News: 2012
The mining corporation Coal of Africa Ltd (CoAL) continues to push forward with plans to open a coking coal mine in the Venda region of South Africa, here we share a short video from a recent meeting between the the company and the community. The meeting was termed a 'Water Open Day' and was part of Coal of Africa Ltd's public participation programme regarding the proposed Makhado Coal Mine. The mining company is currently awaiting approval of a Water Licence application for the mine: a mine that will demand a huge amount of water from an already drought prone region.
As media interest mounts around the GM wheat trial taking place at Rothamsted Research Institute, we at The Gaia Foundation and our partners at the African Biodiversity Network have voiced our support of the challenge being led by campaign group Take the Flour Back.
Today, Wednesday 29th February, marks the launch of our new report Opening Pandora's Box - A New Wave of Land Grabbing for the Extractive Industries and The Devastating Impact on Earth. This much anticipated report alerts global citizens to the dynamics in the extractive industries as a whole, and shows the alarming scale of this overall trend. Just as in the Greek myth, when Pandora opened the box and let out all the troubles known to mortals, so too this new wave of land grabbing for mining is leading to unimaginable destruction.
We've launched an online shop so that you can support us in a new way by purchasing beautiful cards, prints and books. Take a look at the shop here!
Our cards feature images from our partners in Ethiopia, South Africa and South America. They're ideal for birthdays, thank you's, catch ups and as a gift pack. We also have exclusive limited edition botanical prints by Sophia Louise Joseph, exclusive books and a DVD featuring Stories of Change.
We reached our target!! Thanks to your generous support we raised £5000 in 50 days to cover the cost of planting 2,500 indigenous trees in Venda's sacred forests.
The Global Journal names our Colombian partner as one the Top 100 Best NGOS. Gaia Amazonas receives this well-deserved recognition for its long-term support to indigenous peoples rights and Amazon forest protection. Find out more about the work of Gaia Amazonas and the COAMA programme.
