The closing segment featured Kandi Mossett sharing online participant comments. Renee Gurneau then discussed the emerging discourse on the Rights of Mother Earth, emphasizing the importance of

The closing segment featured Kandi Mossett sharing online participant comments. Renee Gurneau then discussed the emerging discourse on the Rights of Mother Earth, emphasizing the importance of ancestral wisdom and power in future work.

Tom Goldtooth offered final thoughts and acknowledgments. Karen RedHawk Dallett, Project Coordinator for Pachamama Alliance, concluded the three-day Rights of Mother Earth gathering. She thanked all contributors, highlighting the event as a successful first step in defining and promoting these vital rights.

Tom Goldtooth introduces this segment by sharing Indigenous Knowledge of Well-being, also known as "The Good Life." The discussion begins with a nature song by Chief Dan George.

The segment

Tom Goldtooth introduces this segment by sharing Indigenous Knowledge of Well-being, also known as "The Good Life." The discussion begins with a nature song by Chief Dan George.

The segment then explores the impacts of transporting tar sands oil through BC, destined for China via supertankers.

The Tar Sands Resistance March on June 6, 2015, brought over 5,000 people to St. Paul, MN, marking the region's largest anti-tar sands demonstration. The march delivered a unified message: keep

The Tar Sands Resistance March on June 6, 2015, brought over 5,000 people to St. Paul, MN, marking the region's largest anti-tar sands demonstration. The march delivered a unified message: keep toxic tar sands out of America's Heartland to protect water, climate, and communities.

Produced by MN350, the event featured cinematography and editing by Xiaolu Wang, Nels Shafer, and Will Hanson. Music was provided by Podington Bear and "Submerging Green," alongside the Hoka Hey Drum Group. Key speakers included Tom Goldtooth, Winona LaDuke, Rep. Keith Ellison, Chris Wahmhoff, and Akilah Sanders-Reed.

On November 16, WECAN hosted a COP29 Press Conference, advocating a new legal and economic framework based on living in balance with Earth's natural systems. Prominent speakers discussed the

On November 16, WECAN hosted a COP29 Press Conference, advocating a new legal and economic framework based on living in balance with Earth's natural systems. Prominent speakers discussed the Rights of Nature movement, highlighting its potential as a systemic framework for defending biodiversity, communities, and the climate.

WECAN presented "A Global Initiative for a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Nature," outlining a strategy for national and subnational governments to adopt this declaration. To learn more about this vital initiative, please visit: wecaninternational.org/ron-declaration

Natural History Institute Senior Advisor and Director Emeritus Tom Fleischner presented at the United Nations Science Summit, a component of the UN General Assembly, in September 2022. His talk

Natural History Institute Senior Advisor and Director Emeritus Tom Fleischner presented at the United Nations Science Summit, a component of the UN General Assembly, in September 2022. His talk was part of a session titled, "Knowing and Protecting Life On Earth Begins With Natural History and Science Innovation."

The session highlighted natural history's essential role in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals. Fleischner was one of five speakers, and this video presents his segment from the event.

Global sea levels are rising. NASA's Tom Wagner leads research, with scientists studying the Greenland Ice Sheet to understand this phenomenon. Explore NASA's sea level rise research