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In an ancient Javanese sultanate, coastal women battle climate fallout

Where war once raged in Iraq, Yezidi women plant hope

Lake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems

Small-scale fishers’ role in feeding the planet goes overlooked: Study

Uganda community group restores shea groves and livelihoods

Shea’s silent guardians restore Uganda’s traditional parklands

Ogoni women restore mangroves and livelihoods in oil-rich Niger Delta

Krahô women lead Indigenous guard to protect territory in Brazil

Brazil elects record-high number of Indigenous mayors, vice mayors & councilors

Resilient women farmers in Chad battle climate challenges and social barriers

How a fun women’s gathering led to small wildcat conservation in Peru’s Andes

Brazil’s ‘Mothers of the Mangroves’ protect an ecological and cultural heritage

In the Sundarbans, women are embracing mangrove restoration as an alternative livelihood

Community consultations must also include women — not just men (commentary)

Research links deforestation in Cambodia to stunting in kids, anemia in women

Culture of harassment persists for women in Southeast Asia’s conservation space

Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout

As climate disasters claim their children, Bangladeshi mothers seek safety in bigger families

Indigenous women filmmakers form collective, using cameras to fight for rights

India’s new forest rules spark dismay — and hope: Q&A with activist Soumitra Ghosh

Indigenous Gurung farmers revive climate-resilient millet in Nepal

Can India’s Forest Rights Act deliver? Odisha state is trying to find out

In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew

Amazon women create sweet business success with wild, vitamin-C packed fruit

Brazil’s Indigenous women march again for the rights of their people and lives

On Jakarta’s vanishing shoreline, climate change seen abetting child marriages

Fisherwomen fight plan for coastal salt farms on Indonesia’s Madura Island

Balancing elephant conservation and community needs: Q&A with award-winning ranger Fetiya Ousman

Sumatra women farmers celebrate court win against China-backed zinc mine

When wildlife surveillance tech ‘watches’ people

‘We must never assume that a healthy planet is automatic’ says WCS’s new CEO Monica Medina

We must center gender and community rights for climate action (commentary)

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