Indigenous Women from North America Defending Biodiversity, Human Rights, and our Global Climate

During this virtual event held in parallel to the UNPFII, Indigenous women leaders

Indigenous Women from North America Defending Biodiversity, Human Rights, and our Global Climate

During this virtual event held in parallel to the UNPFII, Indigenous women leaders addressed a variety of topics, highlighting how Indigenous women are leading efforts to uphold Indigenous rights and sovereignty, including the right of Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) with the aim of advocating to global governments and financial institutions that respecting Indigenous knowledge, ways of life, and FPIC, and the right to say “no” to continued extraction, is paramount to addressing the global climate and environmental crises. Speakers also presented solutions grounded in Indigenous knowledge and expertise for protecting and defending communities and Mother Earth.

Lizzy Clark, UK Youth Climate Coalition talks about her participation

Lizzy Clark, UK Youth Climate Coalition talks about her participation at COP19 (climate change conference held in Warsaw, Poland, and what the working groups are doing to get fossil fuel folks to hear what they have to say.

Published on Nov 14, 2013

Hilary Wiech of Woonsocket Rockets and Sailors for the Sea talks about the Clean Regattas program around ocean conservation- actions ranging from eliminating plastic water bottles at regattas to

Hilary Wiech of Woonsocket Rockets and Sailors for the Sea talks about the Clean Regattas program around ocean conservation- actions ranging from eliminating plastic water bottles at regattas to environmental education for junior sailors, to working with industry players around sustainability best practices.

Clean Regattas at the 2011 U.S. Team Racing Championship held in Houston, Texas. Visit the Sailors for the Sea Website to learn more about Clean Regattas.

Published on Jun 11, 2012

Session 1 of "Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence", the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists

Session 1 of "Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence", the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who discuss the interconnection between individual choices and environmental consequences. The conference was held at His Holiness's office in Dharamsala, India, from October 17-21, 2011.

Produced by the Mind and Life Institute ) and the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

The Kashia’s success might be the first time that a tribe in the U.S. has held a private deed—as well as management rights—to their ancestral lands.

The Kashia Band of

The Kashia’s success might be the first time that a tribe in the U.S. has held a private deed—as well as management rights—to their ancestral lands.

The Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Pomo people in Sonoma County, California. They are also known as the Kashaya Pomo. The reservation, Stewarts Point Rancheria, is located in Stewarts Point in northwest Sonoma County, south of Point Arena.

Trust for Public Lands.

Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder and executive director of