The panel “Women For Forests: Protection & Reforestation: Part 1” took place on Monday, June 23, 2025. It was part of the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to

The panel “Women For Forests: Protection & Reforestation: Part 1” took place on Monday, June 23, 2025. It was part of the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by the Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28, 2025.

Organized by WECAN, the Assembly united over 125 grassroots and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries. Diverse panelists, including Indigenous leaders and climate activists from various regions, shared visions and strategies across 25 unique sessions to accelerate a transformative path towards a healthy and just world.

Premiered March 31, 2020, "The Rights of Nature" explores a legal strategy emerging as conventional laws fail to address environmental degradation. While Western views often treat nature as

Premiered March 31, 2020, "The Rights of Nature" explores a legal strategy emerging as conventional laws fail to address environmental degradation. While Western views often treat nature as property, indigenous communities have long seen themselves as part of it.

The film delves into the origins and global application of the Rights of Nature. It showcases constitutional reforms in Ecuador, partnerships between the Māori and New Zealand government granting personhood to natural entities, and its function in urban Santa Monica, California.

It examines the successes and challenges of creating these new legal structures, aiming to restore ecosystems and achieve a vital balance between humanity and nature.

Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage | PGS Capstone Showcase Fall 2019

From the December 2019 Capstone Showcase, this team of Presidians assessed a green investment bank model as a

Financing the Energy Frontier for Anchorage | PGS Capstone Showcase Fall 2019

From the December 2019 Capstone Showcase, this team of Presidians assessed a green investment bank model as a means to address the Municipality of Anchorage’s climate goals and analyzed several possible legal structures, leveraging multi-sector partnerships. Presented by Melanie Lucas-Conwell (MBA), Sarah Nelson (MBA), and Monica Pandele (MBA, MPA). About Presidio Graduate School: PGS is an accredited, nonprofit graduate school founded in 2003, offering several unique degree programs — three MBAs, the only sustainable MPA, and one of the only Dual MBA/MPAs — as well as several certificates, all taught with our systems-thinking methodology at the core. The premise we adhere to is that real change happens at the intersection between private enterprise and the public sector, and across commerce, and the common good. Learn more about PGS, our mission, and our programs at presidio.edu or call us at 415-561-6555.

Global movements are addressing the escalating climate crisis, with women and gender-diverse leaders amplifying their voices in response to COP27. This event featured direct reports from the

Global movements are addressing the escalating climate crisis, with women and gender-diverse leaders amplifying their voices in response to COP27. This event featured direct reports from the negotiations, sharing critical insights, report releases, and urgent calls to action, alongside global women's demands, struggles, and solutions.

The diverse panel included leaders from Indigenous communities, youth activists, and environmental organizations worldwide. Representatives from groups like DIVA for Equality, Reacción Climática, Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines, The Chisholm Legacy Project, Amazon Watch, and the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) offered vital perspectives from most affected peoples and areas.

Changing weather patterns, with stronger storms and droughts, demand land restoration. We need to free land to absorb flooding, recover hydrology, and enhance natural systems for CO2

Changing weather patterns, with stronger storms and droughts, demand land restoration. We need to free land to absorb flooding, recover hydrology, and enhance natural systems for CO2 sequestration.

The automotive age has brought mobility at a steep environmental cost. Gas cars are disastrous, leading to ecosystem loss as paved surfaces cover soil and absorb heat; EVs don't solve this land-use issue. Additionally, three-quarters of arable land converted to animal agriculture compounds this recipe for disaster.

For further insights, consult Bill Selby's The California Skywatcher or visit the FacingFuture Library for more information.

Indigenous women are developing local solutions to climate change. Panelists will discuss its impacts on Indigenous women, their communities, and livelihoods, sharing experiences in implementing

Indigenous women are developing local solutions to climate change. Panelists will discuss its impacts on Indigenous women, their communities, and livelihoods, sharing experiences in implementing solutions. These include land management, resilient food systems, and innovative economic approaches that foster community and ecosystem well-being.

The panel features Martha Agbani-Barinuazor (Lokiaka Community Development Centre), Celia Nichim (YIMOM, Mujeres Sanadoras), Tania Eulalia Martínez Cruz, and Monica Coc Magnusson (Cultural Survival). Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez López (Keepers of the Earth Fund) will moderate.

SDG Digital, held in New York on September 17, 2023, showcased digital solutions accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Presentations included Jiva, an application

SDG Digital, held in New York on September 17, 2023, showcased digital solutions accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

Presentations included Jiva, an application by CEO Ram Mahadevan, empowering smallholder farmers for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). Ola Hodne Titlestad and Monica Grace Amuha introduced DHIS2, a health information management system supporting SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being). Noémie Bürkl also highlighted a digital solution for SDG 4 (Quality Education).

WECAN concluded its Climate Week advocacy with "How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis." Movement leaders and change-makers, including Casey Camp Horinek, Helena Gualinga,

WECAN concluded its Climate Week advocacy with "How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis." Movement leaders and change-makers, including Casey Camp Horinek, Helena Gualinga, and Jacqui Patterson, shared stories and worldviews demonstrating a healthy, equitable world is possible.

Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN's Executive Director, also previewed her forthcoming book, "The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis," set for release in January 2024. Learn more about the book here.

Patricia Gualinga of Ecuador's Kichwa community criticizes the lack of economic analysis on the Amazon's true value, asserting that oil extraction is prioritized for "easy money" to repay China's

Patricia Gualinga of Ecuador's Kichwa community criticizes the lack of economic analysis on the Amazon's true value, asserting that oil extraction is prioritized for "easy money" to repay China's debt, without considering "what is lost by destroying the Amazon." This concern arose as an oil round in southeastern Ecuador offered 3 million hectares of tropical forest, home to seven indigenous nationalities, to companies, with contracts anticipated by October 2013.

This report was published on March 9, 2013, and produced by Pacha Producciones in Quito, Ecuador.

A Costa Rican environmental specialist proposes an initiative to rebuild trust and foster cooperation by redesigning cities. Following the Copenhagen experience, new alliances are crucial for the

A Costa Rican environmental specialist proposes an initiative to rebuild trust and foster cooperation by redesigning cities. Following the Copenhagen experience, new alliances are crucial for the benefit of people and the planet.

The project suggests collaboration among countries with populations around four million, specifically Costa Rica, Norway, Singapore, New Zealand, and Lebanon.