Brazilian Indigenous Movement Receives Prominent UN Environmental Prize at COP 21 in Paris
Indigenous leaders Maria Leusa Kaba Munduruku and Rozeninho Saw Munduruku will receive today the prestigious UNDP Equator Prize at an awards ceremony at COP 21, in recognition of the Munduruku...Québec announces $6 CAD million to Least Developed Countries Fund
The Premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, announced today in Paris a set of measures totalling $25.5M to support actions to fight climate change in Francophone countries that are the most...Emotions’ relation to nature
The stress of an unpleasant environment can cause you to feel anxious, or sad, or helpless. This in turn elevates your blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension and suppresses your immune...About berries
In botanical terminology, a berry is a simple fruit with seeds and pulp produced from the ovary of a single flower. It is fleshy throughout, except for the seeds. It does not have a special...Pain killers
An analgesic or painkiller is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain. Analgesic drugs act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems. They...
Extinct plant
Araucarioxylon arizonicum is an extinct species of conifer that is the state fossil of Arizona. The species is known from massive tree trunks that weather out of the Chinle Formation in desert...Insecure land rights of indigenous peoples and investor risk, social conflict, climate change
The Nature Conservancy and the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate change will host a panel a5 15:30 at the Global Landscape Forum concerning land rights of indigenous peoples...GAIA Paris Declaration on Zero Waste for Climate Justice
Statement of GAIA participating organisations agreed in Paris on the occasion of the twenty first, Conference of Parties (COP21) on the 5th December 2015. We have met in Paris as the climate...
