Author: Júlia Fortuny COP29 concluded with significant announcements on climate finance and carbon market mechanisms, but the outcomes left many Indigenous Peoples, marginalised communities, and vulnerable nations feeling excluded. While there were advancements in areas… Read More »COP29 Outcomes: Progress and Gaps for Indigenous Peoples and Vulnerable Communities
Author: Zsófia Rába “Nature shrinks as capital grows. The growth of the market cannot solve the very crisis it creates.” Vandana Shiva A Global Struggle for Control Over Food In today’s world, global food production… Read More »UNDROP: A Pathway to Food Sovereignty and Peasant Rights in a Corporate-Dominated World
Authors: Júlia Fortuny, Yasmine Rugarli Referred to as the “People’s COP,” COP16 established a new benchmark in Indigenous inclusion with extensive participation from Indigenous communities, Afro-descendants, women, and youth. Through the Pact for Biodiversity Conservation,… Read More »COP16: Breakthroughs in Indigenous Inclusion & Persistent Challenges in Global Biodiversity Goals
As the world focuses on the global conference, COP 16, Indigenous peoples stand at the forefront of key environmental negotiations. In this week’s newsletter, we will explore the goals of COP 16 and highlight how… Read More »Indigenous Leadership at the Heart of COP 16
Author: Zsófia Rába If my singing is a platform to help these issues being raised, then I will do it with love, with laughter and with fists.” – Tanya Tagaq; 2015 Tanya Tagaq is not… Read More »Tanya Tagaq – A Voice for Environmental Justice and Indigenous Resistance
Author: Francisca Seabra “When I wasn’t writing my own stories, I was being read to and, most importantly, told stories about family and Country” – Jeanine Leane Jeanine Leane was born in 1961 in Wagga… Read More »The Power of Indigenous Storytelling Through Jeanine Leane’s Poetry
Author: Isabel Lettner Abstract This study addresses the research question: How can an ecocentric perspective inform a comprehensive analysis of Ecocide as a War Crime within the Rome Statute? The research focuses on evaluating Article… Read More »Ecocide in Times of War
On August 8th, United Rising was honoured to participate in the Sensory Threshold Lab 2024, held at the stunning Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen. Yasmine, our Director, along with Vera, a dedicated member of United Rising, contributed… Read More »Sensory Threshold & UR: A Convergence of Art, Nature, and Reciprocity
We are happy to announce the kickstart of our storytelling initiative! Our initiative begins with a genuine invitation to co-create with Indigenous representatives. This is why we maintain an open-ended approach to our project objectives,… Read More »Kickstarting our Story Telling Initiative
In the battle against environmental degradation, climate change, and ecological injustice, environmental leaders face the challenge of mobilizing action, influencing policy, and fostering sustainable change. Lessons from social justice movements can provide invaluable insights.