this new article, the Sacred Land Film Project explore how Indigenous communities living alongside the Pirá Paraná River in the Colombian Amazon have protected their forest, the river and Sacred… Read More

19th September 2018

Beyond BHP: breaking free from the world’s biggest mining giant

From 12-20th October, we will welcome environmental human rights defenders visiting London from Colombia, Brazil, the US and Chile to hold the world’s largest mining company- BHP Billiton- to account and… Read More

11th September 2018

In Photos: Indigenous and traditional fishers gather for Festival of Northern Fisheries

Endangered fish species, ‘mackerel wars’ and warming oceans. These phenomena often make global headlines, and rightly so. Our oceans, rivers, lakes and the diversity of life they support face unparalleled… Read More

5th July 2018

‘Ties are strengthened’: Spanish campaigners unite around Atalaya Mining’s London AGM

On Wednesday 27th June, Spanish campaigners attended the AGM of London-listed mining company Atalaya Mining to raise concerns about the company’s operations across Spain. Atalaya, which is listed on London’s… Read More

25th June 2018

PRESS RELEASE: Spanish campaigners call Atalaya Mining to account

  Gaia joins civil society organisations and campaigners in Spain voicing their opposition to three Spanish mining projects related to UK-listed mining company Atalaya. The mining operations are opposed by… Read More