“Every person’s experience of abortion is different." - Safe Abortion Action Fund
At Di Ramona, we rarely focus directly on the abortion process itself, but rather on the accompaniment we provide.| Safe Abortion Action Fund
At Di Ramona, we rarely focus directly on the abortion process itself, but rather on the accompaniment we provide.| Safe Abortion Action Fund
[ABROLHOS, BRAZIL] – The Abrolhos Region, stretching between the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo, is one of the major centers of marine biodiversity for the South Atlantic Ocean. Spanning 56,000 km², the region harbors Brazil’s largest coral reef system, vast mangroves, deep and shallow reefs, and the world’s largest continuous rhodolith beds—underwater forests of calcified algae that store carbon and sustain marine life. International marine conservation nonprofit Miss...| Mission Blue
Header Image: Identifying Coral Species. Credit: The Kohala Center. Hānau ka ʻUkukoʻakoʻa, hānau kāna, he ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, puka Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth Article written by: Cindi Punihaole & Kathleen Clark – The Kohala Center. The Kumulipo, a Hawaiian genesis chant, reveals to us that the coral polyp was [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Header image – MPA Day participants in the False Bay Hope Spot. Credit: Two Oceans Aquarium In just five years, South African-born Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day has grown into a global movement, raising awareness about the critical importance of MPAs – for both people and nature. Since joining the campaign in 2024, Mission Blue, through its powerful network and passionate Hope Spot Champions, has played an integral role in creating the biggest wave of impact yet. This year, the campaig...| Mission Blue
Cover image: Courtesy of Oceanwise Australia EXMOUTH GULF, AUSTRALIA – Exmouth Gulf and the Ningaloo Coast form one of Earth’s extraordinary marine ecosystems, home to whales, dugongs, dolphins, turtles, manta rays, sea snakes, and migratory shorebirds. The area is also home to significant Aboriginal cultural heritage, with evidence of continuous connection and stewardship stretching back [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Scientists say the fish are a reliable measure of the lake’s and basin’s ecological health.| VTDigger
Header Image: The Conflict Islands. Credit – Conflict Islands Conservation Initiative (CICI). A tiny and remote atoll off Papua New Guinea holds an extraordinary secret: it is home to more than 400 species of coral. The Conflict Group of Islands, named after the HMS Conflict whose crew first identified them on British navigation charts in [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
“This isn’t some one-off miracle infrastructure. The partnerships, the blueprint — it can scale, and it should scale,” said Aimée Green, executive director of Jenna's Promise.| VTDigger
Part of the incentive for the merger, atop the leadership vacuum at Lamoille Housing Partnership, was Downstreet’s bigger size and increased capacity to access more federal funding.| VTDigger
Cover image: Diving in the Bazaruto Seascape © Andrea Marshall [Inhambane, Mozambique] –Mission Blue is pleased to welcome Rui Branco as the new Co-Champion of the Inhambane Seascape Hope Spot in southern Mozambique. Rui Branco, founding member and Director of Associação NATURA and co-founder of the Malamba Coastal Collaborative and a Mozambique native, brings over [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Tavarua Island from the Reef’s Edge. Image: Chris Park [TAVARUA, FIJI] The waters surrounding Tavarua Island are now officially protected, following the Fijian Government’s endorsement of the Tavarua Island Marine Reserve. The declaration is an inspiring step forward in the Pacific nation’s leadership in marine conservation. The new protected area was officially designated under the [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Cover image © Sustainable Seas Trust Algoa Bay, South Africa – Algoa Bay on South Africa’s Eastern Cape is one of the country’s largest bays, opening into the Indian Ocean. It is home to several of the world’s largest breeding colonies of critically endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus), the largest pods of bottlenose dolphins in the [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Early September, Sameer, Vikas and Akshatha from the Rainmatter team spent four days in Indore and surrounding rural areas where Rainmatter’s partner organizations are working actively in the climate space. The experience was both, inspiring and important for our work. Some notes from the field trip in the words of Akshatha Narayana… It was incredible […] The post Notes from the field- Madhya Pradesh; September ’24 appeared first on Rainmatter Foundation Blog.| Rainmatter Foundation Blog
The Florida Keys and Ten Thousand Islands Hope Spot, which includes Biscayne Bay, recognizes the area’s tremendous ecological and economic importance.| Mission Blue
As soon as Nandini suggests meeting at the mangroves, my first thought is to cycle down. The morning I set out though, Goa is 14°; which for Goa, is COLD. I’m pedalling through ear-numbing winds on a foggy morning, but the ride to the mangroves close to Mapusa is surreal nonetheless. The sun is just […]| Rainmatter Foundation Blog
Community knowledge, connection and stewardship of a place go hand-in-hand. Listening and building connection is critical not just for the place but also for a sustainable planet I had never heard of a fasal chakra. Nor a village engineer. Neither about halma, swaraj shala and gram swabhiman diwar. And the most counter-intuitive and rational-defying thing […] The post What do coconuts have to do with engineers and wells? appeared first on Rainmatter Foundation Blog.| Rainmatter Foundation Blog
Rainmatter partner Civis recently launched the Climate Voices handbook. The foundation had supported Civis to create, publish and disseminate the handbook, that would be a how-to guide on environmental public consultation. Here is Civis’ story, their endeavour to make the voices of common people heard in environmental regulation through pre-legislative public consultation, and the relevance of […]| Rainmatter Foundation Blog
Imagine yourself walking in nature on a beautiful morning – the bright golden sun peeking through the mountains, a river dancing to its tune, a meandering road leading to a house surrounded by lush green trees. What does this remind you of? It’s one of the first artworks we learnt to draw as children – […]| Rainmatter Foundation Blog
