Posts by Kahea Pacheco

Gender equity at COP has a long way to go. For example, of 110 heads of state who attended COP27, only seven were women. However, there are glimpses into what our future of women’s leadership can look like. WEA Intern Charly Fisk reflects on her time at COP27.

2 demonstration plots totaling 130 square meters of land have been secured as sites for WEA’s regenerative forest pilot program in Indonesia, called Hutan Komunal (Communal Forest). Led by WEA Indonesia Accelerator alumni Aniek Puspawardani from Bali and Nedhy Priscila Neonbeni from East Nusa Tenggara, the forest will be grown and managed collectively by local communities.

Twelve community-led eco-enterprises have been selected to join the first cohort of WEA Indonesia’s Rural Climate and Economic Resilience Accelerator Program (RuCLER)—launched in response to the devastating economic impacts women leaders and their communities continue to face in the wake of COVID-19.

Daniela Perez is passionate about gardens, the food they grow and stories that food will uncover, and creating powerful learning experiences for women environmental leaders. As a transborder Mexican-America who grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, her passions were shaped by her surrounding environment, the changing landscape (both political and physical), and the powerful women in…