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Sacred Lands and Wilderness

12th September 2016

Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s wilderness in 25 years – study

Originally posted in the Guardian. Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining wilderness in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue,… Read More

8th September 2016

Sacred Natural Sites Should Be ‘No Go Zones’ for Developers

Originally published on Ecowatch. A first round of motions was passed Tuesday by the 1,300 government and civil society members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)… Read More

6th September 2016

Gaia at the World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i

Here at the World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i, members of the Gaia Team are working with a twenty-strong delegation of indigenous custodians to protect the world’s oldest protected areas- sacred natural sites. Sacred… Read More

10th August 2016

STATEMENT OF INDIGENOUS KAHUʻĀINA GUARDIANS OF SACRED LANDS

Originally posted by Standing on Sacred Ground. Aloha Kākou. Aloha ʻĀina : Love and respect for lands and nature. As indigenous guardians of the sacred lands, oceans, waters and air… Read More

21st January 2015

Yaigojé Apaporis – traditional knowledge at the heart of protecting the Colombian Amazon

We are delighted to share a NEW SHORT FILM – Yaigoje Apaporis – produced by Gaia in collaboration with our partner Gaia Amazonas. The film documents the efforts of indigenous communities in Colombia’s Yaigoije Apaporis… Read More

14th January 2015

New Film: Reconnecting with the Sacred in Bale, Ethiopia

We are pleased to share a new short film, Reconnecting with the Sacred: Community-led revival of Nature and Culture in Bale, Ethiopia, produced by our partner MELCA. The film explores MELCA’s… Read More

26th September 2014

Gaia joins Coalition calling for EU to ban cyanide and toxic mining

Today The Gaia Foundation joins a coalition of European allies in support of the Bang! Ban Cyanide Campaign. Together we call upon the EU, and Environmental Commissioner candidate Karmenu Vela,… Read More

2nd September 2014

NAPE supports community resistance to oil extraction in Uganda as new report’s messages spread

New Report, New Consciousness This July, in partnership with Gaia, the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) released a landmark reportchallenging the Ugandan Government’s plans to allow large-scale oil extraction in… Read More

3rd July 2014

New Report – Mining and its Impacts on Water, Food Sovereignty and Sacred Natural Sites in Uganda

A New Report Calls for No Go Areas for Mining and Extractive Activities as Threats to Water, Food Sovereignty, and Sacred Natural Sites and Territories Increase Across Africa. A new… Read More

2nd July 2014

Benin’s Historic Sacred Forest Law Translated into English

GRABE-Benin and The Gaia Foundation are pleased to share a much awaited English translation of the 2012 Beninese law recognising sacred forests and their custodian communities. This significant precedent for the legal… Read More