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Heinz Family Foundation Names Founders of Women’s Earth Alliance Recipients of the 29th Heinz Awards
Amira Diamond (left) and Melinda Kramer (right), Co-Founders and Co-Executive Directors of Women’s Earth Alliance. Photo Credit: Joshua Franzos PITTSBURGH, September 17, 2024 — The Heinz Family Foundation today named Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer recipients of the prestigious 29th Heinz Award for the Environment. Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer receive the Heinz Award for…
Read MoreA Call for Justice and the Rights of Nature: The Yesah Tribunal returns a verdict on the MVP
Earlier this summer, on June 1st, a groundbreaking event took place in Rockingham County, North Carolina. An Indigenous-led tribunal brought verdicts against a fracked gas pipeline in southern Appalachia for crimes against nature.
Read MoreSummer Edition of the WEAvings Newsletter: Sunflowers, Dandelions and more blooming at WEA
photo credit: Fiona McLeod Dear Friends, June was a month of transformation. As we shifted from the vibrant renewal of spring to the nurturing warmth of summer, we were reminded of the annual journey from planting seeds to tending what grows—one that mirrors the cycle of our work at Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA). This spring,…
Read MoreWomen of Leuser: Transforming Economies and Defending Indonesia’s Last Wild Spaces
by Hannah Adams, WEA Global Program Manager In the heart of Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, Indigenous women are taking action to defend and conserve their ancestral lands and lifeways. Forest in Leuser Ecosystem. Credit: Katahati Institute The Leuser Ecosystem (pronounced “low-sir”) is the last place on Earth where Sumatran orangutans, tigers, rhinos, and elephants continue…
Read MoreSunflowers as a Natural Solution to Detoxify Soil and Air in Los Angeles
This article was originally published by Seeds of Carver. Research by Dr. Rahseeda Hawk, written by Ayana Hawk At the Seeds of Carver Urban Farm Collective, we spend our time researching bioremediation methods to naturally detoxify the soil and air in Los Angeles. Pollution in urban areas takes a heavy toll on our health…
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