Women in conservation News

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Darfur’s women refugees lead reforestation of war-blighted Sudan–Chad borderland

Uganda community group restores shea groves and livelihoods

In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion

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

Krahô women lead Indigenous guard to protect territory in Brazil

From Bhutan to Nigeria & Kenya, women endure climate change differently than men

Grassroots efforts sprout up to protect Central America’s Trifinio watershed

Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the coca industry

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

Javan fisherwomen lead fight against marine dredging amid fears of damage

‘Mermaids’ dive to study and protect Mexican fishing grounds

Celestún refuge fights illegal fishing & helps revive species in Mexico’s Yucatán

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)

In Brazil’s Pantanal, women find empowerment working with nature’s bounty

Indigenous midwives in Panama strive to preserve traditional medicine for maternal health

Women in Sierra Leone unite after devastating floods | Mongabay Sessions

In Indonesia’s Aceh, a once-isolated forest hosts local travelers on bamboo rafts

For drought relief, Cordilleran women in the Philippines rely on seed saving

On a Borneo mountainside, Indigenous Dayak women hold fire and defend forest

‘Our life support system is at risk’: Interview with ‘Her Deepness’ Sylvia Earle

Etelvina Ramos: From coca farmer to opponent of the illegal crop

Ecuador’s first Indigenous guard led by Kichwa women: Interview with María José Andrade Cerda

Between Brazil’s Caatinga & Cerrado, communities profit from native fruits

A short walk through Amazon time: Interview with archaeologist Anna Roosevelt

Alis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as a refugee in New Zealand

Maydany Salcedo: the environmental defender who catches the ire of armed groups

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

Soraida Chindoy: the Indigenous guardian defending the sacred Putumayo mountains

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

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