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Sacred Lands and Wilderness

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

28th August 2024

Remembering Who We Are: Reflections on Agroecology and Earth Jurisprudence

This interview with Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner Gertrude Pswarayi-Jabson was originally published by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa. Their ‘Voices of AFSA’ series celebrates those leading the return to… Read More

20th March 2024

The Spell of the Sea

Uniting scientists, citizens, fishers and school-children behind Uruguay’s quest for ocean protection An update from Gaia’s Sacred Lands and Waters Lead, Fiona Wilton There is nothing like surfing a wave… Read More

19th March 2024

Strengthening Affectionate Alliances in the Amazon and Beyond

Grace Iara Souza, lead convenor of the Alliance for the Amazon and Beyond, spent almost three months in Brazil at the turn of this year. She tells us about her… Read More

Danilo and his daughter, Ati Viviam, by Pavel Martiarena
11th January 2024

Remembering Danilo Villafañe (1974-2023)

Farewell to a friend, leader and voice for the ‘Heart of the World’ – by Fiona Wilton For the Arhuaco people of northern Colombia, there is life and spirit in… Read More

4th January 2024

A Voice for Antarctica 

By Fiona Wilton, Sacred Lands and Waters Lead at The Gaia Foundation. Originally published in SEA Magazine.  It’s hard not to feel a sense of wonder when you think of Antarctica – snowy landscapes,… Read More

Sea lions in Uruguay
12th December 2023

Whiskers and winners: two updates from across the Atlantic

News from Uruguay Sea lions rely more on their whiskers than their eyes, to hunt for food whether in coastal kelp forests or far out at sea. And just 8km… Read More