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A coal-fired power plant that threatens to endanger the survival of communities and specially fisherwomen in Bargny, Senegal, managed to unite two organizations in the fight for the environment and women’s rights. A coal-fired power plant that has been built in the small village of Sendou, in the city of Bargny, Senegal, is threatening theContinue reading “Sendou: where environmental justice and women’s rights come together”

The women from Marina Cué are an example of resistance. Through their advocacy efforts, they were able to push for the release of their comrades incarcerated for the Curuguaty massacre. They carried out the construction of a pluri-grade school and a road, and organized a community garden, among other productive activities in the Marina CuéContinue reading “The Women from Marina Cué: resistance and empowerment in Paraguay”

The environmental conflict in Bajo Aguán, Honduras, has been active for many years. Honduras is a country that has a vast reserve of natural resources, but the majority of these resources are in the hands of only three powerful landowners, leaving farmer families in poverty, without land, without work and without food. To the problemContinue reading “The Bajo Aguán Conflict”

For the people of Aroroy, in the Masbate province 350km southeast of Manila in the Philippines, “to be sitting in a pot of gold”, is not a blessing. The province’s mineral wealth has not translated into better conditions for the communities in the region, consistently among the poorest regions of the country. Filminera Resources CorporationContinue reading “The women of Aroroy fight to be heard”

The Women’s Environment and Development Organization, or WEDO, joins the GAGGA network as a strategic ally and a global advocacy organization that has focused on women’s rights and environmental justice for over 30 years. WEDO’s director, Bridget Burns, spoke to us about the strengths that their organization brings to the network and how they’re excited toContinue reading “A conversation with WEDO”

Sixteen years ago in Burkina Faso, mining industries didn’t exist; the first big mining project, which was operated by the state, closed down in 1994 due to administrative problems. It wasn’t until 2003, when a new mining code was approved, that different investors in the extractives industry became attracted to the potential of the AfricanContinue reading “The women of Bomboré “simply do not want a mine””

In Bolivia, Mother Earth is considered a living being with rights by the indigenous communities. This ancestral vision has allowed indigenous families to pass on fertile lands, a home and a future from generation to generation, but this way of living has been forcefully changed by the extractives industry. Now the mining concessions that theContinue reading “Defending the rights of Mother Earth in Bolivia”

Over 35 years ago, environmental justice groups launched a movement to prevent harmful environmental impacts of International Financial Institutions´ (IFIs) investments. Until recently, women’s rights groups did not play a significant role within the movement of civil society organisations (CSOs) that hold IFIs accountable for the societal and environmental impacts of their policies and investments.Continue reading “GAGGA and Gender Action launch the resource “A Guide to Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice Advocacy on International Financial Institutions””

350.org joins the GAGGA network as a strategic ally that is working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. 350.org’s global campaigns director, Aggy Hall, spoke to us about how the organization’s Just Recovery work can support GAGGA’s new strategies and the importance of anContinue reading “A conversation with 350.org”

What does a just and clean energy system look like? There are a lot of exciting possibilities, but one thing is clear: it does not include the wholesale destruction of a river ecosystem. It does not involve taking away women’s land, water and livelihoods, and forcing them to relocate. It does not mean severing aContinue reading “Women at the Frontlines Against Destructive Dams”