Gaia Associates have been closely connected to us since the early days of The Gaia Foundation. They are visionaries, pioneers and activists in Gaian holistic approaches to ecological and social justice; genuine "voices from the South". We enjoy an "affectionate alliance" with each one, and continue to work jointly on projects or field programmes with many of them.

Our International Advisors cover a wide array of specialist areas, providing wisdom and counsel based on their experience. We seek their advice on matters relating to the work of Gaia and our global network of partners. Gaia's work has been inspired by our Patrons.

Gaia Associates

Colin Campbell (Botswana/South Africa), Tony Cunningham (Africa/Australia), Tewolde Berhan Egziabher (Ethiopia), Irwin Friedman (South Africa), Martin von Hildebrand (Colombia), Martin Khor (Malaysia), Ailton Krenak (Brazil), Manfred Max-Neef (Chile), Andrew Muir (South Africa), Gurdial Singh Nijar (Malaysia), Melaku Worede (Ethiopia), Vandana Shiva (India).

Gaia Advisers

Maggie Baxter (UK), David Cadman (UK), Angela Cordeiro (Brazil), Satish Kumar (UK), Juan Mayr (Colombia), Jacqueline McGlade (UK), Theo Sowa (Ghana), Abudulai Sulemana (Ghana), Brian Swimme (USA), John Wilson (Zimbabwe).

Remembering Our Former Associates, Advisors and Patrons

During the years since Gaia was founded, a few of our Associates and Advisors have passed away. We deeply appreciate their support and commitment, we cherish the initiatives that we collaborated on, and they remain in our hearts: Wangari Maathai (Kenya), Thomas Berry (USA), Brian Goodwin (UK), Laurens van der Post (UK), Colin Hudson (Barbados), José Lutzenberger (Brazil), Teddy Goldsmith (UK).