Author: Amazons Project

On 8 September, the Amazons Project brought mentors and mentees together online for the first international meeting of the Amazons Mentorship Programme, creating space to connect across countries, exchange experiences and reflect on what it means to be a woman leading change in the environmental sector. The meeting is part of the Mentorship Programme developed…

What happens when young women see environmental leadership reflected through the stories of women who have already challenged the barriers? For the Amazons Project, this question was at the heart of Echoes of the Amazon, a documentary and series of individual interviews we created to make women’s environmental leadership more visible and to inspire the…

Amazons is proud to announce the launch of Green Leaders, a new free online course designed to equip young women across Europe with the leadership skills needed to drive environmental change. The course is now live and open for enrollment at greenleaders.eu. Green Leaders is the result of months of work by the Amazons team,…

Are you ready to turn your passion for the environment into real-world action? The Amazons Project is officially entering its most exciting phase yet, and we want you to be at the heart of it. This isn’t your typical “sit-and-listen” course. From May to December, we’re building a community of young leaders who don’t just…

Today marks the 56th anniversary of Earth Day, a movement that began in 1970 and has since grown into the largest secular observance (!) in the world. As we look out at our “pale blue dot” this April 22, 2026, we are reminded that environmental protection is a leadership opportunity. For the Amazons Project, Earth…

ASN – Associação Sociedade e Natureza and RENCTAS were pleased to host the online workshop “The Amazons Project: Unveiling New Insights”, a dissemination event designed to share key findings and reflections emerging from the Amazons Project with our networks of peers, collaborators, and partner organizations. The session brought together 35 participants and created a valuable…

In January, our Dutch partner, NP2E (A New Path to Equality) hosted two important dissemination activities that advanced the conversation around climate adaptation and inclusive leadership, bringing together national-level decision makers and the next generation of young women leaders. National Work Conference on Climate Adaptation and Nature On 27 January, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries,…

Following the insightful discussions at the HELIOS event in Kraków, the Amazons project dissemination activities journeyed to Spain, where our partner organization Iroko DSF hosted a series of dissemination events designed to bring the project’s findings directly to the people. From the coast of Andalusia to Madrid, Iroko organized three distinct gatherings throughout December. The…

A major new global study, Women in Conservation Leadership: A Global Landscape Study, was released in October 2025 by Re:wild in partnership with the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, offering a first-of-its-kind look at the realities facing women in conservation leadership worldwide. Drawing on survey responses from over 800 women, a review of 95 leadership initiatives,…

In early December, HELIOS organised a dissemination and networking event in Kraków, bringing together a diverse audience of youth workers, Erasmus+ students, academic staff from the Jagiellonian University, ongoing mobilities’ participants, and representatives of partner NGOs. The event marked an important milestone for the Amazons project, as it presented both the outcomes of the Amazons…