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17th December 2025

Gaia Cries Out

Gaia’s Founding Co-Director, Liz Hosken, reflects on her ‘hammock talk’ with Indigenous leader and long-time affectionate ally, Ailton Krenak. This conversation was convened by our dear friends at Selvagem in… Read More

Freshwater stingrays from Uruguay illustrated by Julia Rouaux
16th December 2025

Rays, River and Resonance

The Uruguay River seems like a silent giant, but beneath its surface it holds stories we have not yet learned to hear. Among them are those of the freshwater stingrays… Read More

Penguins in Antarctica by Nico-Marin
1st December 2025

Global Launch of the Antarctic Rights Alliance

December 1st marked a critical moment in advancing Earth-centred governance for the world’s southernmost area: Antarctica. Through music, poetry, art and debate, individuals and organizations from Amsterdam to San Francisco,… Read More

18th September 2025

Sea-pigs, Dancing Octopus and Sunfish: The Species Illuminated by a Deep-Sea Expedition

The second story in a series by Fiona Wilton about exploring the mysteries of the Uruguayan sea. Read the first instalment here. As the the start of spring beckons in… Read More

21st August 2025

Exploring the Mysteries of the Uruguayan Sea

Today marks a new milestone for knowing and protecting Uruguay’s sea and marine biodiversity. ‘Uruguay Sub200: Journey into the Unknown’ is taking more than 30 specialists in marine ecology, underwater… Read More

10th February 2025

1% for the Planet: Gaia is now an official Environment Partner

From ocean defenders pulling discarded fishing nets from the sea’s depths to Indigenous custodians defying deforestation, One Percent for the Planet has spent over two decades supporting those repairing our… Read More

19th December 2024

Infinite Weavings: art, science and citizen action

Infinite Weavings is a beautiful series of black and white illustrations by Argentine artist Julia Rouaux, in which art, science, and conservation merge to portray the fragility of South American… Read More

18th December 2024

Celebrating an Ally in the Amazon

Long-term Gaia Associate, Martín von Hildebrand, has been named the new Secretary-General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization: an intergovernmental alliance formed by eight Amazonian countries. A Colombian anthropologist and… Read More

23rd September 2024

Celebrating the Isla de Lobos Marine Protected Area in Uruguay

Off the Atlantic coast of Uruguay, just a few nautical miles from Punta del Este, Isla de Lobos (Sealion Island) is home to a wondrous diversity of marine life. Seals… Read More

19th September 2024

Stephan Harding: a Life-affirming Legacy

This September New Moon, when the stars were at their most luminous, our beloved elder, friend and teacher – Stephan Harding – passed into the ancestral realm. A soulful scientist… Read More