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9th March 2022

Respecting the rights of nature is the only way out of climate chaos and biodiversity collapse

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

8th March 2022

International Women’s Day: Celebrating the women in our seed team

On International Women’s Day 2022, we are celebrating the inspiring work of the women coordinating our Seed Sovereignty Programme which has trained over 500 seed savers across the UK and… Read More

31st January 2022

Seed Week 5: our highlights

In this blog we cast our eyes back over our fifth annual Seed Week and share our top 5 highlights – from a beguiling new film to the launch of… Read More

24th November 2021

Decolonising stories: New animations from the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective

“(We need) the voices of those who can see alternatives to how we live now, and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies, to other ways of… Read More

22nd November 2021

Wisdom from the heart of the world, with Ati Viviam Villafaña

Earlier this month, our friend Ati Viviam Villafaña, an Arhuaca youth environmental activist, gave this talk sharing the cosmovisions of the Arhuaco People of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,… Read More

8th November 2021

In the press: COP26 mining statements obscure developed world’s ‘green extractivism’ plans

Many wealthy nations’ green transition strategies rely on a model characterised by industrial-scale extraction of finite metal and mineral reserves, while leaving commodity production and consumption unchecked, writes Tommy Greene… Read More

3rd November 2021

Climate Justice Now: Gaia at COP26

The eyes of the world are on the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. We are all looking for signs of hope. But not everyone is looking in the same place. For… Read More

16th September 2021

Seed Gathering 2021: Full programme out now!

Join Gaia’s Seed Sovereignty Programme online on the 23rd and 24th of October, 2021 for discussions, workshops and talks celebrating the diversity, opportunities and deep cultural connections of our seeds. Register here The… Read More

2nd September 2021

Defending Sacred Lands alongside their Custodians – Gaia at IUCN

Indigenous custodians of Sacred Natural Sites and Territories are our best guides for protecting natural and cultural land and seascapes, nurturing biodiversity, and reconnecting to the spiritual dimensions of Nature…. Read More

2nd June 2021

Media Release: 180+ Communities, Organisations and Academics Reject Extractive-heavy EU Green Deal

Wednesday 2nd June 2021 A global coalition of 180+ community platforms, human rights and environmental organisations and academics from 36 nations is calling on the EU to abandon its plans… Read More