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Earth Jurisprudence

4th June 2020

Koitajoki: flagship re-wilding of a Finnish river gets underway

In this article our Finnish partners Snowchange announce the launch of a new, world-leading effort to re-wild the Finnish-Russian Koitajoki River System using a combination of science and traditional knowledge…. Read More

21st May 2020

International Day for Biodiversity: Indigenous and local communities nurture life

“There is no God bigger than the sun, the moon, the air and the water… No matter how tall our buildings get and how high in the sky we fly, if… Read More

14th May 2020

The wisdom of Jose Lutzenberger, ecological visionary

“A healthy civilisation can only be one that harmonises with and integrates into the totality of life, enhancing not demolishing it.”  Today, 14th May 2020, marks 18 year since we said goodbye to our remarkable… Read More

21st April 2020

5 Ways to Nurture Life on Earth Day 2020

On April 22nd Gaia and our global network of allies will celebrate an extra-special 50th Anniversary Earth Day. Though every day, in every way, is an Earth Day, we’ll be… Read More

6th April 2020

Earth Jurisprudence: law for an animate Earth

How could a sea-change in our legal system, from a human to an Earth-centred approach, help re-balance the broken relationship many societies have with Nature? Carlotta Byrne, Gaia’s Earth Jurisprudence… Read More

3rd April 2020

The Ecologist: Reviving nature and culture in Uganda

The Bagungu People are reviving indigenous practices and ecosystems in one of Africa’s most biodiverse regions. Gaia’s Head of Communications, Hannibal Rhoades, explores more in this article for The Ecologist…. Read More

31st March 2020

Media Release: New film explores cultural and ecological revival in Uganda’s Great Lakes region

31st March 2020. Kampala | London – In the midst of climate emergency and a global coronavirus pandemic caused by ecological destruction, a Ugandan Indigenous community is demonstrating the vital… Read More

25th March 2020

Interview: Bagungu custodians revive culture and sacred lands

As part of their journey to revive their Earth-centred culture and restore their territory, the Indigenous Bagungu People have been mapping their sacred lands along the shores of Itaka Lya… Read More

19th March 2020

Roque Roldán: tribute to a quiet champion of Indigenous rights

The story of Colombian lawyer Roque Roldán is one of remarkable commitment to territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (or ‘territories of life’). In his shy… Read More

18th March 2020

Navigating coronavirus: plant seeds, buy local, care for community

Any crisis brings out the best and the worst in humanity. Like many of you, we in the Gaia Team are talking about, thinking about and taking action in response… Read More