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Death Threats, Trolling and Sexist Abuse: Climate Scientists Report Online Attacks

Apr 6, 2023 | Myriam Vidal Valero, Nature

Survey highlights experiences of dozens of climate researchers who have endured online harassment related to their work.

Powering Gender Equity: Women Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of Sustainable Energy Transition

Mar 29, 2023 | Sustainable Energy For All

In the framework of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with ENERGIA International Network on Gender…

Liberia: The Illegal Turkish Loggers Depleting Liberia's Forest

Mar 29, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, The DayLight

Colombia: Plan to Mine ‘Clean Energy’ Metals in Colombian Amazon Splits Communities

Mar 22, 2023 | Natalia Torres Garzón, Mongabay

In this richly biodiverse region, where the cool mountains of the Andes meet the Amazon Rainforest, opinions are divided and emotions are high among communities…

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Monusco Supports the Project "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding"

Mar 22, 2023 | Marylene Seguy, All Africa

The consortium of women's organizations in North Kivu launched the "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding" project on Friday, March 17 in Goma, North Kivu.This…

International Women’s Day: Our Planet Needs Gender Justice

Mar 7, 2023 | Friends of the Earth

Although women bear the brunt of environmental injustice, they’re also leading the way to save our planet. Find out why we celebrate International Women’s Day…

Women Defenders for Territories Free of Mining

Mar 7, 2023 | Ada Recinos, Amazon Watch

Celebrate International Women's Day by meeting defenders on the front lines of the Mining Out of the Amazon movement.

Nigeria: Group Seeks Equitable Distribution of Resources for Women

Mar 7, 2023 | EnviroNews Nigeria

The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a non-governmental organisation, has advocated for equitable distribution of resources to women in the society.

Iraq: No Water by 2040: The Crisis Engulfing Iraq and Its Historic River Flow

Mar 6, 2023 | Zainab Hussain, The BMJ

The Middle East’s ancient Tigris-Euphrates river system flow is under threat, bringing a plethora of health emergencies to Iraq.

Pakistan: Women to Lead Actions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year. To address this, the government…

International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.” For many women and girls around the world, it is also enacting, and at times creating,…

Peace and Water: GOWP Brief Calls for Urgent Rethinking of Approach to Water Management

Mar 2, 2023 | The Water Diplomat

The Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) has released a brief ahead of the upcoming United Nations Mid-Term Review Conference in March 2023, highlighting…

Three Projects in South Asia Putting Gender at the Centre of Responses to Climate Change

Feb 21, 2023 | Rina Saeed Khan, The Third Pole

From who is most affected to who gets to be in the room when decisions are made, gender affects every aspect of our relationship with…

Climate Change: New Climate Change Model Finds Nuanced Relationship between Temperature, Conflict

Feb 20, 2023 | Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in…

Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet

Feb 10, 2023 | UNEP

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.

“Environment, Conflict, Media” Conference Held in Sarajevo

Feb 9, 2023 | Sarajevo Times

The conference entitled “Environment, Conflict, Media”, dedicated to issues of environmental protection and reporting on climate change, was organized yesterday in Sarajevo. It is the…

Gender and Climate Change

Feb 8, 2023 | Vera Tripodi, E-International Relations

In this chapter, I focus on the negative consequences of climate change for women’s rights. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first…

Colombia: Indigenous Women Record Age-Old Knowledge of Bees in Colombia’s Amazon

Feb 8, 2023 | Astrid Arellano, Mongabay

A team of Indigenous Yucuna women in the Colombian Amazon are rescuing and documenting the remaining oral knowledge on bees and their roles in the…

The UAE and Israel Have a History of Strong Female Leadership. Women Must Take Substantial Roles in the Next Phase of the Abraham Accords.

Feb 7, 2023 | Marcy Grossman, Atlantic Council

It has been more than two years since the Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.…

Canada: Climate Crisis and Women’s Rights- Mission Inclusion and IUCN Selected For a 3-year, $30 Million Project Under the Canadian Government’s Partnering for Climate

Feb 7, 2023 | IUCN

Quebec City, February 7, 2023 – Mission inclusion and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have been selected by Global Affairs Canada to conduct an…

United States: Women Can Play Key Roles in Sustainable Fishing

Feb 7, 2023 | Tomas Hoppough, Denver 7

Two issues in the commercial fishing industry are in the spotlight: sustainable fishing and getting more women into the industry.

Bolivia: “We Will Fight Every Battle” – Two Women, One Mission Against Deforestation

Feb 7, 2023 | Nicole Vargas, Diálogo Chino

A pair of Indigenous leaders from opposite ends of Bolivia share the intimidation they’ve faced protecting their communities from projects which exploit their natural resources…

Afghanistan: Despite the Taliban’s Pledge to Eradicate Opium, the Poppy Trade Still Flourishes in Afghanistan

Feb 7, 2023 | Daniel Simms, Conversation

The Taliban have always had a complicated relationship with the opium trade. As a narcotic, opium is haram, or forbidden under Islamic law. But at…

United States: She Grew Up Under Water Boil Advisories in Jackson. Now She’s Bringing Environmental Justice to the EPA

Feb 6, 2023 | Jessica Kutz, The 19th

In her community outreach role for the EPA, Rosemary Enobakhare is working to prioritize communities in need while “shining a light” on issues affecting them…

Colombia: Pink Dolphins and Reformed Colombian Rebels Turn No-Go Zone into Ecotourism Hit

Feb 6, 2023 | Dimitri Selibas, Guardian

Rural communities, former guerrillas of the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and endangered dolphins are unlikely allies in this near-forgotten corner of Colombia’s Amazon…

West Africa: Meet the People Safeguarding the Sacred Forests and Lagoons of West Africa

Feb 5, 2023 | Ricci Shryock, NPR

In areas throughout West African countries such as Liberia, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, communities have designated biodiversity hotspots, including forests and lagoons, as sacred. They believe…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdish Region Warns against 'Unlawful' Stop to Funds

Jan 26, 2023 | Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Abby Sewell, Associated Press

Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Thursday pushed back against a decision by Iraq’s top court that blocked payments from state coffers funding the semi-autonomous region. Jutiar…

Sustainable Peace Cannot Be Built Where Rights of Women Are Ignored, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Security Council Open Debate

Jan 26, 2023 | UN

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, in New York today:

I would like…

Liberia: At a Rubber Plantation in Liberia, History Repeats in a Fight over Land

Jan 17, 2023 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay

Sexual harassment of its workers isn’t the only charge that’s been leveled against Socfin here in Liberia: in 2019, 22 communities filed a complaint against…

Liberia: Gov’t Clears Export of US$4M ‘Illegal Logs’

Jan 17, 2023 | William Q. Harmon, Observer

The government of Liberia will finally give Renaissance Group Incorporated, a controversial logging company, the green light on January 28, to go ahead with the…