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Victory! Historic Measure to Protect Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites and Territories passed in Hawaii
We are delighted to share the news that the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has passed a landmark resolution (Motion 26) urging governments and businesses to respect… Read More

WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS APPROVES HISTORIC MEASURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS SACRED LANDS
An article by Hannibal Rhoades, originally published in Intercontinental Cry. In a landmark move that adds wind to the sails of indigenous struggles to protect sacred lands everywhere, the International… Read More

World Conservation Congress votes to protect indigenous sacred lands
Originally posted in the Ecologist. An article by Hannibal Rhoades for The Gaia Foundation. As the global assault on indigenous lands intensifies, the world’s largest conservation group, the IUCN, has just… Read More

Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s wilderness in 25 years – study
Originally posted in the Guardian. Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining wilderness in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue,… Read More

Sacred Natural Sites Should Be ‘No Go Zones’ for Developers
Originally published on Ecowatch. A first round of motions was passed Tuesday by the 1,300 government and civil society members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)… Read More

Gaia at the World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i
Here at the World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i, members of the Gaia Team are working with a twenty-strong delegation of indigenous custodians to protect the world’s oldest protected areas- sacred natural sites. Sacred… Read More

STATEMENT OF INDIGENOUS KAHUʻĀINA GUARDIANS OF SACRED LANDS
Originally posted by Standing on Sacred Ground. Aloha Kākou. Aloha ʻĀina : Love and respect for lands and nature. As indigenous guardians of the sacred lands, oceans, waters and air… Read More

Peruvian farmer wins David-and-Goliath battle against US mining giant
Originally published in The Guardian. As owner of some of the largest and most lucrative gold mines in the world, Newmont Mining Corporation is used to getting its own way…. Read More

New Finnish Forestry Act cold mean the end of Sami Reindeer Herding
Originally published in Intercontinental Cry. An article by Hannibal Rhoades. An unprecedented land grab will threaten the last old growth forests of Finnish Lapland and the homeland of the indigenous… Read More

Podcast: How the myth of infinite growth and hyperconsumption are destroying Earth
In a new interview with Sputnik Radio Philippe Sibaud, Gaia trustee and author of our Short Circuit and Pandora’s Box reports, discusses how the global mania for electronic gadgets is destroying… Read More
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