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Peru’s Genocide Bill

Indigenous Peoples fighting for their life Right now in Peru, a bill dubbed the ‘Genocide Bill’ has been proposed to reverse a law that for the past 17 years has guaranteed the life, integrity and territory of Indigenous peoples in…

Three reasons why the climate crisis is an inequity crisis

The climate crisis not only affects the environment, it also has profound consequences for human rights. As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify, the existing inequalities in accessing basic human rights for people around the world become…

Race for Rainforest | Meet Akkar

Meet Akkar’s team of Race for Rainforest 2023 fundraisers, who travelled the distance to raise cash for rainwater capture tanks in Papua New Guinea. Not only did the team fundraise £565, Akkar has matched their efforts – totalling a fantastic…

5 emergencies facing Indigenous communities

Here are 5 emergencies faced by Indigenous communities due to the climate crisis Indigenous people and local communities are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis due to the fact that they live in climate-vulnerable areas and…

Meet fundraisers Ira, Liliana and Hollie aka CAKE

Meet fundraisers Ira, Liliana and Hollie who formed the Carers and Keepers of the Environment, CAKE. The trio of friends decided to start using their break times at school to litter-pick the playground and then decided that they wanted to…

The Adventurists | Monkey Run Morocco | Jake Lee Kennedy

Can you imagine riding a 50cc Monkey Bike through the Sahara desert? We caught up with Jake who took part in The Adventurist’s Monkey Run Morocco in May 2023, who shares with us what you can expect… 1. Can you…

Climate Justice: Empowering Voices, Creating Choices

Today is World Environment Day, and not so coincidentally, Cool Earth’s 15th birthday. Since 2007, people who live in the rainforest at the heart of everything we do. Their knowledge, their voices, and their choices have protected the rainforest…

Our Forest, Our Future

We partner with communities all over the world to back the people who rely on, live in and protect the rainforest – Indigenous peoples and local communities. This includes our partners in Gabon, Organisation Ecologique des Lacs et de…

A Place Called Utopia

Painter, sculptor, photographer, essayist, and poet Dr Victoria King contacted Cool Earth with a request to spread awareness about the work we do at a recent exhibition. A Place Called Utopia: Aboriginal Art from Australia, at the Saul Hay Gallery…