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5th April 2019

It’s time to go ‘Beyond Extractivism’

New UN research has revealed that resource extraction is responsible for 80% of biodiversity loss and 50% of the world’s carbon emissions. Here, in a short article written for Friends… Read More

3rd April 2019

Red en Defensa del Maíz – Network in Defense of Maize – Takes Place in Mexico

Gaia’s Tom Takezoe writes from the National Assembly for the Red en Defensa del Maíz (Network in Defense of Maize), held in Campeche, Mexico, March 21st – 24th   Crammed… Read More

2nd April 2019

Rights of Nature gain ground in Uganda’s Legal System

In an exciting new precedent, Nature’s fundamental rights to be, to habitat, to evolve and regenerate are now formally recognised in Uganda’s new National Environmental Act (2019)! This huge achievement… Read More

2nd April 2019

Join the Gaia team as our Earth Jurisprudence Coordinator!

We’re pleased to announce a new vacancy within our small, dedicated team. Gaia has been at the forefront of the Earth Jurisprudence movement for over two decades, accompanied by the… Read More

18th March 2019

We’re Celebrating Seed Week 18 – 22 March

From Monday 18th March, small-scale seed producers across the UK and Ireland will be celebrating Seed Week to raise awareness of the benefits of buying locally grown and adapted, organic seed. Seed… Read More

13th March 2019

Time, Space and Mining

We find ourselves living in a time of complex, multi-dimensional crises. These are moving fast and slow. Their effects are intensely localised but are global in scope. They challenge all… Read More

7th March 2019

Liz Hosken: Becoming ecocentric

On International Women’s Day 2019, read this a new article written for Ecological Citizen Journal by Gaia’s founding Director Liz Hosken. In it Liz discusses her youth in South Africa,… Read More

12th February 2019

What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science

This new article from Eye on the Arctic explores how a Skolt Saami-led project in Arctic Finland, supported by out partners the Snowchange Cooperative, is bringing together science and indigenous… Read More

28th January 2019

TIPNIS: International Commission criticizes Bolivian Government over plan to bulldoze through national park

22/01/2019. Written by Gaia’s Fiona Wilton. Published by Intercontinental Cry An investigation conducted by The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), has exposed repeated violations of the Rights… Read More

22nd January 2019

African Biodiversity Network recognised for ‘Outstanding Practice in Agroecology’

Gaia is delighted that our long-term partner organisation the African Biodiversity Network  (ABN) has been recognised for Outstanding Practice in Agroecology by the World Future Council. This much deserved award recognises… Read More