What if protecting our environment meant more than planting trees? As Kenya marks Mazingira Day on October 10, the conversation goes beyond reforestation to restoring degraded land, protecting biodiversity and building climate-resilient communities. Through its Global Project for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (GMACC), the Hanns Seidel Foundation is connecting global climate discussions with practical solutions at the community level. In Mbeere North, farmers are learning how to turn agricultural waste into biochar to improve soil health and productivity. Meanwhile, in Kilifi County, communities are embracing beekeeping and watershed restoration to protect biodiversity and strengthen livelihoods. These initiatives show how local climate action can support food security, create economic opportunities and build resilience against climate change. But how can these...
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Bolivia is currently facing multiple interconnected crises—climatic, environmental, water-related, and socio-economic—that are deeply affecting communities and ecosystems across the country. Against this backdrop, strengthening democratic dialogue between citizens and political decision-makers has become increasingly important to ensure that public policies respond to territorial realities and the growing impacts of climate change. In this context, the Hanns Seidel Foundation, in strategic partnership with the Bolivian Platform on Climate Change (PBFCC), has supported a broad advocacy process aimed at strengthening climate governance and promoting public policies grounded in climate justice, territorial rights, and citizen participation. Voices from the Territories: Climate and Democracy in the Electoral Context As Bolivia prepared for the 2026 subnational elections, the PBFCC organized a series of Voices from the...
