We are thrilled to announce that the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) led by Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres in partnership with Both ENDS and Mama Cash, has been selected as a member of the re:arc institute’s 2023 Cohort!
Nepal: Indigenous knowledge to mitigate the effects of climate change
The hydroelectric project is a false climate solution, as it is a major source of methane, among other greenhouse gases. It also exposes us to greater vulnerability to the impacts of the climate crisis, such as floods and droughts, making it risky and unreliable.
Paraguay: Qom women protect their lands against monocultures
The conflict we are facing now has to do with a supposed “sustainable development” model that the NGO Fundación Paraguaya is imposing on us. The NGO is planting industrial eucalyptus monocultures in Qom territory as part of the organization’s program to “eliminate poverty.”
Guatemala: Recovery of territorial rights for water conservation
For generations, my people, the Maya Ch’orti’ people, have lived on our territory in Guatemala. But a few years ago, the madness of biofuels landed in our country. Companies began to monopolize water resources and displaced our local communities from our lands and territories with the aim of expanding pinyon monocultures.