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We sit on a rising bank, just beyond reeds that hang with weaver bird nests. In front of us, a pond where dragonflies nip and swallows dip, lily pads brim… Read More

A new documentary, from BBC World Service, follows Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner Simon Mitambo in his efforts to restore bees to Kenya.     Simon is from Tharaka, meaning ‘The Land… Read More

Gaia’s Sara Davies brings us along on her recent trip to Bikita’s Seed Fair in Zimbabwe… The minibus eases its way carefully across the rocks and onto the uneven ground… Read More

Meet Mashudu, who is reconnecting knowledgeable elders with young people to animate their ancestral wisdom, culture and confidence. A new story of decolonisation from the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective, told… Read More

Appolinaire OUSSOU LIO is working with communities to restore the sacred forest groves that once rooted people to place. Marking today’s annual celebration of Vodun (Voodoo) culture in Benin, we… Read More

Farmer, leader, custodian of sacred natural sites and seed: Kagole’s calling in life was clear from birth. She was named after her father’s aunt, a custodian of the Wandyeka sacred… Read More

How a moment in a meadow seeded a global movement: Earth Jurisprudence explained On the anniversary of Thomas Berry’s birthday, we share an animation and interactive story reflecting on how… Read More

This summer, we brought together Earth Jurisprudence practitioners from Cameroon, Benin, Uganda and Zimbabwe for a virtual weeklong retreat. Earth Jurisprudence recognises our living planet as the primary source of… Read More

Today we honour Thomas Berry and mark the 13th anniversary of his passing. A luminary of ecological thinking and the father of Earth Jurisprudence, his work has rippled across the… Read More

Originally published in The Daily Maverick (07/03/2022) by Gaia’s long term partner, Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner Method Gundidza. Earth Jurisprudence is a foundational systemic alternative for transformation towards healing our relationship… Read More