News & Press

27th September 2023 News

Celebrating community life through seed

Gaia’s Sara Davies brings us along on her recent trip to Bikita’s Seed Fair in Zimbabwe… The minibus eases its way carefully across the rocks and onto the uneven ground… Read More

7th August 2023 News

Celebrating the Life & Work of Dr Melaku Worede

“The foundation for regenerating traditional farming systems is to work with communities to revive their former seed diversity and related knowledge. Once this foundation is laid, scientists can add a… Read More

6th July 2023 News

We Feed the World: Resisting a Farm-Free Future

Why we must celebrate the ingenuity, resilience and wisdom of small-holder farming communities now more than ever, as the damaging agenda for lab-grown foods gains pace.   The community of… Read More

Illustration from Mashudu Takalani's story of decolonisation credit Tim Hawkins
8th June 2023 News

Rhythm of Reconnection

Meet Mashudu, who is reconnecting knowledgeable elders with young people to animate their ancestral wisdom, culture and confidence. A new story of decolonisation from the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective, told… Read More

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25th April 2023 News

Gaia Partner, Tero Mustonen, Wins The 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize!

We are thrilled that the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to Tero Mustonen, president and founder of Gaia’s longstanding partners, the Snowchange Cooperative. Tero has been recognised for… Read More

17th April 2023 News

“I am local, rural, communal”: Honouring Dr. Tewolde Gebre Berhan Egziabher, defender of seed sovereignty, the rights of farmers and communities

With heavy hearts, we honour the passing of a dear friend and Gaia Associate from Ethiopia, Dr. Tewolde Gebre Berhan Egziabher – one of Africa’s most outstanding advocates and defenders… Read More

Sea lions off the coast of Uruguay
21st March 2023 News

A deep dive into Uruguay’s Blue Sea

At Gaia we always enjoy taking a deep dive, and this month we’ve been fully immersed in the sea. A wave of international commitments At the annual Our Ocean conference… Read More

7th March 2023 Gaia in the press

Healthy Crops: A forgotten classic of agroecological science

Tara Gibson Pinheiro explores the intriguing story and critical importance of Healthy Crops: A New Agricultural Revolution– a lost classic of agroecological science now republished online for the first time… Read More

Seeding Tomorrow
6th February 2023 News

Seeding Tomorrow: A New Seed Sovereignty Film

Seeds and people: we have shaped each other. Throughout human history we have chosen the most resilient, most productive, most nutritious seeds; those seeds have nourished us the following year,… Read More

3rd February 2023 News

Coming up at #SeedWeek

Our 6th annual #SeedWeek is almost upon us and there’s a cornucopia of seed goodness in store. Below is a brief menu of what’s happening between Monday 6th – Friday… Read More

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