Western North Carolina faces unprecedented devastation from Hurricane Helene. Thousands are without basic services, and the body count is rising. Community support is vital as we navigate these challenges.

This disaster highlights the urgent need to address climate change, capitalism, and colonization for future generations. Please continue to support our GoFundMe, which aids underserved communities through mutual aid. Your donations and sharing mean everything to us.

Western North Carolina is grappling with unprecedented devastation from Hurricane Helene. Many still lack basic services like water, power, and internet, making recovery incredibly difficult. The rising body count, potentially in the thousands, adds to our community's overwhelming grief and hardship.

Your continued love and support are vital. Please don't forget us; keep discussing this disaster, which highlights critical issues like climate change and systemic inequalities. We must collectively work towards a more sustainable and equitable future.

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Slam Dunkley, an Earth Guardians board member, recently delivered a law school graduation speech. He highlighted societal hypocrisy and the need for young leaders to maintain optimism for a radically different future.

Born in France, of Jamaican and Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape descent, Slam boasts a distinguished academic and legal career. A Division 1 Rower, he earned multiple degrees and, in law school, led student associations and wrote an award-winning paper on Indian Water rights. He will continue his legal education at UCLA.

As an Earth Guardians board member, Slam empowers diverse youth to lead on climate issues. Join him in making positive change. Start your activism with Earth Guardians at www.earthguardians.org.

Earth Guardians empowers youth to turn ideas into reality. Through our global network of youth-led Crews and micro-funding Project Grants, we help visions come alive. Rena's inspiring journey is just one example; you can make a difference too!

The 2024 Project Grants are proudly sponsored by Coachtopia.

Ready to transform your ideas? Learn about Crews or apply for a 2024 project grant here.

Explore our latest documentary showcasing Earth Guardians' global mission to restore critical forest ecosystems. Since 2015, we've protected forests worldwide, now focusing on reforesting 10 hectares with 20,000 trees in Tagba, Togo. Beyond planting, our efforts empower Indigenous communities, safeguard biodiversity, and combat climate change for a brighter future.

Help us double our impact! The World Rainforest Fund will match donations up to $10,000 for our Tagba project. Donate today and join us in planting hope for generations to come: GoFundMe. Learn more or become an Earth Guardian: Earth Guardians.

Earth Guardians and CREDO Mobile present a video highlighting CREDO's over $100 million in donations to environmental and social justice nonprofits, including Earth Guardians. Since 2017, CREDO has supported Earth Guardians' youth-led climate initiatives and global justice efforts.

The video features Kellie Berns, Earth Guardians' Global Program Director, discussing CREDO's tangible impact on their programs and operations.

Watch the video to learn how you can make a difference. Support Earth Guardians by switching to CREDO Mobile, turning your phone bill into a force for good, or by joining and donating to our movement. Together, we can protect our planet and empower future leaders.

Indigenous youth are shaping a brighter future. Earth Guardians' Indigenous Youth Leadership Initiative Training explored "What If Indigenous Futures THRIVED?" Participants envisioned Indigenous Futurisms, blending traditional wisdom with modern solutions for climate resilience, environmental justice, and an equitable, regenerative future.

This vision is a call to action. These young leaders advocate for cultural reclamation, sovereignty, and self-determination, building ethical and sustainable futures for their communities and beyond. Earth Guardians' Initiative proves diverse, intergenerational leadership drives meaningful change.

Inspired by these changemakers? Join the movement by engaging in Earth Guardians programs or donating today at www.earthguardians.org.

This clip features a remarkably fast keelback water snake, even on land. Though non-venomous, its bite is potent. The footage is from "Aussie Snake Wranglers" Season 1, Episode 4: "Double Trouble."

"Aussie Snake Wranglers" is an investigative series following Australia's busiest snake-catching team as they confront some of the world's most venomous snakes. Learn more at the EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/

Once marked by 30,000 vacant lots after the subprime mortgage crisis, Cleveland, Ohio, is now forging a new path. This film follows the city and its communities as they redefine urban living for a circular, nature-led future.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products, and regenerate nature.

Watch the full film to discover more. Explore our work at Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

EarthX is a media company and the official network of Earth Day, inspiring conservation and sustainability. We protect our unique planet by delivering engaging content across a 24/7 linear channel, social, and digital platforms, offering sustainable solutions and expert insights to audiences of all ages.

Our "Law & Nature" series, developed by the EarthxLaw Advisory Council, features environmental thought leaders discussing critical legal and policy issues, including insightful pre-election analyses of environmental law's future.

Explore more at earthxmedia.com and follow us on social media: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Dailymotion.

EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring conservation and sustainability. As the official network of Earth Day, they believe our planet is a special place worth protecting. They offer original series, documentaries, and content with sustainable solutions across various platforms. Learn more at EarthX Media.

Their programming, like "Defenders of the Wild," features conservationist Ivan Carter seeking solutions for balanced wildlife ecosystems. This includes challenging tasks, such as elephant tracking, highlighted in Season 1, Episode 1: "Elephants: Land of Tusks." Join EarthX to learn more and "Love Our Planet."

This episode of Nature’s Genius explores the ancient forest as a community thriving on symbiosis. It features ecologists Dr. Suzanne Simard, author of "Finding the Mother Tree," and Dr. Teresa Ryan, who reveal an elaborate tapestry of kinship, cooperation, and mutual aid within these ecosystems. Dr. Simard is a leading researcher in plant communication, while Dr. Ryan investigates salmon-forest relationships.

Nature’s Genius, a Bioneers podcast series, delves into how life’s symphony offers solutions to balance human civilization with living systems. Learn more and find additional resources on the series page: bioneers.org/natures-genius/

The Green Growth Summit, the Green Growth Partnership's flagship event, convened on December 16, 2024, in Brussels and online. It gathered Ministers, State Secretaries from the Green Growth Group, and high-level representatives from European institutions and businesses.

Amidst the start of a new institutional cycle, the Summit focused on the critical role of climate and the Green Deal in boosting EU competitiveness. Discussions aimed at charting a course for the EU to achieve its climate objectives for 2030 and 2040.

Water is fundamental to all life. In "Water Always Wins," Erica Gies examines water's vital role and our connection to it, proposing we consider what water desires instead of controlling its path.

This episode is from Nature's Genius, a Bioneers limited series.

Fungi form a complex, vital underground network of mycorrhizal threads, exchanging nutrients and forming symbiotic partnerships essential for life on Earth. Visionary biologists Toby Kiers and Merlin Sheldrake explore these wonders in an episode of Bioneers' *Nature's Genius* series.

Dr. Kiers is Executive Director and Chief Scientist of SPUN (Society for the Protection of Underground Networks) and a Professor at VU Amsterdam. Dr. Sheldrake, a biologist and writer, is a research associate at Vrije University Amsterdam, works with SPUN, and advises the Fungi Foundation.

Nature's Genius, a Bioneers podcast, explores how nature's wisdom offers solutions for human civilization and living systems. It posits an "Age of Nature," urging a radical shift in our relationship with the natural world for healing ourselves and the planet.

The series blends Indigenous wisdom and modern science, revealing interconnectedness and time-tested principles from 3.8 billion years of evolution that allow living systems to flourish.

It features scientists, ecologists, Indigenous practitioners, and authors like Brett KenCairn (naturebasedclimate.solutions) and Toby Kiers (spun.earth). They explore nature's inherent intelligence to model sustainable human organization.

Courage and love fuel our commitment to a sustainable world. Through individual and executive actions, we can shape the future, igniting passion and creativity to address climate challenges.

Let's step into a hopeful tomorrow together.

On November 18, WECAN hosted a COP29 press conference where women leaders advocated for a fossil fuel phaseout and a Just Transition. Speakers emphasized the importance of climate finance for equitable solutions and accountability, also highlighting efforts for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The panel featured Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Indigenous Climate Action), Dr. Amiera Sawas (Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty), and Osprey Orielle Lake (WECAN).

WECAN organized a COP29 press conference featuring Brazilian Indigenous women leaders. They advocated for Indigenous rights, forest and water protection, community well-being, and global climate action, with a focus on the path to COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Speakers included Puyr Tembé, Concita Sôpré, and Lucimara Patté, all co-founders of Ancestral Indigenous Women Warriors (ANMIGA). Moderated by Osprey Orielle Lake (WECAN), the event highlighted the critical role of Indigenous women in safeguarding Amazonian biodiversity and connected biomes.

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