Waste pickers in Chile and Madrid stand up for the Earth
Following its cancellation in Chile, the COP25 was held at its new location in Madrid, and both waste pickers and members of the WIEGO Network joined the activists at events simult...
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF
WASTE PICKERS
WASTE PICKERS
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers is a union of waste picker organizations representing more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries
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GAIA
Solidarity Campaigns to Collect Funds for Waste Pickers in Coronavirus Times, Donate!
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) we have compiled on the page of the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers the different initiatives and actions that different w...
The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was Held in Quito
The Third Zero Waste Meeting Ecuador 2019 was held at Simon Bolivar Andean University, in Quito, Ecuador, on September 4 and 5. Among the meeting’s participants were scholars, lo...
Waste pickers at Cop21: Creating solutions for climate change
Since 2009, waste pickers from around the world have participated in several United Nations Climate Change Conventions (UNFCCC). In those events they’ve raised their voices deman...
GAIA: Sign the Global Resolution against Waste Burning and for Zero Waste
Sign the resolution below, as part of Don’t Burn Our Future! Global Day of Action Against Waste Burning and for Zero Waste, November 8, 2013
November 8th – Global Day of Action against Waste Incineration and for Zero Waste Alternatives!
GAIA would like to invite our members and allied groups to join our 13th Global Day of Action against Waste Incineration and for Zero Waste Alternatives on November 8, 2013. The 2013 Global Day of Action on Waste and Incineration will be part of the Global Month of Action on Dirty Energy organized by a coalition of international networks. This Month of Action is a united effort to demand the transformation of our energy systems in favor of sustainable and community-based solutions.
Petition from GAIA to stop the intimidation of a Mexican social and environmental activist
Join us by signing this letter to Mexican authorities requesting protection for Jorge Tadeo Vargas, an activist who struggles peacefully for environmental and social justice from the territories.
Case study from GAIA and Revuelta Verde – CDM proposal to burn waste in Mexico
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Revuelta Verde recently released a report on the struggle against waste incineration in cement factories in Mexico. The United Nations´ Clean Development Mechanism (carbon trading scheme) could approve a proposal for a UK-based company to incinerate waste in a cement kiln in Huichapan
Victory and next steps on CDM
September 10th 2012 Dear friends, I would like to share the latest results of the campaign against the CDM carbon credits to incinerators and landfills and for the recognition of g...
“No to dirty CDM” by Payal Parekh (in Spanish & English)
Unlike other UN Climate Conferences there have been very few creative actions; in large part due to the fact that actions are permitted in two small areas and UN police are harassing observers for handing out flyers!
Nevertheless there have been two great actions against dirty Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project types, incineration and coal. Yesterday, wastepickers that belong to the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) staged a vibrant action. Read more
Report from Brazil
Magdalena Donoso, Latin American Coordinator for GAIA BRASÍLIA – From the point of view of our interest as organizations that fight against incineration, just talking about ...