The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice, hosted by the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025, featured a key panel: "Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food

The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice, hosted by the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025, featured a key panel: "Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food Sovereignty."

This panel brought together diverse global leaders, including Kahea Pacheco (Kanaka ʻŌiwi), Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), Wilma Mendoza (Mosetén), and Yasso Kanti Bhattachan (Thakali). The Assembly united over 125 grassroots women leaders, advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries, sharing visions and strategies for a just and healthy world across 25 unique panels.

The panel “Women For Forests: Protection & Reforestation: Part 1” took place on Monday, June 23, 2025. It was part of the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to

The panel “Women For Forests: Protection & Reforestation: Part 1” took place on Monday, June 23, 2025. It was part of the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by the Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025.

Organized by WECAN, the Assembly united over 125 grassroots and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries. Diverse panelists, including Indigenous leaders and climate activists from various regions, shared visions and strategies across 25 unique sessions to accelerate a transformative path towards a healthy and just world.

The panel "Feminist Frameworks For Global Climate Justice" was a key session during the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN)'s Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and

The panel "Feminist Frameworks For Global Climate Justice" was a key session during the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN)'s Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, held June 23-28, 2025.

This assembly convened over 125 grassroots and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries. Across 25 unique panels, participants showcased diverse visions, projects, and strategies to accelerate a transformative path toward a healthy and just world.

As climate challenges escalate, communities increasingly recognize that effective action and resilience hinge on ecological boundaries—watersheds, food, energy, and culture sheds—rather than

As climate challenges escalate, communities increasingly recognize that effective action and resilience hinge on ecological boundaries—watersheds, food, energy, and culture sheds—rather than just political maps. This bioregional perspective is crucial for redefining governance and building political-ecological alliances that prioritize equity and justice.

A visionary group of climate action organizers, including Indigenous leader Eriel Deranger, Rights of Nature attorney Thomas Linzey, climate justice lawyer Colette Pichon Battle (Taproot Earth), and OneEarth founder Justin Winters, illuminate pathways for practical climate solutions and emerging eco-governance.

This conversation took place at the Bioneers 2025 Conference. Explore more keynote talks and discussions at bioneers.org.

This week, we share an episode from our friends at Future Ecologies, a podcast exploring eco-social relationships through stories, science, music,

This week, we share an episode from our friends at Future Ecologies, a podcast exploring eco-social relationships through stories, science, music, and soundscapes. We will return next week with an episode of the Bioneers.

The featured episode delves into Sea Gardening, ancient Indigenous maricultural systems on the Pacific Rim. These monumental rock features provide food security, climate adaptation, and biodiversity, symbolizing eco-cultural restoration, Indigenous sovereignty, and a sustainable future. Join us to learn how they work and meet those revitalizing them.

Visit futureecologies.net/listen/fe-6-2-sea-garden for full credits, photos, and more.

Asa Miller addresses the climate crisis by reconnecting with his ancestral homeland. He focuses on restoring a part of his native Cuba, a revolutionary step beyond data or technology.

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Asa Miller addresses the climate crisis by reconnecting with his ancestral homeland. He focuses on restoring a part of his native Cuba, a revolutionary step beyond data or technology.

A multi-award-winning marine conservationist and Youth Poet Laureate, Asa returned to Cuba to restore coral reefs. He found communities motivated by their love for the land, not paralyzed by climate change's injustices.

Asa shares the challenges and rewards of working with this under-resourced neighbor, offering valuable lessons for our own over-resourced world.

In 2024, the Klamath River dam removal marked a historic, Indigenous-led victory, achieving the largest river restoration ever. Blending Indigenous knowledge and modern science, the project shows

In 2024, the Klamath River dam removal marked a historic, Indigenous-led victory, achieving the largest river restoration ever. Blending Indigenous knowledge and modern science, the project shows remarkable early results: salmon are returning abundantly to spawning grounds inaccessible for a century.

Amy Bowers Cordalis of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group emphasizes Indigenous values and nature-based solutions from the Klamath. This approach heals land, water, and people while boosting the economy. Restoring the river as a living relative offers a vital path forward for all.

Learn more about Amy Bowers Cordalis' work: https://www.ridgestoriffles.org/

Water is fundamental to all life. In "Water Always Wins," Erica Gies examines water's vital role and our connection to it, proposing we consider what water desires instead of controlling its

Water is fundamental to all life. In "Water Always Wins," Erica Gies examines water's vital role and our connection to it, proposing we consider what water desires instead of controlling its path.

This episode is from Nature's Genius, a Bioneers limited series.

The "Women for Climate Justice Leading Protection of Water" event, a formal side event of the UN Water Conference in New York City, addressed climate change impacts on global water. Grassroots

The "Women for Climate Justice Leading Protection of Water" event, a formal side event of the UN Water Conference in New York City, addressed climate change impacts on global water. Grassroots leaders, water protectors, and international policy experts shared solutions and strategies for protecting aquatic ecosystems within a climate justice framework.

WECAN submitted a commitment and released a Call to Action, urging governments to improve water protection through a rights-based approach and by ensuring women's leadership. Read the Call to Action here. Additional event links and resources are available here.

Erica Gies is an independent journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and author of "Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge." She covers water, climate, and wildlife for

Erica Gies is an independent journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and author of "Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge." She covers water, climate, and wildlife for major publications like *Scientific American* and *The New York Times*. Her accolades include the Sierra Club’s Rachel Carson Award and the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation’s Excellence in Journalism Award.

This keynote was presented at the 2024 Bioneers Conference. Additional talks from the conference can be viewed at http://www.bioneers.org.