Ms. Gualinga begins, "The World has not done an analysis whether oil is more valuable than what is lost by destroying the Amazon."
Related Websites are the Global Alliance of the Rights of Nature and the Pachamama Alliance.

Published on Mar 21, 2013

During Climate Week in New York City, WECAN held a virtual public event on September 26, 2024, “Transforming Global Economies: From Extraction to Regeneration in a Just Transition.”

During this event, we heard from global women leaders regarding a Just Transition and innovative economic models, solutions, and frameworks. Topics included community-led initiatives, feminist economics, Indigenous wisdom, beyond-growth economies, and traditional practices of reciprocity with the Earth. This dynamic discussion on emerging, socially just, place-based, and ecologically enriching economic models offered a clear path to a thriving future for all.

Many thanks to the amazing speakers!

Speakers included:

- Faith Lumonya, Economic Justice and Climate Action Lead, Akina Mama Wa Afrika, Uganda
- Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), WECAN Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator in the Gulf South, Director of Land Memory Bank & Seed Exchange, Turtle Island/USA
- Monica Chuji Gualinga (Kichwa), Deputy Director for Latin America for the Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI); Former Minister of Communication and Constituent Assembly Member for Ecuador; Member of the Sarayaku Community of Sucumbios and a part of the Tukui Shimi & All Voices organizations, Ecuador
- Helena Norberg-Hodge, Founder and Director of Local Futures, United Kingdom
- Zukiswa White, Coordinator for the Women and Gender Constituency, South Africa
- Johannah Bernstein, Senior Policy Lead with Earth4All, Switzerland
- With moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Turtle Island/USA