Posts Tagged ‘Land’
Recognizing Women’s Leadership to Mitigate Conflict & Climate Change
By: Rucha Chitnis, Director of Grantmaking (@ruchachitnis) Manipur, a state in India bordering Burma, is part of the “Seven Sisters” — seven contiguous states in Northeastern India, known for their rich ethnic diversity, bountiful natural resources, as well as political conflict and turmoil. For over 50 years now, Manipur has been bound by the controversial…
Read MoreThe Winnemem Wintu and the fight for the McCloud River
By Kahea Pacheco (Advocacy Network Coordinator) and Molly Garritson (WEA General Intern) “The salmon are an integral part of our lifeway and of a healthy McCloud River watershed. We believe that when the last salmon is gone, humans will be gone too. Our fight to return the salmon to the McCloud River is no less…
Read MoreWant to Feed the World? Go Small-Scale
According to a new publication by the U.N. Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), significant and transformative changes are needed in our food, agriculture and trade systems if we, as a global community, intend to increase diversity on farms, reduce our use of fertilizer and other inputs, support small-scale farmers and create strong local food…
Read MoreMaking the Invisible Visible: Valuing women’s work and challenging gender bias in agriculture and resource rights
Blog by Rucha Chitnis, Former WEA South Asia Program Director “A woman is not recognized for her work,” declares Yashoda, a woman farmer in the drought-prone area of Challekere in Karnataka, India. Yashoda is among many women farmers, who believe that they are not valued for the multiple roles they juggle as farmers, resource…
Read MoreNative American Tribal Lands Look to Renew Energy
For hundreds of years, ever since white settlers first came to the American southwest, the Indigenous peoples of the area have been systemically disenfranchised and the land stripped of its resources to provide goods, and especially energy, for the surrounding towns, cities and counties. Tribal leaders, residents and all who work and live in the…
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