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Women lead the fight against Uttarakhand’s forest fires
Uttarakhand is the most fire-prone state in the Indian Western Himalayas, where wildfire seasons are expanding, and women are taking the lead on fighting fires in their communities.
Policy & Finance
Two-thirds of biodiversity aid overlooks local communities in funding descriptions: IIED
Indigenous Peoples appear in just 2.24 per cent of nature-related aid descriptions, raising concerns over communities’ decision-making power ahead of this month’s COP17 summit in Armenia.
Food & Agriculture
Nepal’s women fight for ownership of the land they tend
In Nepal, the law has eliminated gender discrimination when it comes to property rights, but cultural norms still interfere with land ownership.
Carbon & Climate
Pregnant women with ‘no cool place to go’ face rising heat risks, UN climate chief warns
In a survey across five countries, nearly all maternity workers said they had treated patients they believe were harmed by extreme heat. UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls pregnancy a new fault line in the climate crisis.
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Policy & Finance
‘COP30 is not over’: Indigenous peoples press for hard power
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Policy & Finance
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