Tag: Women’s Environmental Action

Climate Change: Next Steps for Action

Climate change is the most dire threat humanity has ever known. But solutions exist to save our planet – from the frontlines, to policies, to international action. Below are a few resources that we believe have ideas and research worth considering as you make decisions on the actionable steps you plan to take to save […]

Ogoni Women Seed Hope in Niger Delta

By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist Update: In September 2021, Martha Agbani’s story was featured in the New York Times. Read the spotlight here. A group of women who call Ogoniland, Nigeria home are determined to return their land and rivers to the beautiful, pristine landscape it once was – before decades of oils spills contaminated […]

Why the Environmental Justice Movement Must Include Persons With Disabilities

Allison Davis, Deputy Director of Regional Programs has said about Global Greengrants Fund, “We are not truly an environmental justice organization unless we have the full understanding of fifteen percent of the world’s population. People with disabilities need to be a full part of finding solutions to unequal access to natural resources and right to […]

Three Next Steps to Support Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Wildfires, drought, flooding, blizzards. These are all a part of the global catastrophe known as climate change. These impacts, and subsequent damage to water, land, and clean air, impact all of us that call Planet Earth home. Yet women are disproportionately affected. Deeply entrenched and strictly defined gender roles result in women walking farther when […]

Women Fight Impacts of Climate Change with Vital Mangroves

By Julie Dugdale, freelance journalist. Excerpted from “Our Voices, Our Environment: The State of Funding for Women’s Environmental Action” Mangroves are an invaluable part of Papua New Guinea’s coastal communities and marine ecosystems. The carefully evolved root system of a mangrove forest provides a habitat for fish and wildlife that support local livelihoods, like those […]

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