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TAPAJÓS ON SCREEN
With cameras and cell phones, young people from Tapajós highlight the impacts of climate change on their territories and gain visibility in national and international awards
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ART IN BATTLE
The unavoidable future of oil is underground, the unavoidable future of the forest is standing upright
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Amplifying Grassroots Voices in Climate Finance Advocacy
Climate finance has become a crucial pillar in the global fight against climate change. From mitigation projects to adaptation efforts, financial flows are critical in determining who gets supported, how resilience is built, and which communities can thrive amid climate shocks. However, one key stakeholder group often remains marginalised in these discussions: grassroots communities.
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VCA’s participation at CBA19
This year, the 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change was held in Recife, Brazil, between May 12 and 16, 2025. Our VCA colleagues attended the conference, along with several of VCA’s Next Level Grant Facility (NLGF) in-country fund managers, to connect and engage while attending the conference.
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Development and involvement: Popular resistance
Representatives of territories and social movements in Maranhão state debate the climate crisis and collective resistance to support the creation of the Popular Observatory of SocioBiodiversity and Climate Policy.
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Land titles in the hands of Loma and Marina Kue
In a historic event, the Loma indigenous community of the Guaraní Ñandeva people and the Marina Kué colony (now San Óscar Romero) have made important achievements in their long struggle for land rights. After 41 years of resistance to invasions and state indifference, the Loma community in the Paraguayan Chaco received title to its first 10,000 hectares of ancestral territory.
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PSAf Empowers Journalists in Mazabuka to Drive Climate Action and Justice Narratives
Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf), under the VCA programme, successfully conducted a transformative media training workshop in May 2025, Mazabuka, Zambia, aimed at strengthening the capacity of local journalists, storytellers, and communicators in Climate Action, Advocacy, and Justice Storytelling and Reporting. The initiative, which culminated in a powerful story harvesting exercise in the communities of Mwanachingwala and Nacipoma, sought to equip participants with the tools and knowledge to translate complex climate data into accessible, locally grounded narratives that catalyse change.
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Women’s Federation Indonesia: Empowering Women, Strengthening Communities, and Protecting the Environment
In a country where discrimination and double standards against women are prevalent, having a community that empowers and uplifts one another while also encouraging women to make an impact is much needed — one such as the Women’s Federation Indonesia.
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VCA Tanah Papua: A Five-Year Journey
Papua has been known as Indonesia’s easternmost province, often heard of but rarely featured, hiding behind its rich culture and biodiversity. However, multiple factors, primarily business-based investments, threaten its beauty, depleting its natural resources and diminishing the ability of its people to combat climate change. Among the movements occurring in Papua, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in collaboration with the Voices for Just Climate Action programme or VCA’s Tanah Papua, has been showing active contribution with essential stakeholders and vivid results within its community developments.
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KOPI Coalition: Driving Youth-Led Climate Action
Since its establishment in 2020, Koalisi Orang Muda untuk Perubahan Iklim (KOPI) has emerged as a powerful platform for youth-led climate action in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Initiated by Hutan Itu Indonesia and Terasmitra with the support of HIVOS through the Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) programme, KOPI brings together youth communities and organisations to strengthen collective action. With a vision to shape 100 young climate leaders by 2025, KOPI has been instrumental in placing youth at the heart of the climate justice movement in the region.
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