The Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN), convened virtually from June 23-28, 2025. This global forum

The Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by Women’s Earth and Climate Network (WECAN), convened virtually from June 23-28, 2025. This global forum united over 125 grassroots women leaders, advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries to share diverse strategies for a healthy and just world.

A key panel, "Building a Healthy & Thriving Future: Food Sovereignty," featured global leaders including Kahea Pacheco, Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, and Monique Verdin. Resources from this panel and the entire Assembly are available here. Watch a related video on Indigenous Food Sovereignty here.

Learn more about the Assembly here.

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, WECAN hosted "Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution to the Climate Crisis." This press conference highlighted how Rights of Nature offers a new legal and economic

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, WECAN hosted "Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution to the Climate Crisis." This press conference highlighted how Rights of Nature offers a new legal and economic framework for living in balance with Earth, providing a systemic solution for defending biodiversity, communities, and our climate.

WECAN also released its report, "Rights of Nature as a Central Pillar of a Just Transition," underscoring its critical role in global climate responses. Read the full report here. Speakers included Casey Camp-Horinek, Nnimmo Bassey, and Osprey Orielle Lake. Learn more about WECAN's COP30 advocacy on their website.

Amidst global challenges, "A Message From the Future II: The Years of Repair" is an animated short film that dares to envision a radically better future. It portrays 2020 as a historic turning

Amidst global challenges, "A Message From the Future II: The Years of Repair" is an animated short film that dares to envision a radically better future. It portrays 2020 as a historic turning point, where lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and global anti-racism uprisings drive the creation of a society where everyone is essential and no one is sacrificed.

This sequel to the 2019 Emmy-nominated short film "A Message From the Future" with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, features art by Molly Crabapple and political storytelling by Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, and Opal Tometi. Narrators include Tometi, Emma Thompson, Gael García Bernal, and Nigerian poet Nnimmo Bassey.

WECAN hosted a press conference at COP28 on December 6, 2023, titled "Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution to the Climate Crisis." This event showcased diverse women leaders and introduced the

WECAN hosted a press conference at COP28 on December 6, 2023, titled "Rights of Nature: A Systemic Solution to the Climate Crisis." This event showcased diverse women leaders and introduced the Rights of Nature as a new legal and economic framework for living in balance with Earth's natural systems.

Presenters shared successes from the Rights of Nature movement, illustrating its potential to defend biodiversity, communities, and our climate. Speakers included Nnimmo Bassey (Health of Mother Earth Foundation), Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador), and Osprey Orielle Lake (WECAN Executive Director).

Facing escalating climate and ecological crises, humanity seeks a new legal framework and economy based on living in balance with Earth, where human rights do not extend to dominating nature. The

Facing escalating climate and ecological crises, humanity seeks a new legal framework and economy based on living in balance with Earth, where human rights do not extend to dominating nature. The Rights of Nature movement offers a systemic solution, rapidly growing globally.

A recent press conference showcased how this framework protects biodiverse ecosystems, Indigenous sovereignty, and human rights. Advocates from organizations like WECAN and Health of Mother Earth Foundation shared insights.

During the event, a White Paper on the Legal Rights of Nature Framework, co-authored by WECAN, Movement Rights, and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), was released. Read the report here.

On November 16, WECAN hosted a COP29 Press Conference, advocating a new legal and economic framework based on living in balance with Earth's natural systems. Prominent speakers discussed the

On November 16, WECAN hosted a COP29 Press Conference, advocating a new legal and economic framework based on living in balance with Earth's natural systems. Prominent speakers discussed the Rights of Nature movement, highlighting its potential as a systemic framework for defending biodiversity, communities, and the climate.

WECAN presented "A Global Initiative for a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Nature," outlining a strategy for national and subnational governments to adopt this declaration. To learn more about this vital initiative, please visit: wecaninternational.org/ron-declaration