Banner Photo: Naitemu returns home after collecting water, now more accessible to women in her community thanks to Northern Rangelands Trust, a group of conservancies that make conservation self-sustaining by providing water, health care, education, and jobs for local communities in exchange for their inclusion in local conservation efforts. Learn more about NRT and other organizations through links below. Photo:@Ami Vitale
Resources
Below is a collection of books, films, and TedX talks that share stories of women working in conservation and on climate change challenges that inspire us. We’ve included several books by WiNN members and books for young readers in the hopes of inspiring the next generation of empowered conservation leaders. Our curation spotlights the perspectives of women and also conservation efforts that are community-driven.
Books + Films: WiNN Members
CRIES OF OUR ANCESTORS FILM: REBECCA KORMOS
HARGILA: A FILM ABOUT PURNIMA DEVI BARNAM
INTERTWINED- WOMEN, NATURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: REBECCA KORMOS
LISA FAMOLARE: CO-EDITOR
STILL COUNTING: EDITORS LEEANNE ALONSO AND JESSICA DEICHMAN:
Other Favorites: Books
For Children
Films + TEDTalks
HARGILA
SHABA
JANE GOODALL TEDTALK: What Separates us From Chimpanzees?
FARWIZA FARHAN TEDTALK: The Powerful Women on the Front Lines of Climate Change
TEDX TALK REBECCA KORMOS: What Would A Superbloom for Women Do for Women and the Planet
Film documentary Living With. Lions
TEDX TALK ATHANASIE MUKABIZIMUNGU: Drops of Hope in Rwanda, A Vision for Community and Nature
MOREANGELS MBIZA TEDTALK: How Community Led Conservation Can Save Wildlife
AKASHINGA
DEEPIKA KURUP TEDTALK: A Young Woman's Quest for Clean Water
TEDX TALK ANKITA SHAH: What Happens When Women Take the Lead in Conserving Nature?
TEDX TALK: ZAINAB SALBI: The Mother of all Battles is the health of Mother Earth
Additional Women’s and Community Conservation Collectives to Explore:
GRANTS AND RESEARCH
WiNN members have published their research in many publications and other publications. We are currently in the process of developing access top our growing archive of their work and the research of other women working in conservation here.