Press Releases

Media requests and inquiries may be directed to:
Ivory@wecaninternational.org
(Communications and Policy Manager)

March 13, 2023

WECAN Reacts to Biden Administration’s Approval of the Disastrous Willow Project

January 25, 2023

U.S. Forest Service restores critical protections to Tongass National Forest

November 16, 2022

Women Leaders Discuss Ways to Shape a Healthy and Equitable Future

November 15, 2022

Frontline Women Leaders Advocate for Climate Justice and Urgent Climate Action

November 14, 2022

Rights of Nature: A Renewed Vision and Solution to the Climate Crisis and Threats to Biodiversity

November 10, 2022

Calls for Action and a Just Transition from Women Leading Divestment and Resistance to Fossil Fuels and Deforestation

October 31, 2022

G20 to Meet During UN Climate Talks: New Report Highlights Serious Gender Gaps in G20 Countries' Climate Policy

October 14, 2022

Equator Principles put on notice by CSOs to commit on climate, nature, human rights, and pandemics, ahead of 20th Anniversary in 2023

September 22, 2022

New Report Highlights the Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions

September 22, 2022

From the Amazon to New York: Indigenous and Civil Society Leaders Hold Rally at BlackRock to Demand World's Biggest Asset Manager Stop Financing Climate Crisis

September 19, 2022

Women’s Groups Demand Governments and Financial Institutions Act on the Climate Emergency During UN General Assembly and Ahead of COP27

August 3, 2022

Civil Society Groups Say UN-backed TNFD Proposal Risks Opening a New Frontier for Corporate Greenwashing on Nature

July 28, 2022

Climate groups respond to bombshell investor report on banks’ climate goals

June 20, 2022

Women’s Group Highlights Gender Equity as a Significant Driver of CO2 Emissions Reduction During Forum on IPCC Climate Modeling

June 1, 2022

Women’s Group Calls for Urgent and Bold Action Ahead of Stockholm+50

May 10, 2022

Indigenous Women Call for Protecting Old Growth Forests with the Roadless Area Conservation Act

April 27, 2022

Indigenous Women Leaders & over 200 Groups Urge the Army Corps to Stop the Line 5 Pipeline Expansion

April 21, 2022

Milestone for Women Land Defenders in Latin America & Caribbean: Historic COP1 for the Escazú Agreement

April 19, 2022

Frontline Leaders Call on World's Two Biggest Asset Managers to Adopt Indigenous Rights & Deforestation Policy

April 8, 2022

Indigenous Women Speak out During Mass Mobilization In Brazil

March 21, 2022

Civil Society Organizations Host a Series of Workshops for Financial Institutions to Align with Paris Climate Agreement and Human and Indigenous Rights

February 28, 2022

Women’s Group Responds to the Newest IPCC Report:
Women’s Leadership is Vital for Climate Resiliency, Adaptation, and Biodiversity Protection

January 25, 2022

Conservation, Indigenous Groups and Public Call for Swift Restoration of Tongass Roadless Protections

January 24, 2022

Indigenous Women Highlight the Importance of ‘America’s Climate Forest’ Following a Critical Public Comment Period

January 21, 2022

Indigenous Women Gather to Highlight the Importance of the Roadless Rule in the Tongass Rainforest Following a Critical Public Comment Period

November 18, 2021

Civil Society Calls on Equator Principles Association to Take Action on Climate, Biodiversity and Human Rights at AGM

November 6, 2021

Global Grassroots, Indigenous and Frontline Women Leaders Speak Out for Climate Justice at COP26

November 4, 2021

Report Back from the Rights of Nature Tribunal in Glasgow: Foundations for Systemic Change in Climate Solutions

November 4, 2021

Indigenous Women Leaders Urgent Call to Action for the Amazon in Crisis

October 28, 2021

Bold and Necessary Words Delivered by Women’s Group During High Level UN Session in Lead-up to COP26 This Week

PRESS RELEASES

Media requests and inquiries may be directed to: Ivory@wecaninternational.org (Communications and Policy Manager)

WECAN Reacts to Biden Administration’s Approval of the Disastrous Willow Project

U.S. Forest Service restores critical protections to Tongass National Forest

Women Leaders Discuss Ways to Shape a Healthy and Equitable Future

Frontline Women Leaders Advocate for Climate Justice and Urgent Climate Action

Rights of Nature: A Renewed Vision and Solution to the Climate Crisis and Threats to Biodiversity

Calls for Action and a Just Transition from Women Leading Divestment and Resistance to Fossil Fuels and Deforestation

G20 to Meet During UN Climate Talks: New Report Highlights Serious Gender Gaps in G20 Countries' Climate Policy

Equator Principles put on notice by CSOs to commit on climate, nature, human rights, and pandemics, ahead of 20th Anniversary in 2023

New Report Highlights the Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions

From the Amazon to New York: Indigenous and Civil Society Leaders Hold Rally at BlackRock to Demand World's Biggest Asset Manager Stop Financing Climate Crisis

Women’s Groups Demand Governments and Financial Institutions Act on the Climate Emergency During UN General Assembly and Ahead of COP27

Civil Society Groups Say UN-backed TNFD Proposal Risks Opening a New Frontier for Corporate Greenwashing on Nature

Climate groups respond to bombshell investor report on banks’ climate goals

Women’s Group Highlights Gender Equity as a Significant Driver of CO2 Emissions Reduction During Forum on IPCC Climate Modeling

Women’s Group Calls for Urgent and Bold Action Ahead of Stockholm+50

Indigenous Women Call for Protecting Old Growth Forests with the Roadless Area Conservation Act

Indigenous Women Leaders & over 200 Groups Urge the Army Corps to Stop the Line 5 Pipeline Expansion

Milestone for Women Land Defenders in Latin America & Caribbean: Historic COP1 for the Escazú Agreement

Frontline Leaders Call on World's Two Biggest Asset Managers to Adopt Indigenous Rights & Deforestation Policy

Indigenous Women Speak out During Mass Mobilization In Brazil

Civil Society Organizations Host a Series of Workshops for Financial Institutions to Align with Paris Climate Agreement and Human and Indigenous Rights

Women’s Group Responds to the Newest IPCC Report:Women’s Leadership is Vital for Climate Resiliency, Adaptation, and Biodiversity Protection

Conservation, Indigenous Groups and Public Call for Swift Restoration of Tongass Roadless Protections

Indigenous Women Highlight the Importance of ‘America’s Climate Forest’ Following a Critical Public Comment Period

Indigenous Women Gather to Highlight the Importance of the Roadless Rule in the Tongass Rainforest Following a Critical Public Comment Period

Civil Society Calls on Equator Principles Association to Take Action on Climate, Biodiversity and Human Rights at AGM

Global Grassroots, Indigenous and Frontline Women Leaders Speak Out for Climate Justice at COP26

Report Back from the Rights of Nature Tribunal in Glasgow: Foundations for Systemic Change in Climate Solutions

Indigenous Women Leaders Urgent Call to Action for the Amazon in Crisis

Bold and Necessary Words Delivered by Women’s Group During High Level UN Session in Lead-up to COP26 This Week

Media requests and inquiries may be directed to:
Ivory@wecaninternational.org
(Communications and Policy Manager)

Women’s Group Responds to the Newest IPCC Report:
Women’s Leadership is Vital for Climate Resiliency, Adaptation, and Biodiversity Protection