England Archives - Women Speak

‘THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A LIBERATIONARY STRUGGLE’

Aparna Packer2025-03-30T18:44:02-04:00Country: England|

Mikaela Loach, a 24-year-old climate activist from the south of England with Jamaican heritage, emerges as a prominent woman leader in the fight against the climate crisis. Her activism began with lifestyle-based campaigning and later extended to direct actions with Extinction Rebellion Scotland, advocating for climate justice and highlighting its link to racial injustice and migrant rights. In her book, It's Not That Radical: Climate Action To Transform Our World, Loach promotes inclusive and resilient movements, rejecting false solutions in favor of decentralized, safe, and accessible climate actions. Her work embraces women's rights, Indigenous rights, and the Rights of Nature, emphasizing the need for women's involvement in decision-making and climate action and centering the climate crisis within larger frameworks of injustice that must be undone. This profile celebrates her resilience and invaluable contributions to sustainability and climate justice.

The Ecologist Who Made Biodiversity Count

Aparna Packer2025-03-24T18:06:42-04:00Country: England|

Georgina Mace was a scientist from London who dedicated her life to wildlife conservation. She is well-known for leading the creation of the Red List with a team of her peers. The Red List is an ongoing inventory of the world’s wildlife using objective evidence—attempting to move away from certain biases instead of using economic reasons or aesthetic appeal—to rank each species’ risk level from ‘least concern’ to ‘extinct.’ Beyond this list, she published multiple articles calling for interdisciplinary approaches to conservation, combining various scientific fields with policy to preserve biodiversity. Upon her death in 2020, friends and peers remember Mace as a dedicated, passionate conservationist who mentored and uplifted women throughout her career.