The National Turtle Lodge Elders’ and Knowledge Keepers’ Council calls for a National Day of Prayer on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at various times across Canada. This collective prayer responds to

The National Turtle Lodge Elders’ and Knowledge Keepers’ Council calls for a National Day of Prayer on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at various times across Canada. This collective prayer responds to the tragic discovery of 215 children at a Kamloops residential school, honoring all affected by the residential school system.

Elders and Knowledge Keepers will lead ceremonies, lifting Sacred Pipes and lighting Sacred Fires, praying in Original Languages. Their aim is healing, fostering a new relationship based on love and kindness, and supporting today's children through ancestral ways.

All are invited to join this Sunday by participating in their own traditions. A special gathering at Turtle Lodge in July will seek further spiritual guidance for the country's path forward.

On September 12, 2024, WECAN launched its "Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America" report. This fourth edition details how fossil fuel extraction

On September 12, 2024, WECAN launched its "Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America" report. This fourth edition details how fossil fuel extraction disproportionately harms women, particularly in Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities, leading to increased health risks, violence, and human rights violations. It also identifies complicit financial institutions and recommends steps for accountability and a just transition.

The virtual launch featured frontline women leaders, health experts, and advocates. Speakers like Roishetta Sibley Ozane, Rene Ann Goodrich, Sharon Lavigne, and Casey Camp Horinek demanded that financial institutions take action to protect communities, ecosystems, and the climate.

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.

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.

Indigenous women from the Amazon, leading global and local movements, issued urgent calls to action at a COP27 press conference. They highlighted ongoing efforts to protect their communities and

Indigenous women from the Amazon, leading global and local movements, issued urgent calls to action at a COP27 press conference. They highlighted ongoing efforts to protect their communities and territories from governments and corporations violating Indigenous and human rights through harmful extractive projects.

Speakers, including Sônia Bone Guajajara (Federal Deputy of Brazil) and Patricia Gualinga (Spokeswoman for Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva), demanded stronger Indigenous rights, forest and water protection, and global climate action.

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.

On December 3, 2009, Ecotrust recognized five of the West's most innovative Indigenous leaders for their efforts to improve community conditions. Jim Manion, Janeen Comenote, Allen Pinkham, Sr.,

On December 3, 2009, Ecotrust recognized five of the West's most innovative Indigenous leaders for their efforts to improve community conditions. Jim Manion, Janeen Comenote, Allen Pinkham, Sr., A. Brian Wallace, and Patricia L. Whitefoot were honored for their work spanning youth advocacy, education, renewable energy, cultural restoration, and scholarship.

The Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award is a preeminent program supporting tribal, First Nation, and Alaska Native leaders. These groups are vital nations, governments, landowners, resource co-managers, and economic drivers, contributing long-range vision and sustainable values to the global economy.

Communities of color are disproportionately affected by climate change and air pollution. We will hear from Rev. Louis Tillman, Senior Pastor of St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church in

Communities of color are disproportionately affected by climate change and air pollution. We will hear from Rev. Louis Tillman, Senior Pastor of St. Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baltimore, about his work in these communities. Thais Lopez Vogel, Co-Founder of VoLo Foundation, will discuss their environmental justice projects, including her creation of Florida Climate Week. Her full bio is available here: VoLo Foundation Team.

Patricia Rubio, CCL Diversity and Inclusion Program Coordinator, supports effective communications and transformative justice. Her background as an Environmental Educator helps unite people with nature and foster connections with indigenous flora and fauna.

Patricia Gualinga Montalvo, a spiritual Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Ecuador, participated in the Rights of Mother Earth International Indigenous Conference.

The conference highlighted

Patricia Gualinga Montalvo, a spiritual Indigenous leader from Sarayaku, Ecuador, participated in the Rights of Mother Earth International Indigenous Conference.

The conference highlighted the Ecuadorian process of defending Indigenous territories, emphasizing the inherent Rights of Mother Earth.

Decades of commercial overfishing and bottom trawling have devastated Scotland's west coast waters. Patagonia Films' "The Custodians" follows four local Scots reclaiming their natural coastlines,

Decades of commercial overfishing and bottom trawling have devastated Scotland's west coast waters. Patagonia Films' "The Custodians" follows four local Scots reclaiming their natural coastlines, restoring wildlife, creating sustainable industries, and demonstrating how to work with, not against, our ocean.

Committed to combating extinction, Patagonia leverages its business and resources for environmental action. Learn more about the film and its mission at patagonia.com/oceans.