More women are studying and working in conservation than ever before. Robyn James, TNC’s director of gender and equity in the Asia-Pacific Region, examines how institutional and cultural barriers still prevent many from participating in and leading conservation efforts.
Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II (WGII) released a report that consisted of the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. This report has shown that with all these climate crises, women are at the very forefront of climate change and it will
A group of Indigenous women is being trained to safeguard coral reefs under threat from climate change.
The Sea Women of Melanesia were recognised as Champions of the Earth under the category Inspiration and Action under the United Nations Environment Program's Champions of the Earth Award is the UNs highest environmental honour.
On November 6, Brianna Fruean and other Pacific Islands representatives marched in Glasgow as all eyes are on the United Kingdom for the COP26 climate change summit happening this month.
In a bid to strengthen gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in Fiji’s tuna offshore sector, WWF and partners today launched a Gender Mainstreaming in Fiji’s Offshore Tuna Industry Report.
Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is in the running to become the first woman from the Arab world to head IUCN. She has served as the managing director of several conservation agencies, such as the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, and Emirates Nature.
A newsly established group known as Sepi Women Inshore Fisheries Initiative that engages women in the Fisheries Sector has been established last month. The Sepi women Inshore Fisheries Initiative comprises of 20 members from the Sepi Village, West Bugotu, Santa Ysabel. This newly formed organis
Dr Emma Lee is the first Indigenous Australian to author guidelines for an advisory body to the UN.
The women of remote Western Santo are demonstrating sustainable livelihoods through an environment-focused locally led gender empowerment program. Now one year and three months after the devastating impact of Cyclone Harold, Western Santo has seen almost no external recovery support.