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Communities in Colombia and Balcombe, UK, United in their Resistance against Extraction
Activists who are resisting a gold mine in Piedras, Colombia, have this week reached out to the communities of Balcombe in Sussex, to show solidarity and support for their parallel… Read More
Can Chiribiquete help protect the Amazon from mining?
Colombia now has the largest protected area in the Amazon, with the expansion of Chiribiquete National Park. Chiribiquete, declared a National Park in 1989, officially increased in size from 1,298 ,954… Read More
Gaia joins allies for GM Health Risk Week 2nd – 8th September
Next month we join forces with War on Want, Food Democracy Now and the UK Food Sovereignty Movement to help raise awareness of GM Health Risk Week. The event promises… Read More
African Civil Society Organisations to Counter Corporatisation of African Agriculture
This week the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will come together in Ethiopia to discuss strategies for resistance against genetically modified seed, Bill Gate’s Alliance for a Green… Read More
Maria and the Ukok Princess: Climate change and the fate of the Altai
Weaving photos and narrative, Gleb Raygorodetsky introduces us to the sacred landscape of the Ukok Plateau, its changing climate, and the quest of local kam (shaman) Maria Amanchina for the return of… Read More
Gaia Amazonas hosts Latin American Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award
For the first time in history, some of Latin American’s finest visionaries and activists – with a shared commitment towards a better future for all inhabitants of the planet – will… Read More
New Film – The Farmer, The Architect and The Scientist
A new film, ‘the farmer, the architect and the scientist’ tells the story of a seed hero. Dr Debal Deb is a pioneering ecologist committed to working with traditional farmers in eastern… Read More
Venda community use ‘talking tools’ to protect land and Sacred Natural Sites
This week, local indigenous clans from across Venda in the Limpopo province of South Africa, are joined by allies from Kenya, Ghana and Benin, to explore the use of eco-cultural… Read More
Mphatheleni Makaulule Awarded Global Leadership Award in New York
We are thrilled to share the news that in a ceremony taking place in New York this evening, South African indigenous leader Mphatheleni Makaulule will be awarded a Global Leadership… Read More
MELCA-Ethiopia awarded for Entrepreneurship in Education
We are delighted with the news that our partner MELCA-Ethiopia is country winner in the Educating Africa Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. Environmental education and intergenerational learning are key… Read More
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