GAIA Global
More than 500 GAIA members are working in over 80 countries around the globe for a just, toxic-free world without incineration.
Read the latest news from around the world below, or visit our regional pages for more.
GAIA is Hiring!
GAIA is currently hiring for three positions -- a regional wastepicker/climate organizer in Latin America; a regional wastepicker/climate organizer in India; and a global climate policy campaigner, to be based in Europe.
The Story of Bottled Water
How Manufactured Demand pushes what we don’t need and destroys what we need most
Seven Grassroots Leaders Win Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize
The GAIA Family congratulates three GAIA Members for the recognition given by the Goldman Environmental Prize for their commitment towards a just and toxic-free future.
You are truly inspiring Olga, Rizwana and Yuyun.
Yuyun Ismawati: Goldman Environmental Prize winner 2009
GAIA member Yuyun Ismawati, of BaliFokus in Indonesia, has won the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for her groundbreaking work in creating community-based waste management systems.
Olga Speranskaya: Goldman Environmental Prize Winner 2009
Russian scientist Olga Speranskaya successfully transformed the NGO community in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) into a potent, participatory force working to identify and eliminate the Soviet legacy of toxic chemicals in the environment.
