An Earth Day Profile: The Power of Action, Bringing African Women Environmentalists Together for Shared Learning

Apr 22, 2020 | UN Environment Programme
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As many civil society organizations come together to observe the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, plans have had to change since the COVID-19 global crisis and pandemic has led to lockdowns in many parts of the world. 

This day, formally called International Mother Earth Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009, aims to call the world to action to address some of the pertinent and systemic environmental challenges of our time. 

One key group of people to involve are women on the continent of Africa. Musonda Mumba, chief of UNEP’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit looks back at last year’s launch of the Network of African Women Environmentalists (NAWE) and highlights a special Earth Day event aimed to bring different generations of women together.