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U.N. Carbon Planning Opens to Indigenous Women

By Laura Paskus ● Health & Science ● December 8, 2010

At the annual United Nations climate change talks, women are demanding a seat at the table on an international program aimed at reducing deforestation through carbon-credit trading.

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Female Food Pioneers Celebrate ‘Land Army’ Roots

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● November 5, 2010

The Woman’s Land Army is a group of almost-forgotten U.S. women who helped feed the country during World War I. Today their self-sufficient example is helping to nourish the locally-grown food movement.

Bangladesh Development Star Doesn’t Shine for Women

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● July 7, 2010

Bangladesh promises to be a star this September when the U.N. reviews development goals. But despite a strong start on girls’ education, many female-focused targets, including maternal mortality, are lagging far behind.

CO2 Releases Wary Talk of Population, Gender

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Health & Science ● March 26, 2010

Population control policies have been linked to the subordination of women’s rights through coercive abortions and sterilizations. But in the age of C02 anxiety, a wary discourse is growing about the importance of reproductive rights to climate.

Boat Brings Aid to Climate-Afflicted Bangladeshis

By Amy Lieberman ● Health & Science ● February 5, 2010

Women in the isolated northern chars of Bangladesh are the first to feel the effects of climate change. Fairly forgotten by most of the world, they now have a boat that floats their way, bringing some medical help and community health training.

Bangladesh Char Women Live at Mercy of Monsoons

By Amy Lieberman ● Health & Science ● January 25, 2010

The men of Bangladesh’s tiny islands, called chars, often leave home in the summer to find work on the mainland. The women stay behind, vulnerable to the monsoons and often driven to the rooftops of their inundated homes.

For Climate Activists, All Eyes on Copenhagen

By Bijoyeta Das ● Health & Science ● December 11, 2009

Women such as Gracen Johnson have been pouring time and energy into demonstrations pressing for lower global greenhouse gas emission standards. Now many of them are hoping the U.N. meeting in Copenhagen this week won’t be too disappointing.

Feminist Voices Missing in Climate Change Debate

By Anushay Hossain ● Commentary ● November 19, 2009

Climate change is already having a disproportionate impact on women, as witnessed in her homeland Bangladesh, says Anushay Hossain. But where are women’s voices and outrage in response to this growing concern?

Women Push Climate Action; Sudan Metes out Lashes

By Kimberly St. Louis ● Arts & Culture ● October 24, 2009

(WOMENSENEWS)–

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Today, Oct. 24, is the International Day of Climate Action. Over 4,400 events are being planned, many by and for women, in 175 countries to create public awareness and urge leaders to commit to policies that will lower global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Some scientists say 350 parts per million is the safe limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

First Nation Women ‘Walk the Environmental Talk’

By Bijoyeta Das ● Health & Science ● October 22, 2009

Tomorrow’s global day of climate activism aims for media and political attention. First Nation women have another way. Since 2003, they’ve walked the shoreline of a Great Lake or major river, meditating on the needs of an unborn generation.