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Yaigojé Apaporis – traditional knowledge at the heart of protecting the Colombian Amazon
We are delighted to share a NEW SHORT FILM – Yaigoje Apaporis – produced by Gaia in collaboration with our partner Gaia Amazonas. The film documents the efforts of indigenous communities in Colombia’s Yaigoije Apaporis… Read More

In Solidarity – New film connects communities resisting mining around the world
In her theory of change known as ’emergence’, the academic scholar Margaret Wheatley reminds us that: “The world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes as networks of… Read More

International Tribunal Defends the Rights of Nature from Mining
9th December – The International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature, initiated by the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, calls for mining to stop in the Cordillera del Condor, Peru… Read More

Mining for Smartphone Minerals is Eating up Farmland
Originally posted in The Guardian, 3rd December 2014. Doima, a small farming town, lies in the heart of central Colombia’s agricultural land. Fed by sediment-rich water running down from the Andes,… Read More

Mining affected communities around the world say ‘No to Mining’
A clear message is coming from mining affected communities the world-over: No More! In a statement released today by the growing Yes to Life, No to Miningmovement – a global coalition of civil… Read More

Nnimmo Bassey Receives National Honour for Environmental Rights Activism
Renowned Nigerian activist and poet, and long term Gaia ally, Nnimmo Bassey, has been honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in Nigeria. The recognition… Read More

Gaia joins Coalition calling for EU to ban cyanide and toxic mining
Today The Gaia Foundation joins a coalition of European allies in support of the Bang! Ban Cyanide Campaign. Together we call upon the EU, and Environmental Commissioner candidate Karmenu Vela,… Read More

UnderMining Agriculture – New Report from The Gaia Foundation
Under-Mining Agriculture: Global Food and Public Health Threatened by the Extractives Sector The world’s food production and millions of small farmers and communities are under increasing threat from the rapid expansion… Read More

NAPE supports community resistance to oil extraction in Uganda as new report’s messages spread
New Report, New Consciousness This July, in partnership with Gaia, the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) released a landmark reportchallenging the Ugandan Government’s plans to allow large-scale oil extraction in… Read More

New Report – Mining and its Impacts on Water, Food Sovereignty and Sacred Natural Sites in Uganda
A New Report Calls for No Go Areas for Mining and Extractive Activities as Threats to Water, Food Sovereignty, and Sacred Natural Sites and Territories Increase Across Africa. A new… Read More
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