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Sacred River, Sacred Land: a community goes ‘back to roots’ in Kenya
Simon Mitambo and his childhood community of Tharaka, Kenya, are working together to revive and enhance their Earth-centred culture and traditions. Theirs is a story of going ‘back to roots’… Read More

Happy Birthday to Gaia elder Joanna Macy
Gaia’s Director, Liz Hosken, celebrates the 90th birthday of one of Gaia’s great elders; educator and Earth defender Joanna Macy. She reflects on how Joanna’s ‘Work that Reconnects’ is helping… Read More

Celebrating Polly Higgins and her work to end Ecocide
It is with great sadness that Gaia mourns the loss of legal visionary and Earth Protector, Polly Higgins, who passed away on Easter Sunday. But it is with joy that… Read More

Could you be the Seed Sovereignty UK & Ireland Programme Manager?
We’re looking for a strategic thinker and dynamic communicator with a passion for food and seed sovereignty here in the UK and Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to take… Read More

Reviving Eco-Literacy: Gaia celebrates Mother Earth Day
“Our relationship with the Earth involves something more than pragmatic use, academic understanding, or aesthetic appreciation. A truly human intimacy with the earth and with the entire natural world is… Read More

It’s time to go ‘Beyond Extractivism’
New UN research has revealed that resource extraction is responsible for 80% of biodiversity loss and 50% of the world’s carbon emissions. Here, in a short article written for Friends… Read More

Red en Defensa del Maíz – Network in Defense of Maize – Takes Place in Mexico
Gaia’s Tom Takezoe writes from the National Assembly for the Red en Defensa del Maíz (Network in Defense of Maize), held in Campeche, Mexico, March 21st – 24th Crammed… Read More

Join the Gaia team as our Earth Jurisprudence Coordinator!
We’re pleased to announce a new vacancy within our small, dedicated team. Gaia has been at the forefront of the Earth Jurisprudence movement for over two decades, accompanied by the… Read More

Rights of Nature gain ground in Uganda’s Legal System
In an exciting new precedent, Nature’s fundamental rights to be, to habitat, to evolve and regenerate are now formally recognised in Uganda’s new National Environmental Act (2019)! This huge achievement… Read More

‘Water is Life’ Toolkit- New online platform to support water defenders resisting mining
Media Release. 22/03/2019 – World Water Day 2019 “You cannot separate the land from the water, or the people from the land.” – Lynn Noel. On World Water Day 2019,… Read More
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