Empowering Women for a Healthier Planet
Climate change is not just an environmental catastrophe, it is also a human rights issue.
HER Planet Earth aims to empower women to become policymakers and agents of change
to achieve social and economic equity and a healthy and thriving planet.
HER Planet Earth aims to empower women to become policymakers and agents of change
to achieve social and economic equity and a healthy and thriving planet.
We believe women are GAMECHANGERS
with knowledge and solutions to move the needle on sustainability.
with knowledge and solutions to move the needle on sustainability.
HER Planet Earth's strategy is to organise and promote campaigns and activities to increase visibility of the movement, and to raise funds for programmes that empower and educate underprivileged women, and engage them in environmental issues and conservation activities.
HER Planet Earth partners with nature lovers, environmentalists, polar explorers, adventurers, women’s rights advocates, feminists and NGOs that have programmes and structures in place dedicated to building a deeper connection between gender equality, genuinely sustainable development and the protection of the environment.
Via our ESG advisory arm, HER Planet Earth also provides eco-tourism expertise for hands-on community conservation initiatives and experiences, as well as curated roundtable discussions and networking events for sustainability leaders and impact investors in the Asia Pacific region.
HER Planet Earth partners with nature lovers, environmentalists, polar explorers, adventurers, women’s rights advocates, feminists and NGOs that have programmes and structures in place dedicated to building a deeper connection between gender equality, genuinely sustainable development and the protection of the environment.
Via our ESG advisory arm, HER Planet Earth also provides eco-tourism expertise for hands-on community conservation initiatives and experiences, as well as curated roundtable discussions and networking events for sustainability leaders and impact investors in the Asia Pacific region.
Photo credit: Conservation International
Why HER Planet Earth?
At the heart of sustainable development is a respect for all fundamental human rights as well as accountability to the earth and future generations. Climate change and environmental degradation are barriers to sustainable development, augmenting existing inequalities.
Gender often remains the untold story behind climate change. In many countries, women are among the most vulnerable to climate change and environmental impacts, partly because they make up the larger share of the agricultural workforce and tend to have access to fewer income-earning jobs. The destructive forces of nature, warped by rising global temperatures, manifest in cyclones, floods and other extreme weather conditions, which can act as negative force multipliers in societies already riven by inequality.
The onset of droughts, accompanied by heightened food and water insecurity, also have a disproportionate effect on those least able to deal with the resulting increased social strains. While climate change is a global phenomenon, its impact is not spread across a level playing field. Its effects are felt locally, and poor people suffer the most. Among the world’s 1.3 billion poor people, the majority are women.
Despite the fact women and girls are among the most vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation, they are also the secret weapon to tackling this global crisis. Indeed, one of the best ways to mitigate climate change, is to empower, educate and support women and girls and help them build eco-friendly livelihoods that are compatible and in harmony with nature - and this is exactly what HER Planet Earth has been focused on these last few years.
Gender often remains the untold story behind climate change. In many countries, women are among the most vulnerable to climate change and environmental impacts, partly because they make up the larger share of the agricultural workforce and tend to have access to fewer income-earning jobs. The destructive forces of nature, warped by rising global temperatures, manifest in cyclones, floods and other extreme weather conditions, which can act as negative force multipliers in societies already riven by inequality.
The onset of droughts, accompanied by heightened food and water insecurity, also have a disproportionate effect on those least able to deal with the resulting increased social strains. While climate change is a global phenomenon, its impact is not spread across a level playing field. Its effects are felt locally, and poor people suffer the most. Among the world’s 1.3 billion poor people, the majority are women.
Despite the fact women and girls are among the most vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation, they are also the secret weapon to tackling this global crisis. Indeed, one of the best ways to mitigate climate change, is to empower, educate and support women and girls and help them build eco-friendly livelihoods that are compatible and in harmony with nature - and this is exactly what HER Planet Earth has been focused on these last few years.
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Gender Must be at the Heart of Climate Action
During the past few decades, considerable achievements have been made in narrowing the gender gap in many countries. Nevertheless, across the global spectrum, women tend to be marginalised from economic and political power, and have limited access to financial and material resources. This increases their vulnerability to climate change and limits their potential to adapt. Studies show that after climate disasters, it is generally harder for poor women to recover their economic positions than poor men. Women’s mortality from climate-related disasters is also higher than that of men. Women have the right to - and need to be - at the forefront of efforts to deal with climate change.
During the past few decades, considerable achievements have been made in narrowing the gender gap in many countries. Nevertheless, across the global spectrum, women tend to be marginalised from economic and political power, and have limited access to financial and material resources. This increases their vulnerability to climate change and limits their potential to adapt. Studies show that after climate disasters, it is generally harder for poor women to recover their economic positions than poor men. Women’s mortality from climate-related disasters is also higher than that of men. Women have the right to - and need to be - at the forefront of efforts to deal with climate change.
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OUR MissionTo create a world where human rights and environmental integrity can blossom and prosper. |
Our Partners: Conservation International & the Sulubaaï Foundation
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Highlights from our Expedition to Greenland
Past HER Planet Earth Expeditions
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Start Your Low Carbon Life
We are building a movement of strong, determined and inspirational women and girls acting on climate change through the way we live. Carbon footprint is the overall amount of greenhouse gas emissions, consisting primarily of carbon dioxide, associated with an organisation, event or production. It is one of the most common measures of the effect of an individual, community, industry, or country on the environment. Offsetting your unavoidable CO2 emissions is a practical and immediate way to take ownership of your personal contribution to climate change. Find out how you can start your low carbon life today read more... Reduce Plastic Waste
Plastic pollution is threatening the marine ecosystem worldwide. Over the next ten years, the amount of marine plastic waste will double and if we do not act, in 2050 the oceans will contain more plastic waste than fish by weight. Consider a personal ban on plastic bags and plastic bottles. Plastic is not biodegradable. Plastic poses a serious danger to birds and marine mammals that often mistake them for food. Floating plastic bags for instance regularly fool sea turtles into thinking they are one of their favorite prey, jellyfish. Thousands of animals die each year after swallowing or choking on discarded plastic. Read more here. |
#Up2degrees
Antarctica is the air conditioner of the world; it keeps our planet cool. However, it is clearly under threat and melting at an alarming rate. Unfortunately, warm countries like Singapore have a part in its damage. Nearly 80% of households and 100% of offices, schools and shopping malls have air conditioners - and these are heating up the atmosphere, ultimately melting the continent that is supposed to keep us cool. Join us in turning the set temperature of your aircons #up2degrees so the planet won't have to do it. Say No to Shark Fin
Sharks are in trouble and need our help. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), over 70 million sharks are killed to satisfy our enormous demand every year! Now Singapore has been identified as the world's second largest trader for shark fin. Shark fin soup has been a tradition at Chinese festive celebrations and wedding banquets. But growing demand of shark fin soup is pushing our sharks to extinction and disrupting the balance of our oceans. 82% of people surveyed by WWF think that a shark fin alternative at a banquet is acceptable. So let's reduce the demand for shark fin further! Join thousands of people who've taken the #NoSharkFin pledge. Take the pledge by signing up on the WWF website here. |
Our Partners
HER Planet Earth is a global women’s advocacy movement that promotes a deeper connection
between female empowerment and the integrity of the environment.
between female empowerment and the integrity of the environment.