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15th April 2013

International Permaculture Day – Sunday 5th May

International Permaculture Day sees permaculture enthusiasts, both professional and fledgling, coming together to put on a range of events around the world in order to promote the permaculture ethos and… Read More

12th March 2013

A Landmark Victory for Justice – ‘The Biowatch Case’ laid bare in new book

Last Tuesday evening our long-standing South African partner Biowatch celebrated the launch of a new book capturing the highs, the lows and the real inside story of an all-consuming, decade… Read More

3rd December 2012

Crisis opportunism in agriculture: the cynical push for soil carbon markets instead of adaptation

Press Release from The Gaia Foundation & The African Biodiversity Network. Monday 3 December 2012 [Doha, Qatar] Rich countries are failing to take action or support developing countries to adapt… Read More

30th November 2012

African farm analysts demand answers from UK over DfID funding

Today, Gaia supports The Africa Centre for Biosafety (ACB) and Food & Water Europe in writing to UK Ministers for International Development, Business and Environment asking for evidence for the… Read More

21st September 2012

Countdown to Seed Freedom Fortnight

Between 2nd October (Ghandi’s birthday) and 16th October (World Food Day) Navdanya International are holding a fortnight of actions under the banner of Seed Freedom. Seed Freedom fortnight is a chance for… Read More

11th September 2012

Seeds of Freedom now in Spanish, French & Portuguese

We now have three beautifully translated versions of our landmark film Seeds of Freedom. Versions are available in French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese with voiceovers, subtitles and translated graphics. You… Read More

23rd July 2012

Jeremy Irons narrates new film about GM seed

We are thrilled to announce the online release of Seeds of Freedom, a landmark film by The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network, narrated by actor and UNFAO Goodwill Ambassador Jeremy… Read More

18th July 2012

The UK Food Sovereignty Movement takes root!

It’s been bubbling away for some time now but on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th July the UK Food Sovereignty movement shed its chrysalis and truly emerged as a beautiful… Read More

6th June 2012

Preview launch of Seeds of Freedom

Dame Vivienne Westwood, Zac Goldsmith MP, Sir Julian Rose, Patrick Holden and Jonathan Porrit were amongst the guests who joined The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network for the… Read More

3rd May 2012

Gaia & ABN support Take the Flour Back

As media interest mounts around the GM wheat trial taking place at Rothamsted Research Institute, we at The Gaia Foundation and our partners at the African Biodiversity Network have voiced… Read More