The Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) hosted the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond from June 23-28, 2025. A key panel, “No

The Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) hosted the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond from June 23-28, 2025. A key panel, “No Greenwashing: Rejecting False Solutions to the Climate Crisis,” was held on June 23rd.

This panel featured a diverse group of international experts. The Assembly convened over 125 grassroots women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries. Across 25 unique panels, participants showcased diverse visions and strategies for a bold, transformative path to a healthy and just world.

The Brazilian Amazon faces widespread illegal encroachment, devastating ancient trees for export and exploiting rare resources. This critical issue impacts us all.

Indigenous forest

The Brazilian Amazon faces widespread illegal encroachment, devastating ancient trees for export and exploiting rare resources. This critical issue impacts us all.

Indigenous forest guardians Marçal Guajajara and Puyr Tembé tirelessly defend their home from deforestation. Their struggle contrasts with an illegal logger, desperate for survival, and a landowner striving to preserve his property's ecosystem, yet ignored by authorities.

These diverse perspectives highlight the global economic links connecting Amazonian goods to consumers worldwide.

An event titled "Women in Action for Climate Justice and a Just Transition: Path to COP30 and Beyond" brought together diverse global women leaders. They highlighted the importance of a Just

An event titled "Women in Action for Climate Justice and a Just Transition: Path to COP30 and Beyond" brought together diverse global women leaders. They highlighted the importance of a Just Transition and presented comprehensive, intersectional strategies to advance community-led climate solutions, phase out fossil fuels, protect democracy, and strengthen the climate justice movement.

Discussions focused on critical topics such as forest protection, reforestation, gender-responsive climate policies, fossil fuel resistance, food sovereignty, Indigenous and human rights, Rights of Nature, and strategic campaigns for COP30 and future climate action.

Prominent speakers included Thilmeeza Hussain (UN), Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (2024 Climate Breakthrough Award Winner), Bridget Burns (WEDO), Tzeporah Berman (Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty), Colette Pichon-Battle (Taproot Earth), Jozileia Kaingang (ANMIGA), Taily Terena (2025 Global Citizen Prize Winner), and Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador). The event was moderated by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN).

Once thriving deep in Europe’s forests, the European dark bee nearly disappeared by the 1970s. Acclaimed filmmaker Jan Haft’s "Bee Wild!" documentary reveals their hidden world, capturing

Once thriving deep in Europe’s forests, the European dark bee nearly disappeared by the 1970s. Acclaimed filmmaker Jan Haft’s "Bee Wild!" documentary reveals their hidden world, capturing never-before-filmed footage. It shows how wild honey bees live in close harmony with forest ecosystems, without beekeepers.

This powerful film explores bee conservation and biodiversity, advocating for giving these vital insects more space. Watch now to uncover the forgotten life of wild honey bees. For new nature discoveries every week, subscribe here: Free High Quality Documentaries

An interview and call to action features Tlingit elder Wanda Culp and forest activist Joshua Wright. They address the most significant logging threat to Southeast Alaska's old-growth forests this

An interview and call to action features Tlingit elder Wanda Culp and forest activist Joshua Wright. They address the most significant logging threat to Southeast Alaska's old-growth forests this century.

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Healthy forests are vital for climate regulation, biodiversity, and livelihoods across Asia and the Pacific. The 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC31) and Asia-Pacific

Healthy forests are vital for climate regulation, biodiversity, and livelihoods across Asia and the Pacific. The 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC31) and Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2025, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, convened governments, experts, civil society, and communities to advance sustainable forest management.

The event fostered collaboration and innovation, focusing on key priorities such as responsible value chains, biodiversity mainstreaming, integrated fire management, and forest-based bioeconomy approaches. These efforts aim to protect forests, strengthen resilience, and support a sustainable future for the region. Learn more at FAO.

Kyrgyzstan is strengthening efforts to restore forests and protect mountain ecosystems. On December 5, 2025, a tree-planting event was held in the Kara-Kemer Gorge, Issyk-Kul Region, as part of

Kyrgyzstan is strengthening efforts to restore forests and protect mountain ecosystems. On December 5, 2025, a tree-planting event was held in the Kara-Kemer Gorge, Issyk-Kul Region, as part of the national "Jashyl Muras" ("Green Legacy") campaign. This initiative is crucial for environmental sustainability and combating land degradation.

The event was implemented under the regional FRIENDS project, "Enhancing Forest Restoration Methods for Environmentally Sustainable Development in Central Asia." This project, part of the FAO–Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme, supports countries in the region by boosting forest restoration capacities.

This initiative focuses on sustainable community forest management within the Tagba region of Togo. It aims to empower local communities to manage their forest resources effectively, ensuring

This initiative focuses on sustainable community forest management within the Tagba region of Togo. It aims to empower local communities to manage their forest resources effectively, ensuring long-term ecological health and socio-economic benefits.

The project promotes practices that balance conservation with the needs of the community, fostering a sustainable future for Tagba's forests and its people.

Open Foris Arena is a modern, cloud-based platform for comprehensive environmental, forest, and socio-economic surveys. It offers customizable structures, multilingual data collection, and

Open Foris Arena is a modern, cloud-based platform for comprehensive environmental, forest, and socio-economic surveys. It offers customizable structures, multilingual data collection, and real-time collaboration, ideal for national inventories and complex surveys. Its complementary mobile app, Open Foris Mobile (Android/iOS), enables efficient, high-quality data gathering, especially in remote areas with limited connectivity. Data is securely stored in the cloud, facilitating collaboration.

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The Native Forest Producers Program empowers women, reducing gender gaps and improving environmental conditions. This video features "Kume Ziwlliñ Mapu," a women's group from Neuquén, Argentina,

The Native Forest Producers Program empowers women, reducing gender gaps and improving environmental conditions. This video features "Kume Ziwlliñ Mapu," a women's group from Neuquén, Argentina, sharing their experiences in honey production, community organization, and connection to their land.

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