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Africa : Benin : 2006
	Organisation Beninoise pour la Promotion de l'Agriculture Biologique OBEPAB was created to promote organic agriculture in Benin, and to promote sound alternatives to synthetic inputs. This grant funds the creation of a data base on the impacts of the pesticide endosulfan, and supports lobbying against its use.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-789 Amount: $4,900 Pesticide Action Network

Africa : Cameroon : 2006
	Global Village Cameroon GVC monitors the influence of international financial institutions on the energy sector in Cameroon and helps communities to participate in development decisions affecting them. This grant supports a campaign to promote the participation of the local community in the planning of the Lom Pangar dam project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-599 Amount: $2,000 International Rivers

	Réseau Recherche Action Concertees Pygmees To support a project to map pygmy settlements that were excluded from a recent census, and to present the results to the government and relevant international financial institutions. This is part of a larger effort to gain acknowledgement of the land, cultural, and environmental rights of pygmies in Cameroon.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-683 Amount: $4,625 IFI Advisory Board

	Global Village Cameroon To support monitoring of the proposed Lom Pangar Dam Project and the electric utility sector of Cameroon. GVC will focus on both the Cameroonian and international institutions involved in the project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-873 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	Centre for Nature Conservation and Development The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are seeking to privatize the Cameroon Development Corporation, which in turn would privatize most of the remaining forests and agricultural lands around Mt. Cameroon. To provide alternatives to the resulting deforestation and worker displacement, CNDC will conduct a study of the region's ecological and social conditions and develop a proposal that will allow the return of significant portions of lands to the indigenous Bakweri communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-682 Amount: $4,875 IFI Advisory Board

	Forêts et Développement Rural To support Cameroon's Bagyeli communities in their participation in the World Bank's Indigenous People's Development Plan (IPDP). FODER will collect and distribute information in 15 Bagyeli communities, hold two training workshops, and distribute an informational booklet on the IPDP.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-917 Amount: $4,200 IFI Advisory Board

	Committee for the Coordination of Sustainable Development To support research about the internationally-funded Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project. CCDD will investigate persistent disputes over compensation for affected communities in Cameroon.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-919 Amount: $4,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Young Cameroonians for the Forest and the Environment To fund a program to educate Cameroonian youth about their country's forest laws, how they were determined, and the roles of international funders. The grant will also support nature and environmental clubs as they create environmental petitions to send to the government.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-918 Amount: $2,250 IFI Advisory Board

Africa : Congo, The Democratic Republic of the : 2006
	Organisation pour la Sédentarisation, l'Alphabétisation et la Promotion des Pygmées To promote the rights of Pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo by acquainting them with the new World Bank forest code, which may lead to increased destruction of their traditional forests.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-503 Amount: $6,060 IFI Advisory Board

	Promotional and Educational Centre For Local Communities CEPECO carries out sustainable development projects with impoverished communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This grant supports a program to help inform affected communities about the planned Inga Dam project on the Congo River.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-952 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

Africa : Ethiopia : 2006
	Forum for Environment To involve governmental institutions, civil society organizations, the media, and the private sector in a dialogue on energy development issues. The first step of the project is a stakeholder workshop to discuss the connection between social issues and energy expansion.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-613 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

Africa : Ghana : 2006
	Centre for Environmental Law and Development CELD is an advocacy organization comprised of community leaders, lawyers, and other professionals concerned with environmental management and democratic governance in Ghana. This grant supports a series of strategic planning meetings involving CELD's members and stakeholders.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-622 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Friends of the Nation To support a project to raise awareness of the Takoradi Monkey Hill Forest Reserve. Friends of the Nation seeks to build a community consensus on the use of ecotourism as a tool in sustainably managing the Reserve.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-538 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	National Coalition on Mining NCOM is a network of organizations, communities, and individuals concerned about mining and environmental preservation. This grant will support the network's programs, including a national campaign entitled Stop the Impunity of the Mining Sector.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-539 Amount: $4,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Africa Initiative on Mining Environment and Society To enable three Ghanaian representatives to attend a conference in South Africa of the Africa Initiative on Mining, Environment and Society. That organization advocates mining practices that promote national development and environmental sustainability.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-540 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Foodfirst Information and Action Network - Ghana To support efforts of communities directly affected by Newmont Mining's Ahafo Gold Mine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-401 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Concerned People of Ahafo To support communities in in Ahafo that oppose the mining operations of large corporations. Community leaders will learn how to film and document the effects of mining, how to implement different resistance strategies, and how to arrange for legal aid.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-714 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	The African Challenge The African Challenge works to encourage stakeholders and community members to participate in development decisions that affect the environment. This grant will provide general support for the organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-541 Amount: $4,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Third World Network Africa TWN Africa carries out research and advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that affect the people of African and other developing countries. This grant will be used to organize a roundtable of grantees from the Chirano and Etwuabo/Akoti communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-926 Amount: $4,100 Special Opportunities Fund

Africa : Kenya : 2006
	Rachel's Development Programme Rachel's Development Programme works to ensure food security and sustainable income for the town of Thika, and to support an HIV/AIDS orphans group. This grant will fund establishment of an organic demonstration garden, including the hiring of a site manager and provision of key logistical and transportation support.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-564 Amount: $6,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Mount Kenya Youth Initiative for Ecosystem Restoration The Hiriga area in Kenya was once characterized by lush vegetation and clear streams, but in recent decades has been degraded by poor land use practices and forest destruction. This grant supports the involvement of youth in ecosystem rehabilitation activities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-565 Amount: $4,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Rachal Agricultural Innovation and Development Rachal Agricultural Innovation and Development (RAID) is a membership organization of small-scale farmers in Bondo District. They will use this grant to construct more efficient charcoal-producing kilns, and thus help conserve forests in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-568 Amount: $5,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Mbolea Kwa Mutonga Community Based Organization To establish and maintain a multi-purpose tree and food-crop plot within Nyumbani Village. The woodlot will serve as a demonstration area, and it will be available for use by the village and surrounding communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-567 Amount: $5,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Kashoto Youth Club To fund the Club's celebration of World Environment Day. In collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Services, the Club has organized tree planting and trash clean-up activities at Mt. Longonot National Park.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-566 Amount: $700 East Africa Advisory Board

	Kunda Self-Help Group To establish an organic agriculture demonstration plot and to provide training on maintenance of diverse woodlots in a semiarid area. This is part of a larger project in community education on sustainable agriculture.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-563 Amount: $5,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Rural Initiatives Development Programme To fund training sessions for local farmers' groups on energy-saving technology. Also to support the establishment of local tree nurseries and the organization of tree-planting projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-985 Amount: $5,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Rights Relief and Education Forum To fund a project to compile and distribute materials related to DDT use and malaria in East Africa, and provide technical support to local organizations working on this issue. Rights Relief and Education Forum will also use the information to advocate for responsible health and environmental policies.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-972 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Mandate the Future To strengthen local and indigenous pastoralist communities in the Isiolo and Samburu districts, and to promote sustainable uses of arid lands in the area. More specifically, to develop a viable local gum and resin industry.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-984 Amount: $7,500 East Africa Advisory Board

	Porini Welfare Association Porini Welfare Association enhances public knowledge of the values of biodiversity and promotes the use of indigenous knowledge in its conservation and management . This grant enables community member to attend a meeting at which 18 representatives from five indigenous communities will discuss and analyze community land rights in Africa.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-930 Amount: $2,400 Special Opportunities Fund

Africa : Lesotho : 2006
	Environmental Justice and Advocacy Centre To support the Centre's participation in the World Social Forum in Nairobi. The Centre will contribute a presentation how best to advocate for the social interests of vulnerable communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-905 Amount: $1,567 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Transformation Resource Centre To continue support for communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The grant will fund the launch of a recent TRC publication entitled On the Wrong Side of Development: Lessons Learned from the LHWP.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-715 Amount: $2,300 Southern Africa Advisory Board

Africa : Liberia : 2006
	Nyuenhwein Environmental Empowerment Group NEEG seeks to build sustainable, just, and peaceful communities throughout Nyuenhwein District by addressing the root causes of poverty, environmental destruction, and social conflicts. The grant funds will be used to support community organizing and education, including a membership drive and a workshop on Liberia's reformed forestry law.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-780 Amount: $3,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Let Us Be Transparent Let Us Be Transparent's goal is to build sustainable, just, and peaceful communities throughout Central Rivercess District. This grant supports a range of activities, including a workshop to raise awareness of the reformed forestry law and to identify options for engaging officials on forestry issues.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-781 Amount: $3,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Timbo United for Development Timbo United for Development seeks to build sustainable, just, and peaceful communities throughout Timbo District by addressing the root causes of poverty, environmental destruction, and social conflicts. The grant funds will be used to support community organizing and education, including a membership drive and a workshop on Liberia's reformed forestry law.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-782 Amount: $3,000 Rainforest Action Network

Africa : Malawi : 2006
	Greenline Movement To support a campaign to remove blue gum trees, which have harmed local water supplies, and to replace them with less- invasive species. The campaign will involve meetings with government leaders at various levels, as well as a public education program.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-614 Amount: $5,000 Southern Africa Advisory Board

Africa : Mali : 2006
	Fondation pour le Developpement au Sahel To initiate a public awareness campaign about the dangers of using chemical pesticides on agricultural products grown for human consumption. This will include studies of contaminants in individuals, identification of the most prevalent and dangerous chemicals being used, and encouragement of more reasonable anti-pest practices.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-790 Amount: $2,912 Pesticide Action Network

	TAARE To fund a program that makes the giving of trees and plants to marrying couples a cultural habit. TAARE will set up a supply of trees in nurseries in in Bamako, lead environmental sessions in Town Halls during marriage celebration days, and distribute stickers with slogans about environmental protection.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-712 Amount: $5,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Group of Study for Health, Education, and Senzitization Development To fund environmental workshops in the communities of Bancoumana and Mandé. A prime objective of these workshops will be to help a women's group form forestry brigades in their communities in order to help protect, preserve, and use their natural resources in a rational manner.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-713 Amount: $4,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Malian Association for Economic Promotion To establish environmental protection brigades -- focused primarily on protecting forests and endangered plants -- in six villages	Year: 2006 ID: 51-408 Amount: $6,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Association pour la Défense de l'Environnement et la Sensibilisation des Consommateurs To fund an evaluation of different types of clean-up techniques for industrial dumping sites and to host a workshop on industrial pollution.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-409 Amount: $5,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Group For Research And Activities Focused On The Development Of Suburbs To contribute to the restoration of Moribaboubou Pond. Currently, an infestation of water hyacinth is jeopardizing the traditional fishing practices that have provided a living for local women.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-862 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

Africa : Mozambique : 2006
	Vozes do Zambeze To support a project to visit communities living along the Zambezi River that will be affected by the building of the Mphanda Nkuwa dam. The group will work with the communities to identify risks and impacts related to the dam.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-903 Amount: $3,500 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Associação de Pescadores Artesanais de Angoche To support a project to restore mangroves in the Angoche area, which are increasingly being depleted for fuel. The group will also research alternatives to wood and charcoal as energy sources, and create a protected zone for the area's mangroves.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-904 Amount: $4,500 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Organic Agriculture, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development To fund a national campaign to raise awareness of issues involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs.) The project will include an information and education program highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of GMO products, including potential health risks.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-711 Amount: $4,000 Southern Africa Advisory Board

Africa : Nigeria : 2006
	Persons with Disabilities Action Network To fund a booklet highlighting the damage done to the health and well-being of women and children by oil industry exploration.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-402 Amount: $3,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Citizens for Environmental Safety To conduct a three-day community workshop on the effects of 35 years of granite and limestone exploitation in the Old NetIQ, Oblong, Nan, and Tagline communities of Cross River State. The workshop will address such issues as the loss of farm lands and livelihoods, damage to the ecosystem and loss of biodiversity, health hazards, and formation of artificial lakes by run-off water settling in large excavated areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-861 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Society for Water and Public Health Protection To develop tools for effective communication between Nigerian civil society groups and important stakeholder organizations on the issue of dam development. One such tool is the development of solid baseline data on communities near dam sites.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-601 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

	Committee on Vital Environmental Resources To improve the capacity of local community members to protect their environmental and social rights in the face of bitumen extraction in the area. COVER will mobilize local citizens to demand compliance with environmental standards, and to form Environmental Parliaments in three communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-623 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Community Defence Law Foundation To support CDLF's research for and writing of a paper on oil-related issues in Africa. The paper will be published in a bi-monthly journal and will highlight the potential social and environmental consequences of proposed oil expansion in the Niger Delta region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-760 Amount: $4,500 Earth Island Institute

	Coalition of Dam Communities The CDC provides a voice on behalf of communities affected by dams, as well as training for those communities to advocate for themselves and to improve their living conditions. This grant supports the people who have been unjustly harmed by the construction of Kainji Dam.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-578 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	African Network for Environment and Economic Justice To fund travel for an ANEEJ member to attend a conference in Italy on Oil, Debt, and Global Finance, held by Oil Change International. The conference brings together activists from around the world to explore common issues and opportunities to work together.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-571 Amount: $2,500 IFI Advisory Board

	Edo Research and Information Centre To fund a survey, workshops, and printed materials designed to address local energy waste.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-405 Amount: $4,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Alternative Information and Research Organization To fund continued monitoring of capped oil wells in Akwa Ibom State.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-404 Amount: $5,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Green Peoples Environmental Network To encourage cooperation between the companies developing bitumen production and the communities that will be affected by their actions.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-406 Amount: $4,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Community Defence Law Foundation To support education and awareness campaigns focused on the environmental, social and political instability in the Niger Delta.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-470 Amount: $4,000 Earth Island Institute

	Citizens Assistance Center To fund legal actions promoting the rights of residents of Atlas Cove, near Lagos, scene of several oil pipeline disasters.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-407 Amount: $3,500 West Africa Advisory Board

	Ijaw Mothers of Warri To support this organization, which promotes collaboration and sustainable development in the Ijaw communities around the city of Warri.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-403 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

	Edem-Odo Community Forest Alliance To support establishment and training of citizen-run forest management committees in Cross River state.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-461 Amount: $1,500 Earth Island Institute

Africa : Senegal : 2006
	Association des Agriculteurs Naturalistes du Senegal AGRINAT works to promote organic agriculture among producers and consumers. This grant will be used to construct a database on the current state of organic agricultural activity in Senegal and possible markets for organic products, and to host a workshop on those topics.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-788 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Association des Jeunes de Ngocky To fund a new community-managed tree nursery, which will demonstrate uses of trees as a renewable resource for fencing, fuel, income generation and food.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-462 Amount: $1,500 Earth Island Institute

Africa : Sierra Leone : 2006
	Friends of the Earth Sierra Leone Friends of the Earth Sierra Leone FOESL advocates policies that improve the quality of life of the people of Sierra Leone by promoting sustainable management of natural resources. This grant provides general support for the organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-863 Amount: $5,000 West Africa Advisory Board

Africa : South Africa : 2006
	Timberwatch Coalition Timberwatch Coalition monitors the environmental and social impacts of industrial timber plantations and encourages sustainable alternative activities. This grant provides the organization with general support.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-899 Amount: $5,000 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute To support the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFECI) in working through their extensive network of faith communities to raise environmental awareness within congregations. They will focus on issues related to eco-justice, sustainable living; waste, food security, and concerns about genetically-modified organisms.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-901 Amount: $3,000 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Wentworth Development Forum The Wentworth Development Forum provides support to all sectors of civil society in the Austerville area, and advocates on behalf of the public's constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment. This grant will help the organization to set up a full-time office.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-902 Amount: $3,000 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Earthlife Africa eThekwini To fund the start-up phase of the Power Watch Africa Initiative, a collaborative project of several Southern Africa environmental organizations. The purpose of the project is to oppose the expansion of hydroelectric dams in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-951 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

Africa : Swaziland : 2006
	Yonge Nawe Environmental Action Group To fund the participation of a representative of Yonge Nawe at the 2007 World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. As Swaziland is slated to host the Forum in 2008, the 2007 event will offer a chance for Yong Nawe to familiarize itself with the Forum's proceedings.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-906 Amount: $1,567 Southern Africa Advisory Board

Africa : Tanzania : 2006
	Muungano Farmers Group The Muungano Farmers Group works to produce agricultural products in an environmentally friendly manner, and to increase the incomes of farming families. This grant will fund a field demonstration site for new agricultural techniques, as well as tools for construction of water catchment devices.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-766 Amount: $1,800 Earth Island Institute

	Nguruma Women Group To develop a demonstration plot designed to train community members on organic vegetable production and marketing.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-472 Amount: $1,500 Earth Island Institute

	Siwato Farmers Group To fund an demonstration plot equipped to collect and utilize rainwater for organic agriculture.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-471 Amount: $1,500 Earth Island Institute

	Uronyi Farmers Group To help Group members acquire gardening and farming tools for bio-intensive agriculture. Uronyi will also use funds to purchase dairy goats and field crop seeds, and to train farmers on how to collect seeds for next year's planting.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-767 Amount: $1,800 Earth Island Institute

	Agenda for Environment and Responsible Development To support a study of malaria prevalence, DDT use, and human health problems in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa. The study will test the hypothesis that DDT use is more harmful than effective.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-792 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Olasit Organic Farming and Women Empowerment To support a project increase knowledge of bio-intensive agriculture techniques, and to increase access to tools and vegetable seeds. The grant will also provide training to farmers in rain water harvesting, well digging techniques, and foot pump construction.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-765 Amount: $1,800 Earth Island Institute

	Ukihando-Ndoombo To support sustainable agriculture programs, establishment of tree nurseries, and construction of rainwater storage facilities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-473 Amount: $1,250 Earth Island Institute

Africa : Togo : 2006
	Groupe Environmental pour la Promotion des Initiatives a la Base To fund the reclamation and protection of a mangrove forest. This is part of a larger effort to create an aquatic ecotourism industry and a plan for rational use of the area's natural resources.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-624 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Association Nationale des Consommateurs et de l'Environnement du Togo To support a project aimed at promoting the sustainable management of mangrove resources in Togo. Over the past 18 years, the area of natural mangrove forest cover has decreased by 80%, from 4,000 to 800 hectares.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-866 Amount: $2,250 Earth Island Institute

Africa : Uganda : 2006
	Africa Institute for Energy Governance AFIEGO conducts research and advocacy on energy policy issues, such as the current state of governance in the energy sector. This grant is funding an assessment of public access to justice in Uganda's energy sector.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-561 Amount: $5,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	Maganjo Farmers Association To promote food security for members of 18 women's and youth groups in the Wakiso District, by strengthening their capacity for sustainable farm management, supporting their search for new markets for their produce, and encouraging networking among the groups. The program aims to increase incomes an estimated 50% and to provide a model for the further spread of environmentally-friendly agriculture throughout the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-625 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Environmental Protection and Food Security Initiative To support a range of activities in Uganda to raise public awareness of deforestation, wetland preservation, and the need for a waste management program. Those activities include promotion of plant nurseries, creation of community tree planting seminars, and conversion of stoves to make them more energy efficient.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-779 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Greenwatch To fund legal proceedings against developers and the government to encourage them to comply with existing environmental laws, and to seek to protect people affected by the Bujagali dam from losing their land.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-562 Amount: $5,000 East Africa Advisory Board

	National Association of Professional Environmentalists To support environmentalists' and community members' efforts to influence construction of the Bujagali dam. This will include collaboration with civil society organizations and meetings with government officials, construction companies, and international funding organizations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-896 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	Agency for Environment and Wetlands To support monthly environmental seminars and events at Makerere University in Kampala. These will help promote sustainable resource use as a component of economic development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-560 Amount: $2,000 East Africa Advisory Board

Africa : Zambia : 2006
	Zambia Association for Research and Development To support research on the impacts of privatization on people's lives, natural resources, employment, and basic social services. Funds will also be used to disseminate the results of that research, with the objective being to mobilize civil society in Zambia to seek alternatives to current policies promoted by international financial institutions.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-687 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

Africa : Zimbabwe : 2006
	Basilwizi Trust To support Basilwizi Trust and the communities of the Zambezi Valley in advocating for social and environmental responsibility. This grant will address the harm done to forcibly relocated Tongan and Korekore people, the need for more inclusive and participatory policy-making processes, inadequate management of natural resources in the Valley, and continuing concerns over the distribution of benefits from the Kariba Dam.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-678 Amount: $5,000 Southern Africa Advisory Board

	Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development To support a campaign that educates citizens and policy makers about the effects that current international aid policies have on Zimbabwe, and to engage international financial institutions on these issues. ZIMCODD will focus on such topics as health, education and the environment.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-685 Amount: $6,250 IFI Advisory Board

	Southern Africa's People Solidarity Network To fund travel by three Southern Africa participants to the People's Summit in Singapore. This will strengthen the Network's efforts to campaign for reducing the region's debt burden and promoting alternatives to current aid policies.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-686 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

Asia : Armenia : 2006
	Women for Green Way for Generations To support increased awareness about the importance of biodiversity, to publish articles on pesticides and genetically-modified crops, and to develop a regional network of groups committed to organic agriculture.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-604 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

Asia : Australia : 2006
	AID/WATCH To monitor the aid expenditures of the Australian Government, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank in Papua New Guinea. A key focus will be the impacts of an ADB-funded oil and gas pipeline on traditional landowners and their lands.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-677 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

	Friends of Jackeys Marsh To help finance a Forest Festival, which will raise awareness of the need for active forest protection in the Jackeys Marsh area. The area surrounding Jackeys Marsh constitutes one of the last intact forests in Tasmania.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-877 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Mineral Policy Institute To support the Not in Anyone's Backyard Campaign, which focuses on creating public awareness of the practices of riverine tailings disposal (RTD) and submarine tailings disposal (STD). These mining practices are responsible for large-scale environmental damage in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-947 Amount: $20,000 Special Opportunities Fund

Asia : Azerbaijan : 2006
	Oil Workers Rights Protection Organization Public Union An Asian Development Bank (ADB)-financed water and sanitation project could increase the cost of water to a level unaffordable for Azerbaijan's rural population. This grant will fund a study of the project's impact, a program of collaboration with environmental and other organizations concerned with the project, and meetings with ADB officials.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-680 Amount: $4,500 IFI Advisory Board

	Center for Civic Initiatives CCI works to improve public understanding of internationally-funded projects in Azerbaijan, especially those related to extractive industries. This grant supports a variety of different projects in this regard, including the translation into Azeri and distribution of key documents and reports, and the publication of a monthly bulletin.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-913 Amount: $3,400 IFI Advisory Board

Asia : Cambodia : 2006
	Conservation and Development on Cambodia Internationally-financed road restoration projects in Cambodia have brought about involuntary resettlement of people living in construction zones, as well as considerable loss of property and livelihoods. This grant will support CDCam in informing the affected people about their rights to compensation, and in pressing the international funders to respect the rights of affected individuals and communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-688 Amount: $3,855 IFI Advisory Board

	Development and Appropriate Technology After its success in a previous Greengrants-funded program -- through which 70% of the 1600 families in Tonlesap improved their cooking stoves -- DATe will initiate a similar effort in seven other interested communities. The project will also entail a tree-planting and sustainable forest management workshops.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-867 Amount: $2,250 Earth Island Institute

	Can Do To support the start-up of this new organization. Also to develop a one-year pilot project focusing on community-based handicrafts made from bamboo and rattan.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-009 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

Asia : China : 2006
	Green Wild of Xiamen University To support bird conservation activities in the Laiyun Islets of Fuijian Province, and to fund support community conservation activities for birds and their habitats in Guili Peninsula. Activities will include investigation of the local species, their habitats, and the trade in wild birds, as well as public education on the importance of bird protection.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-640 Amount: $500 China Advisory Board

	Green Camel Bell To support the operation of Green Camel Bell's Environmental Resource Center. This Center provides vital support for organizations in Gansu Province that are working on grassland conservation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-643 Amount: $3,950 China Advisory Board

	China Mangrove Conservation Network To support the Sustainable Mangrove Environmental Education Project, which will include designing and publishing a children's book on mangroves, as well as mangrove-related educational activities at several Chinese schools.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-641 Amount: $2,000 China Advisory Board

	Shanghai Wild Bird Society Shanghai Wild Bird Society works to help protect wild birds and their habitat. This grant supports a Chinese-language guidebook on wild bird rescue and conservation, which will be distributed to nature and environmental organizations throughout China.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-639 Amount: $800 China Advisory Board

	China Green Student Forum To support this Beijing-based student environmental network and to fund an environmental and cultural magazine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-508 Amount: $3,800 China Advisory Board

	Green Eyes Green Eyes conducts environmental education programs and promotes citizen participation in wildlife conservation. This grant supports the establishment of a conservation base for fighting poaching and illegal trade of wildlife in Zhejiang Province.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-642 Amount: $10,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Camel Bell To fund creation of an educational handbook focusing on pollution caused by radioactive waste.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-395 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Anhui To support a water pollution campaign and production of a map of the watersheds in Anhui Province.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-396 Amount: $2,200 China Advisory Board

	Green Eyes To support a publicity campaign against the poaching and consumption of endangered species in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-394 Amount: $3,000 China Advisory Board

	Petroleum and Environment Network To support examination of the impact of oil extraction industries in northwestern China.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-393 Amount: $3,000 China Advisory Board

	Guizhouren Net In Guizhou Province, to fund a new environmental resource center focused on community-based environmental projects in Southwest China.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-326 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Jilin To support the development of this new student environmental protection group in Jilin province.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-506 Amount: $500 China Advisory Board

	Green Taihang To support increased environmental awareness, and to help prevent illegal poisoning of waterfowl, near Zhaojiazhuang village.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-325 Amount: $500 China Advisory Board

	Wild Bird Society of Dalian To fund an environmental resource center in Liaoning Province, and to support endangered waterfowl preservation and anti-poaching activities there.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-324 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Camel Bell To provide continued support for an environmental resource center in Lanzhou, Gansu Province.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-323 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Anhui To continue funding for an environmental resource center in Anhui Province and to support local environmental groups there.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-322 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Shining Stone Community Action To fund a newsletter promoting grassroots efforts to shape environmental policy.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-507 Amount: $3,750 China Advisory Board

	Green Eyes of Fuding To support establishment of a new citizen environmental group in Fujian province, and to fund a survey of the endangered Chinese egret.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-509 Amount: $500 China Advisory Board

	Yiyang County Chinese Merganser Conservation Association To fund protection of an endangered sea duck and its wetland habitat.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-510 Amount: $400 China Advisory Board

	Green Hanjiang To continue funding of this group, particularly its work on Hanjiang River pollution.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-511 Amount: $4,000 China Advisory Board

	Guizhouren Net To support an environmental resource center in Guizhou Province.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-397 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Beijing Earthview Environment Education and Research Center To pay printing costs for a citizen guide on environmental activities related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-516 Amount: $4,000 China Advisory Board

	Wild Bird Society of Dalian To fund the development of local environmental efforts, particularly the protection of wetland biodiversity, in Dalian.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-512 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Oasis To support this group in protecting endangered species through such programs as the reintroduction of Chinese alligators to the wetlands of Anhui and Jiangsu.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-514 Amount: $3,500 China Advisory Board

	Green Longjiang To continue support for an environmental center in Harbin, which in part serves as an incubator for new initiatives in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-515 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Guizhouren Net Guizhouren Net is a web-based community promoting rural education, improvement of living conditions, and environmental protection in poverty-stricken regions of Guizhou Province. This grant will help the group to examine environmental health problems in several rural villages inhabited by ethnic minorities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-939 Amount: $3,000 China Advisory Board

	GreenSOS To support GreenSOS in evaluating environmental health issues in Sichuan province. This grant will enable the group to organize regular training sessions for local groups and highlight emerging environmental hotspots in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-931 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

	Petroleum and Environment Network PEN works to ensure environmental and social responsibility in the petroleum, natural gas and chemical industries. This grant will enable the group to run an information resource center, and to examine health impacts of the oil extraction and refinery industries.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-932 Amount: $10,000 China Advisory Board

	Huangchuan Environmental Volunteer Association To support the writing, printing and distribution of a local environmental textbook for Huangchaun county, Henan province. The textbook will be used at every primary school in Huangchaun, and has the support of the local bureau of education.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-933 Amount: $900 China Advisory Board

	Hunan Green Alliance To fund work exploring environmental health problems in Changsha, Hunan province. In particular work will focus on the Xiang River, where pollution has affected the livelihoods of local community members.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-934 Amount: $400 China Advisory Board

	Green Eyes of Fuding To initiate an environmental health program in Fujian province. The program will monitor health impacts of water pollution from local industries and produce relevant manuals on environmental protection.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-938 Amount: $1,100 China Advisory Board

	JIA-Work Camp Coordination Centre To support basic operation of the Guangzhou office of JIA-Work Camp Coordination Centre. JIA work camps focus on villages in China that have been affected by Hansen's Disease.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-935 Amount: $4,000 China Advisory Board

	Green Earth Volunteers To fund a trip to southwest China to study the impact of hydropower development on six major rivers. The regions through which these rivers flow -- Western Sichuan and Northwestern Yunnan -- are some of the most important ecological hotspots on earth.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-953 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	Shenzhen Bird Watching Society Shenzhen Bird Watching Society (SZBWS) works to conserve endangered birds and their habitats. This grant enables the group to produce eco-products such as t-shirts and pins, which promote nature conservation and help to raise funds.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-936 Amount: $600 China Advisory Board

	Green Jilin To provide general organizational support for Green Jilin, an alliance of student environmental clubs in Jilin province. The funds will allow the group to carry out training activities for local environmental groups.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-937 Amount: $5,000 China Advisory Board

Asia : Fiji : 2006
	Macuata Women's Organization To fund implementation of Macuata's Strategic Plan, which was developed with the support of a previous Greengrants grant. The plan addresses community responses to climate change in the areas of sustainable livelihoods, conservation, and community development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-893 Amount: $3,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Asia : Georgia : 2006
	Association Green Alternative To support local groups working against the Khudoni Dam, and to prepare background analyses of the project and alternatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-496 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Energy Efficiency Foundation EEF works to support efficient planning and utilization of energy, as well as greater involvement of the Georgian public in energy policy-making. This grant will help EEF produce and publish a journal called the Energy Regulation Herald, in both paper and electronic formats.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-768 Amount: $2,500 Earth Island Institute

Asia : India : 2006
	Bangaria Relief Welfare Ambulance Society To involve students in preparing village-level maps on resources and the environment, and to maintain bio-diversity registers for the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-492 Amount: $4,472 India Advisory Board

	Mitra Foundation To fund the Foundation's 'Energy Independent, Carbon Neutral Campuses' project, which aims to introduce carbon neutral renewable energy technologies at 10 educational campuses in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. The group will convene seminars at the campuses and will offer youth training programs in the installation, audit, operation, and maintenance of renewable energy systems.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-754 Amount: $3,500 India Advisory Board

	Economic Research Foundation A group of civil society organizations is participating for the first time in the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) -- which is co-sponsored by a number of international funders. This grant will support two Indian economists in an independent review of the IAASTD's predictions about the world's future.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-602 Amount: $3,000 Pesticide Action Network

	E. Suguna To support community mobilization against the IT Corridor Development Project on the outskirts of Chenai. The grant focuses on the dumping of toxic waste into the Buckingham Canal, and the resulting destruction of local communities' fisheries.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-748 Amount: $1,350 India Advisory Board

	Popular Education and Action Centre To continue support for the promotion of the health rights of stone quarry workers in Denhi and Haryana.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-491 Amount: $1,662 India Advisory Board

	Dharmesh Shah To support such projects as community environmental monitoring, a campaign of opposition to a hazardous-waste landfill, and a campaign for justice in Bhopal.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-489 Amount: $2,689 India Advisory Board

	Bidhichandrapur Chetana To fund a range of projects to promote alternatives to conventional pesticides, including surveys, demonstration plots and micro-enterprises.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-488 Amount: $4,291 India Advisory Board

	Makhan Arle To study the community and environmental impacts of pollution from "sponge iron" plants in the state of Chhattisgarh. Sponge iron plants release heavy metals and other pollutants that damage agriculture and human health.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-487 Amount: $1,675 India Advisory Board

	Grace Foundation To support the planting of 4,800 trees, and other land reclamation efforts, in and around 12 villages that were devastated by the December 2004 tsunami.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-463 Amount: $1,250 Earth Island Institute

	India Advisory Board To organize a meeting of diverse groups affected by internationally-funded development projects in northwestern India, China, Burma Bangladesh and Nepal.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-400 Amount: $6,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Hazards Centre, Sanchal Foundation To fund study of the health of industrial workers in New Delhi's formal and informal sectors, and to support awareness programs among workers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-517 Amount: $4,511 India Advisory Board

	C. Srinivasan To support a campaign to mobilize rural communities in the State of Tamil Nadu against construction of the IT Corridor and the East Coast Road. Both projects pose substantial environmental threats to adjacent areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-747 Amount: $1,350 India Advisory Board

	Environment Support Group To enable grassroots representatives to participate in discussions and other events concerning the Asian Development Bank's Annual Meeting.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-498 Amount: $10,000 IFI Advisory Board

	R. Anandhi To support community mobilization against the IT Corridor Development Project on the outskirts of Chenai. The affected communities, which are suffering from health problems and the destruction of local fish stocks, will pressure Tamil Nadu's central government through advocacy and media projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-749 Amount: $1,350 India Advisory Board

	V.R. Vijayamma To fund a campaign in Thiruvanmiyur, where urbanization has caused the salination of groundwater. The grantee will promote rain water collection and community maintenance of rain water containers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-750 Amount: $1,350 India Advisory Board

	Small Savings Industries and Social Service Organization To fund a Community Environmental Monitoring program, undertaken in partnership with The Other Media. The program will address pollution impacts of the SIPCOT Industrial Complex in Cuddalore, and grantees will also work with the medical community to expand awareness of pollution-related illnesses.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-751 Amount: $2,750 India Advisory Board

	Technology Resource Communication and Service Centre (TRCSC) To support a sustainable, community-based garden program in East Singhbhum. The organization will train community members in composting, bio-pesticides, and other sustainable approaches.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-753 Amount: $2,813 India Advisory Board

	Sakhi Kendra To support a survey of current agricultural standards, and to convene meetings for farmers in a several villages. The organization will also lead one-day workshops in each village about organic farming techniques.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-755 Amount: $2,850 India Advisory Board

	Rural Volunteers Centre To fund a two-day workshop on oil exploration in Nagaland. The workshop will bring together activists, council members, intellectuals, government officials, and indigenous land owners for the first time to discuss environmental and social concerns about oil exploration in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-756 Amount: $3,000 India Advisory Board

	M. Mani To support community mobilization and outreach in the southern city of Mettur, focusing on youth and farmers' environmental groups	Year: 2006 ID: 51-490 Amount: $1,370 India Advisory Board

	Society for Rural Education and Development To support a campaign to inform the public about the hazards of genetically-modified (GMO) crops and to promote the production and consumption of GMO-free products. The grantee will also work to convene a people's forum on the issue.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-787 Amount: $4,500 Pesticide Action Network

	Manav Adhikar Seva Samiti (MASS) To fund analysis of the social and environmental impact of the World Bank-funded Orissa Water Resources Consolidation Project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-502 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Raghunath K. Manwar Manwar's mission is to empower marginalized groups by educating them about their legally-ensured human rights. This grant will support their continuing efforts to defend the occupational safety rights of power plant workers in Gujarat.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-797 Amount: $2,000 India Advisory Board

	Vikalp Social Organization To organize consultations with forest and tribal groups in ten Indian states to examine the effects of internationally-funded forest projects. The meetings will help environmentalists and community representatives develop campaign strategies to address the challenges such projects pose to the lives and livelihoods of forest dwellers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-681 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	The Other Media To support workers and local community members as they seek remediation for mercury contamination caused by Unilever's thermometer plant in Kodaikanal. Funds will be used to coordinate the campaign with environmental groups, labor groups, and communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-752 Amount: $5,000 India Advisory Board

	Prakruthi To fund a campaign to raise awareness of water conservation issues among school children and their parents in Bangalore. In addition, Prakruthia will coordinate a water conservation-themed public mural project for schoolchildren at a public school, and organize a demonstration involving at least 500 people.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-963 Amount: $2,000 India Advisory Board

	Peoples Training and Research Centre To improve agate polishers' access to compensation for occupational diseases, as directed under national law. PTRC will establish an Advice Centre for workers, at which they can undergo medical examination and, when appropriate, be issued a certificate to claim compensation for their conditions.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-959 Amount: $5,000 India Advisory Board

	Institute for Motivating Self Employment To support the Institute's work in the community of Singur, which currently faces the threat of displacement from the construction of a car manufacturing plant. The grant will fund public hearings to offer citizens a venue in which to voice their concerns about the project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-969 Amount: $2,200 Pesticide Action Network

	Peoples Training and Research Centre To support the Occupational Health and Safety Center (OHSC) in detecting and diagnosing occupational diseases. OHSC will also organize related courses for doctors, and inform doctors of their rights regarding those diseases.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-960 Amount: $4,400 India Advisory Board

	Naveen Kumar V To create a new hands-on curriculum for high school students at a school in Tamil Nadu. Some of the themes that will be explored are waste reduction, waste management, composting, water conservation, recycling, rain water harvesting, and organic gardening.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-965 Amount: $1,400 India Advisory Board

	Janhit Foundation To fund a documentary about environmental health issues in Meeru, focusing on the effects of industrial pollution, agricultural pesticides, and chemical run-off on the Hindon River. The Janhit Foundation will also file motions with the Supreme Court of India on behalf of the affected community.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-964 Amount: $2,800 India Advisory Board

	Development Centre for Alternative Policies (DCAP) Matu Peoples' Organization works to raise awareness of the negative impacts of hydroelectric dam projects in Uttarakhand. This grant funds a variety of activities related to dam proposal, including travel to affected areas and organization of workshops for local citizens.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-957 Amount: $2,500 International Rivers

	The Other Media To support the Apna Dhaba Organic Food Stall project in Vadodara. This stall provides a space for people to enjoy reasonably priced organic food while networking with other activists and journalists and discussing the movement.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-961 Amount: $3,000 India Advisory Board

	The Other Media To fund a Community Environmental Monitoring (CEM) project. Communities in Cuddalorel will monitor, document, and publicize information on local pollution and its impacts on health and the environment.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-962 Amount: $4,000 India Advisory Board

Asia : Indonesia : 2006
	Forum Anda Li Luku Pala FALP is a forum established by the community around Laiwanggi Wanggameti National Park to improve the coordination of community groups working to protect the park. This grant will provide general support for the organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-864 Amount: $4,100 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union To fund travel for a FSPI delegation to attend a World Bank and IMF meeting in Singapore. The trip will enable FSPI to advocate on behalf of Indonesia's rural population and to build alliances with other organizations working on the same issues.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-684 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Yayasan Emiter Yayasan Emiter has been working with the local community on several projects related to sustainable farming. The grant will help to increase the community's capacity to produce organic compost and to formulate a marketing strategy for its farm products.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-818 Amount: $6,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Jaringan Kerja Sama Masyarakat Pesisir To increase the capacity of Lembaga Musyawarah Nelayan Lombok Utara (The Fishermen's Group of North Lombok) to oversee the implementation of a sustainable marine harvest and explore potential income-generating activities as alternatives to fishing.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-816 Amount: $6,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Institute for National and Democratic Studies To support research on national food policy and the role of food sovereignty: the right of people to determine their own food, agriculture, livestock, and fisheries systems. The organization will also provide informational materials on food issues to the general public.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-791 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara Sulawesi Selatan To build the capacity of AMAN SULSEL as the umbrella organization of indigenous peoples in South Sulawesi, and to initiate conflict resolution for indigenous communities in Aralle, Tabulahan, and Mambi. One aspect of that work is to support those communities' traditions of sustainable resource management.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-804 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Management Body of Marine Sanctuary This organization manages the Sebesi Island Community Base Marine Sanctuary, whose purpose is to conserve coral reef ecosystem in Sebesi Island. This grant will provide general support for the organization, particularly its sustainable development activities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-806 Amount: $3,300 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	AMA Bengkulu MA Bengkulu fights for the economic, legal, political, and environmental rights of indigenous peoples. This grant supports capacity-building programs for the people of Selupu Lebong, in order to improve their ability to negotiate with other stakeholders involved in land and development decisions in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-807 Amount: $4,847 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Yayasan Persekutuan Kampung Yayasan Persekutuan Kampung was established to strengthened the roles and positions of women in many sectors of society, and to address political, economic, social, and environmental issues. The grant will be used to conduct training on making bamboo briquettes, both to alleviate poverty and to conserve forests.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-808 Amount: $6,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Arum Jaya Farmers Group To support the Arum Jaya Farmers' Group in Cipete, Halimun National Park. The funds will be used to manage organic farming, market organic products, and conduct study visits to other farmers' groups	Year: 2006 ID: 51-809 Amount: $3,400 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Karsa Institute To enable a representative of the Karsa Institute to attend the first meeting of the International Women Leading Sustainability. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a truly global network of women dedicated to sustainability, and to plan specific actions toward that end.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-813 Amount: $1,285 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Indonesian Self Reliance Foundation (SWAMI) FC HUMA SWAMI was established to strengthen local indigenous organizations and build links with international organizations working on indigenous issues. This grant funds legal support for indigenous Kontu community members involved in litigation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-814 Amount: $6,100 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	LATONDA (Lembaga Buton Damai) To increase the capacity of the community to farm organically, to build a learning center, and to push for increases in an existing government farm support program.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-815 Amount: $6,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Karsa Institute To support an emergency response to the Jogja earthquake. The grant funds the provision of tents and emergency feeding stations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-824 Amount: $4,450 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Yayasan Puter To fund re-creation of some sustainable income-generating activities in Kecamatan Lepung. This is part of a broader effort to promote community-based participatory planning for sustainable development in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-821 Amount: $8,050 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Forum Komunikasi Radio Komunitas Lombok Barat To conduct a Community Radio Jamboree for the 19 stations in the Lombok Islands. The gathering will provide an arena for them to develop a common agenda.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-819 Amount: $2,654 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Institut Titian Perdamaian Titian Perdamaian was formed to promote values of pluralism, tolerance, and human rights. This grant will fund a documentary film about a means of conflict resolution in Maluku that can be a model for other countries.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-802 Amount: $5,500 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Telapak Telapak is involved in a wide range of environmental programs, including natural resource monitoring, reform of destructive fishing and agricultural processes, and community-based natural resource management. This grant supports a review of Telapak's activities in Aceh, including its part in tsunami recovery programs.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-823 Amount: $3,500 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	University of Indonesia To fund travel for University Representatives who will attend the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology. Those representatives will present their research on Peace Psychology in Indonesia to the meeting.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-817 Amount: $2,874 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Yayasan Rakata Alam Terbuka Rakata provides long-term assistance for refugees in the remote and tsunami-damaged areas of Meulaboh and Calang. The grant will strengthen Rakata's local partners and fund some of Rakata's operational costs.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-822 Amount: $18,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Yayasan Bahtera Nusantara Telapak is involved in a wide range of environmental programs, including research on fisheries and agriculture, protection and rehabilitation of natural ecosystems, and community-based natural resource management. The grant will be used to conduct a training session on and discussion of organic farming, and to arrange a community gathering to share experiences and knowledge.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-010 Amount: $1,322 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union Federasi Serikat Petani Indonesia (FSPI) works on such issues as agrarian reform, food sovereignty, and sustainable agriculture. This grant will allow delegates from Southeast and East Asia to travel to Mali for the World Forum on Food Sovereignty.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-912 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Dian Niaga Dian Niaga was established to market environmentally friendly products in the area. This grant supports community training in constructing a wood stove that is more efficient than those currently in use.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-011 Amount: $2,607 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Yayasan Kemala To train community members about community foundations, non governmental organizations, and English, in order to enable small groups to submit grant proposals to the appropriate funding sources.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-244 Amount: $2,783 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

Asia : Kazakhstan : 2006
	The Ecological Society Green Salvation To support Green Salvation's efforts to improve current environmental policies of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as they relate to Kazakhstan and the other Central Asian Republics. This will include an analysis of the Mittal Steel Temirtau, an EBRD project and one of the largest metallurgical plants in the world.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-909 Amount: $4,631 IFI Advisory Board

Asia : Malaysia : 2006
	Friends of Village Development To support micro-hydro projects in five rural indigenous communities in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. The systems have already proved successful in three other communities, and they are now in high demand.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-759 Amount: $4,000 Earth Island Institute

	Women's Health Rights Network WHRN works to protect the health rights of pesticide sprayers who work at oil palm plantations. This grant will fund project to create a gender-sensitive work environment for women plantation workers, in part to provide those women with better access to preventative health measures.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-968 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

Asia : Marshall Islands : 2006
	Women United Together Marshall Islands Women United Together Marshall Islands (WUTMI), an umbrella organization made up of 24 chapters, supports women who wish to serve as active agents in addressing social and environmental issues that face Marshallese society. This grant will provide general support to WUTM.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-414 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Marshall Islands Conservation Society To fund two project coordinators who will focus on issues of solid waste disposal, coastal fisheries and protected marine areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-415 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Asia : Micronesia : 2006
	The College of Micronesia Pohnpei Campus The organization builds the capacity of local groups to implement more effective, efficient and sustainable development projects in the Federated States of Micronesia. This grant will support a new outreach program to community members.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-892 Amount: $3,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Chuuk Conservation Society Chuuk Conservation Society's mission is to protect and preserve local natural resources in order to sustain community livelihoods. The grant covers basic start-up costs for this new organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-891 Amount: $3,500 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Yela Environment Landowners Association To support this organization, which works with a range of local and international stakeholders to preserve the world's only remaining intact Ka forest.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-421 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Micronesia Conservation Trust The MCT provides funds for environmental conservation and capacity-building for community organizations. This grant will support project monitoring and evaluation, including travel to isolated project sites in Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-615 Amount: $4,985 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Asia : Mongolia : 2006
	Khan Burged Herder Community Group To fund a yurt that will be a community center, training and production area and storage facility for woolen handicrafts made by women who herd sheep and camels.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-466 Amount: $4,000 Earth Island Institute

Asia : Nepal : 2006
	All Nepal Peasants' Association ANPA represents 21 different associations that promote peasants' basic rights. This grant funds different programs, including seminars on land rights and the right to food.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-597 Amount: $4,500 Pesticide Action Network

	Union for Culture, Human and Environmental Protection To heighten awareness among local residents of the rapid and human-caused decline of local wildlife	Year: 2006 ID: 51-464 Amount: $3,000 Earth Island Institute

	Shree Deep Jyoti Youth Club To strengthen community-based organizations working in the field of environmental conservation. Training sessions will focus on techniques of cultivation, harvesting, and reforestation, as well as organizational management and enterprise development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-763 Amount: $1,000 Earth Island Institute

	Shree High Altitude Herbal Growers Group To support a project to expand cultivation, harvesting, and sales of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. SHAHGG will work with local groups to manage nurseries, provide a processing plant, and help link growers to markets.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-762 Amount: $1,500 Earth Island Institute

	Red Panda Network- Nepal To fund a project to assess the status of the red panda in the Panchthar-Ilam Singhalila corridor of eastern Nepal, and to educate local communities about the species and its habitat. The information will be used in the design of community-based forest conservation programs.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-761 Amount: $2,000 Earth Island Institute

Asia : Pakistan : 2006
	Mauj To fund a series of community-level meetings to discuss various internationally-funded development projects in Pakistan.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-398 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Mauj To support the creation of special assemblies to review testimony of community members affected by the Chasma Right Bank Irrigation Project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-501 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Sungi Development Foundation To translate the IRN Action Guide for Communities Affected by Dams into the two major languages of ethnic communities facing proposed industrial water development projects. Grantees will distribute the manual to approximately 2,000 activists, government authorities, and civil society representatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-956 Amount: $2,500 International Rivers

Asia : Papua New Guinea : 2006
	Kremu Community Development Association To fund a seedling nursery and begin new forests in drought-prone savannah areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-418 Amount: $3,990 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Maisin Integrated Conservation and Development Association To support programs to expand use of traditional Maisin models of good governance and sustainable development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-419 Amount: $3,500 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Melkoi Local Environment Foundation To fund expansion of the Tivoli Wildlife Management Area to include additional land pledged for conservation by surrounding communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-420 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Maisin Integrated Conservation and Development Association MICAD voices the Maisin People's views regarding the protection of their land and natural resources. This grant funds an inventory of the region's natural resources, which is a key to helping Maisin People participate in decisions about logging in their traditional forests.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-628 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Collingwood Bay Conservation and Development Authority CCADA provides a forum in which communities can share information about important news, including government and private efforts to develop traditionally-held lands. This grant will set up two-way radios to link 42 villages with each other and with Melanesia, Inc., the organization that provides them with technical assistance on campaigns and advocacy.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-627 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Centre for Environment, People and Cultural Heritage Inc. CEPCH assists rural village communities in Papua New Guinea's Manus Province. This particular grant will support them in protecting traditional ways of managing the environment there, while promoting community eco-enterprise and development activities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-620 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Keto Welfare Group To support this women's group in planting trees on hilly, unstable and agriculturally unproductive lands.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-417 Amount: $1,824 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Barai Non-Formal Education Association To establish a community learning center that will provide a venue for community education and training. Its programs will include projects in environmental awareness, income-generation, and community development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-618 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Centre for Environmental Research and Development Inc. In April of 2006, a mining company's helicopter accidentally dropped its cargo of toxic chemicals while it was on the way to the Tolukuma gold mine, causing widespread environmental damage. This grant supports an investigation of the site and a meeting with company officials about the practice of transporting hazardous materials by helicopter.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-621 Amount: $5,700 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Bisana Education and Development Association Inc. To support youth activists who work on environmental and health issues. In particular, to fund a planning workshop and basic administrative costs for the organization	Year: 2006 ID: 51-617 Amount: $4,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Makame Community Development Association Incorporated The Makame Community Development Association works with community members in several villages in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. This grant supports programs in community development, eco-enterprises, and environmental awareness.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-616 Amount: $4,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Endugla Peace and Development Association To support environmental initiatives in the Endugla area. This grant funds a planning workshop to bring together community members, environmental organizations and church and government representatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-619 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Yame and Ifaku Clans To fund a community forestry program. Yame and Ifaku will convene a community meeting to discuss the project's objectives, organize an advocacy group to promote sustainable forest management policies, establish a tree nursery in the village, and conduct planting programs in deforested areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-890 Amount: $3,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Kaveve Conservation Management Program To support ecotourism development, including trail construction and seminars for local residents on ecotourism and conservation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-416 Amount: $2,955 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Madang Lagoon Association MLA works with local citizens and government officials to ensure effective management of the Madang Lagoon. This grant will support a strategic planning workshop, an education program, and marine monitoring activities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-887 Amount: $3,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Marine Environment Resources Team The Marine Environment Resources Team (MERT) works to promote comprehensive marine management along the south coast of Manus Island. In collaboration with other organizations, MERT will initiate a marine assessment and monitoring program, develop a full marine management plan, and explore potential income-generation and eco-tourism opportunities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-886 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Wide Bay Conservation Association To support the Wide Bay Conservation Association's work to promote participatory development processes. The aim of the effort is to empower local communities to mobilize against the threat of destructive development projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-885 Amount: $3,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	The Cuscus Clan Group To complete a guest house for ecotourism purposes that will create a sustainable income source for the community. Logging has taken on a toll on the sensitive Lake Murray ecosystem and community members want to shift to environmentally-friendly practices.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-889 Amount: $3,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Ahora Kakandetta Peoples Foundation To establish a local resource center focusing on pollution from oil palm plantations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-410 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Volitige Group To support the establishment of a Protected Area adjacent to Volitige village. The area is currently under threat from excessive resource development -- including gold mining -- by local citizens.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-888 Amount: $3,500 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Asia : Philippines : 2006
	Negros Concerns for Environmental Protection To research the effects that oil extraction activities by Japan Petroleum Exploration will have on the Tanon Strait/Visaya Seas region of the Philippines. This area provides a livelihood for the fishing villages located there, and NCEP investigate whether the pollution connected to oil extraction will likely destroy the marine habitat on which the fishing industry relies.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-758 Amount: $2,300 Earth Island Institute

	Asia Pacific Movement on Debt and Development To support APMDD as it gathers 90 participants from 13 countries in a forum on Access to Water and Power Services. The Forum will help participants understand the impact of privatization on people's access to basic services, and to develop strategies for national and international campaigns on the issue.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-707 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	PAMANA KA Sa Pilipinas PAMANA Ka Sa Pilipinas is a national alliance of community-based Marine Protected Areas, and it works to protect both the natural environment and the livelihoods of small fishers. This grant supports PAMANA Ka Sa Pilipinas in a campaign to delineate enforcement boundaries for 22 coastal municipalities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-799 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Derepá te Erumanen ne Menuvù Derepa te Erumanen ne Menuvù is an indigenous organization active in conflict resolution and youth leadership development. This grant will provide bridge funding for the organization, which is working with its many partners to arrange longer-term support.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-800 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Advocates of Science and Technology for the People To fund a study of the human and environmental impacts of small-scale mining in the Philippines.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-467 Amount: $4,000 Earth Island Institute

	La Bugal B'laan Tribal Association Inc The Bugal B'laan Tribal Association works to unite the indigenous peoples of the Philippines in order to develop a deeper sense of identity and to promote common campaigns. This grant will focus on strengthening the capacity of member-communities to assert their rights over their ancestral lands and to protect those lands from ill-planned development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-626 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Kalikasan--People's Network for the Environment To fund a skills workshop for grassroots organizations to help them better implement advocacy and environmental campaigns. The workshop will enable grassroots organizations, especially those affected directly by environmentally destructive projects such as large-scale mining and commercial logging, to make their networking, campaigns, and advocacy more effective.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-757 Amount: $2,300 Earth Island Institute

	Philippines Community Organizer Society The Philippine Community Organizers’ Society (PhilCOS), is an association of direct and indirect community organizers involved with social, environmental and political movements. This grant will fund a mobilization in opposition to the planned transformation of the Philippine Congress into a Constituent Assembly.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-803 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Samahang Tribo sa Dulo ng Timog Palawan (SAMBILOG) To fund the Solidarity March for Land and Life. The indigenous people of South Palawan, together with long- time settlers, will take to the highways for a historic March from Rio Tuba to Puerto Princesa.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-801 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Tarigunay’t Bukidnon dut Kalindaan (NATABUK)_Federation, Incorporated NATABUK is the umbrella organization of eight Indigenous Peoples Organizations in Southern Mindanao. The grant funds several projects to support indigenous communities' land claims under the Ancestral Domain provisions of Philippine law.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-810 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Inenakan En Ni Apù Putian The Inenekan en ni Apù Putian works to help the indigenous Lumad people strengthen their traditional societal structure and maintain their way of life. This grant supports them in purchasing equipment for a plant nursery and creating a revolving fund to support small-scale agricultural production.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-811 Amount: $5,000 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Bigkis-Lakas ng Maliliit na Mangingisda To support the rehabilitation of Balanacan Cove, particularly its mangroves. Also to generate additional income for local residents and to promote local eco-tourism.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-812 Amount: $3,200 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

	Pesticide Action Network Philippines To fund a project entitled Monitoring of Aerial Spraying of Pesticides in Digos, Davao del Sur. The project will investigate specific impacts that pesticide spraying at a nearby banana plantation has had on local residents.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-966 Amount: $3,000 Pesticide Action Network

Asia : Russia : 2006
	Association of Indigenous People of Irkutsk To fund the demarcation of and resource inventories in Evenk traditional lands, a prerequisite for getting them designated Territories of Traditional Land Use.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-468 Amount: $3,000 Earth Island Institute

	Student Nature Protection Squad Manchzhur To organize a series of campaigns to dispose of solid waste in the Far Eastern State Marine Biosphere Reserve.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-456 Amount: $1,873 Russia Advisory Board

	Clean City Association of Russia To fund portable laboratories to conduct water quality testing in rivers and lakes in the Tatarstan Republic.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-460 Amount: $1,000 Earth Island Institute

	Nature Protection Squad Berkut To fund an expedition to the site of a proposed dam on the Amur River, and to develop printed materials and electronic presentations on the dam's possible consequences.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-536 Amount: $1,986 Russia Advisory Board

	The Amur Regional Children's Public Organization "Green World" To fund an environmental education program and to create and distribute an ecological newspaper. The newspaper will present discussions of urgent environmental problems in Eastern Russia, as well as practical recommendations on the implementation of current Russian legislation concerning wildlife management.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-843 Amount: $1,956 Russia Advisory Board

	Environmental Watch on North West Caucasus To pressure a gas company to comply with environmental standards in the Taman Peninsula, and to push for compensation for past environmental damage.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-505 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Three T To fund a meeting of youths, activists, and tourists in the Kuzbass area, in order to raise environmental awareness and to present methods of waste recycling. The grantee organization will also organize a clean-up action in the forest area around the meeting place.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-841 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Tobolsk Ecological Society To fund an effort to create a Specially Protected Territory on the left bank of the Irtysh River. The purpose of the project is to ensure protection of the area's unique biodiversity, especially its rare and endangered plants and animals.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-840 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Children Youth Group "UNEK" To fund a project aimed at improving the ecological condition of the River Om, a possible alternative source of drinking water for the population of Kalachinsk area, Omsk Oblast. The project will monitor the banks of the River Om to locate and document the illegal dumps, industrial sewage, and cattle graveyards that lead to environmental degradation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-836 Amount: $1,500 Russia Advisory Board

	Association of Sustainable Human Settlements Development To promote the participation of local youth in developing and implementing sustainable and environmentally friendly housing construction techniques in the Akademgorodok district of Novosibirsk. Also to promote collaborative actions between local youth, administration and business through a series of meetings and roundtable discussions.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-923 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Krasnoyarsk Regional Public Organization Ecological Association Top help change consumer attitudes toward the local environment through the production of anti-consumption advertisements. By conducting seminars in colleges and universities, the organization will attract creative young activists to create the commercials.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-833 Amount: $1,925 Russia Advisory Board

	Great Baikal Trail Association To support community environmental education in and around Elkhorn Island, which is threatened by oil pipeline construction and industrial pollution.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-469 Amount: $1,250 Earth Island Institute

	Center of Ecological Policy and Information To support an awareness campaign entitled Know What You Are Buying, which will help to protect the rights of Tomsk citizens to safe food products. In response to numerous requests from local consumers, the Center will carry out an evaluation of popular food products in the local market to identify genetically-modified ingredients, and then issue Red and Green lists of food manufacturers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-837 Amount: $1,915 Russia Advisory Board

	Taiga Research and Protection Agency To involve public organizations and individual citizens in nature protection activities in the mountainous Shoria area. The Taiga Research and Protection Agency will, among other activities, gather and distribute information about the Green Movement in Russia and organize a seminar on nature protection initiatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-828 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Tomsk Ecological Student Inspection To fund a project to preserve and develop recreational zones in the city of Tomsk. The group will identify and clean up the abandoned city park, involve local citizens in project activities, and establish communication between local population and authorities on the issue of green recreational zones in the city.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-829 Amount: $1,975 Russia Advisory Board

	Public Ecological Network of Sakha Republic To fund a review of a portion of the Eastern Siberia -- Pacific Ocean Pipeline Project. The construction of the internationally-funded pipeline is being conducted in violation of Russian environmental legislation, and without any coordination with local authorities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-830 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Resource Center Regional Activist Network To support a project to reduce the social, economic, ecological, and cultural risks of oil terminal construction in Kozmino bay, Primorskyi Krai. The grantee will conduct public seminars and meetings, carry out a public ecological evaluation of the terminal construction materials, and assist in the creation of local citizens' groups to monitor the project at the local level.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-831 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Studying Rare Animals To support a scientific survey of endangered bird species in the Inia River Valley in the Western Altai.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-455 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Non Commercial Partnership Development of Ecological Tourism in Prymorie The organization works to protect and preserve the nature, culture and traditions of Prymorskyi Krai through developing and promoting ecotourism in the region. This grant will be used to define significant tourist sites in the forested areas of Prymorksja Oblast and gain them the status of Specially Protected Areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-832 Amount: $1,800 Russia Advisory Board

	Public Garden Fund To fund research on laws regarding protection of municipal "green areas," as well as discussions of ways to that protection more effective.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-450 Amount: $1,570 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Zoosphere To fund children's art competitions, entitled Wild Animals of the Homeland, ' in Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Omsk and Barnaul. Also to organize an exhibition of the best illustrations, to publish and distribute a catalog of those illustrations, and to distribute free copies to ecological organizations in Siberia and the Russian Far East.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-835 Amount: $1,980 Russia Advisory Board

	Tourist Club Horizon To support preservation of the unique linden garden that was planted in 1870 by Cossacks, and which is now being cut down by local woodcarvers. The grantee organization will collaborate with forestry officials to obtain protected status for the linden garden.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-834 Amount: $1,555 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Iris To support the study and documentation of rare and endangered animals and plants in two territories: Shelabolihinskyi and Kamenskyi, Altai Krai. The booklet will be printed and distributed to schools and other public organizations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-839 Amount: $1,701 Russia Advisory Board

	Tomsk Regional Public Children Organization House of Nature To support restoration of the Bogashevskyi cedar forest, a local nature reserve.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-430 Amount: $1,992 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Eco-Oko To involve tourists and local residents in activities opposing construction of a dam on the Katun River.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-438 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	NGO Ecopatrol To support a campaign to bring about proper enforcement of logging regulations in Primorski Krai.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-437 Amount: $2,383 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Parks Restoration To support collaborative efforts among local groups to preserve parks and create "green zones" in the city of Krasnoyarsk.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-436 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Zakaznik Birskyi To fund a series of expeditions to determine the number of surviving Amur tigers and their prey, and to estimate the scale of logging operations in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-435 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Bird Protection To fund a project to restore rare baloban falcons to Southern Siberia.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-434 Amount: $1,964 Russia Advisory Board

	Altai Eco-Leaders To strengthen and expand a coalition of environmental groups in six different regions of Altai Krai.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-433 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Union of Kamchadals To support detection and monitoring of salmon poaching in remote areas of Kamchatka.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-452 Amount: $1,979 Russia Advisory Board

	Club of Shorskyi Park Friends To fund an information campaign on the traditional homelands of indigenous peoples, and to investigate a proposed copper mine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-431 Amount: $1,750 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Spodvizhnik To support research on the links between pollution and cancer cases in Krasnoyarsk, to publicize that information, and to prepare policy recommendations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-441 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Youth Branch of Citizens Center on Nuclear Non-Proliferation To involve the youth of Krasnoyarsk in a public awareness campaign concerning the dangers of ongoing nuclear activities in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-429 Amount: $1,981 Russia Advisory Board

	Ecological Center Strizh To support creation of a specially protected nature territory at Kolarovskie Lake in the Tomsk region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-428 Amount: $1,702 Russia Advisory Board

	Citizens Center on Nuclear Non-Proliferation To fund independent research on radiation in the Krasnoyarsk area and to locate and remove radioactive materials from designated areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-427 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group of Chita Journalists To fund an information campaign in Chitinskaja Oblast about the possible negative consequences of the planned Amazarskyi cellulose factory and Novoberozivskyi lead mine. Also to organize a roundtable discussion of possible next steps against the developments.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-846 Amount: $2,098 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Editorial Board of the Steppe Bulletin The organization works to promote activity aimed at steppe protection and preservation in the countries of the former USSR. This grant will be used to publish and distribute an edition of 'The Steppe Bulletin.'	Year: 2006 ID: 51-850 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Center Nomad To fund a new series of workshops, entitled A Garden of My Dream, in which forest experts share their experience in creating parks other open spaces. As a result of the project, three communities in the Buryatiya Republic will create their own parks.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-849 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group at Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University To support a DNA-based analysis of genetically-modified crops in agricultural products in the Amur Oblast. Results will be distributed to local citizens via the local press, and will be presented at regional ecological conferences.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-847 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Public Union Ecoformat To support the creation of a recreational zone, including ecological trails, in the Tomsk region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-432 Amount: $1,989 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Balamut To support youth programs to clean up a nature area near Krasnoyarsk and to build a path for tourists visiting caves there.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-446 Amount: $1,998 Russia Advisory Board

	Khabarovsk Regional Public Organization The Center of Medical and Ecological Problems To implement a study of the impact of smoke from wildfires on the children of Khabarovsk Krai, and to develop and publish recommendations based on that research.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-453 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Student Ecological Organization Planet To fund a pilot project to organize the separation and recycling of municipal waste in three districts of Barnaul city.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-448 Amount: $1,500 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Eco-We To fund monitoring of bird populations in Academgorodok, and to involve the local population in protection efforts.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-451 Amount: $1,600 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Vega-Spas To support an expedition to study the condition of the Chulym River and the sources of pollution there, and to organize discussions about the results.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-449 Amount: $1,287 Russia Advisory Board

	Sakhalin Environment Watch To monitor whether the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) follows its own environmental standards in considering the Sakhalin II oil and gas project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-399 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Nature Protection Squad Bars To support this student organization in organizing an information campaign about a proposed dam on the Amur River. The group will visit seven settlements near the proposed dam site and conduct polling and public discussions there.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-537 Amount: $1,985 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group ART To support work to decrease the negative impact from gold mining on the Bii-Hem River Basin in the Tavy Republic. Initiative Group ART will research the current water composition and status of aquatic life in the river, create and distribute a video on river pollution there, and inform local communities of their environmental rights under Russian law.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-853 Amount: $1,959 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Alternative To fund projects to clean up springs, lakes and a river in the Kuznetskyi Alatau nature reserve.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-439 Amount: $1,535 Russia Advisory Board

	Regional Public Organization Tolkyn To support a campaign to protect the Arzhan-Suu spring and to influence government at various levels to protect natural sites in the Altai.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-447 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Children for Peace In the World To support a youth program seeking to restore a pine forest in the city of Sosnovoborsk.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-440 Amount: $1,996 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group River Transport Workers Protecting the Nature To fund the restoration of the protected territory near Moryakovskaja village, including the establishment of environmental monitoring squads.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-445 Amount: $1,964 Russia Advisory Board

	Public Organization Ascention To support a project aimed at applying principles of ecological management to local industries. The organization will carry out an opinion poll of local industry representatives, a training seminar for non-profit organizations, and a roundtable discussion that will include local citizens, government officials, and industry representatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-852 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	?cological Public Centre of the Republic Sakha (Yakutia) A proposed dam on the River Olekma will flood a major portion of a nature reserve. This grant will support a campaign to inform the local population about environmental impacts of the proposed dam, a local opinion poll, and public meetings with government representatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-851 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Ecocenter Flamingo To support a campaign to protect a rare and endangered flower, the Siberian Kandyk, which local residents gather and sell each spring.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-444 Amount: $1,999 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Rostok To engage local youth in a clean-up and restoration campaign for the Zelenyi reservoir, in the Omsk region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-443 Amount: $1,650 Russia Advisory Board

	Novosibirsk Regional Social Committee for Water Protection To support a variety of programs protect rare and endangered fish in the Ob River.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-442 Amount: $1,984 Russia Advisory Board

	Krasnoyarsk Regional Ecological Union To inform the public of environmental and social impacts of several large infrastructure projects in the Lower Angara region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-454 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Kemerovo Regional Public Organization Committee on Usinsky Manganese To fund a campaign -- including public debates, legal action, and environmental monitoring -- against a proposed manganese mine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-426 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Bureau for Regional Outreach Campaigns To improve BROC's transportation and logistical resources so that they may better monitor key extractive industry operations. The activities to be monitored include illegal logging and fishing, as well as some questionable activities concerning mining, offshore drilling, and oil and gas pipelines.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-629 Amount: $5,000 Friends of the Earth

	Buryat Regional Amalgamation of Lake Baikal To support a field study of the exploratory uranium mine sites in the area surrounding Lake Baikal, and to produce a handbook on the hazards of uranium. Despite limits on the scale of mining currently taking place, levels of uranium in the local drinking water continue to rise.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-764 Amount: $4,000 Earth Island Institute

	Initiative Group No to Timber Wastes To contribute to forest conservation by encouraging more efficient utilization of felled logs and processing of timber waste. The grant will be used to draw the attention of the local administration, businesses and the population to the issue of full processing of timber, and to organize the removal of timber waste from logging areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-940 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group "The Children of the Sea" To fund seminars and the development of youth projects aimed at decreasing the human impact on coastal and marine areas. The best projects will be implemented in collaboration with local businesses involved in implementing eco-technologies.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-920 Amount: $1,930 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Kochevnik To increase environmental activity of local youth in the Republic of Buryatiya. Initiative Group Kochevnik will form an environmental organization of students from local universities, arrange a trip for them to the Baikal Nature Reserve, and support them in arranging further collaborative ventures.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-921 Amount: $1,955 Russia Advisory Board

	Foundation for Sustainable Development of Altai To publish a brochure on the results of an environmental workshop attended by representatives from local schools and staff from Specially Protected Nature Areas. The workshop established a collaborative relationship between local middle schools and nature parks, which in turn has led to joint projects, information exchange, and ecological tours.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-922 Amount: $1,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Far Eastern Environmental Public Interest Organization Ecodal To carry out a series of seminars entitled: Non-Governmental Organization Activity under the New Legal Framework in Russia. Also to organize meetings of environmental activists in Khabarovsk, and to publicize those meetings in the mass media.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-944 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Group Forest Guardians To fund a workshop for 15 youth organizations involved in reforestation and forest preservation activities in Novosibirsk Oblast. The results of the workshop will be summarized in a booklet which will be distributed among local schools.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-942 Amount: $2,000 Russia Advisory Board

	Public Organization Bemby To fund a clean-up of the local specially-protected area Cedar Ecopark. The group will place trash bins in the Ecopark and build fences around it to prevent the damage caused by motorists and grazing cattle.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-941 Amount: $1,990 Russia Advisory Board

	Initiative Youth Group Tayezhnyi Krai To carry out an education campaign to protect the rare flowers of the Botanical Garden of Vladivostok and the adjacent areas. Teams of youth will monitor the garden, educate tourists and locals, and organize environmentally-focused lectures in local schools.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-228 Amount: $1,188 Russia Advisory Board

Asia : Samoa : 2006
	Asaga Village Council To support the Asaga Village Council in protecting the adjoining mangrove forest.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-411 Amount: $4,500 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Women's Committee of Fusi Safata To support a community improvement program aimed at addressing local waste management concerns. The organization will obtain and install rubbish bins in the village.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-883 Amount: $2,500 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Fusi Women's Committee To support an environmental awareness program focused on a freshwater spring and area coral reefs.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-412 Amount: $2,500 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

	Village Council of Vaipouli To redirect a river that now threatens coastal villages due to climate change influences. This traditional village council is made of up of representatives from families in each village and meets regularly to deliberate on issues regarding the development, environment, and health needs of these communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-884 Amount: $1,746 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Asia : Solomon Islands : 2006
	Tanagai Rural Centre Tanagai Rural Centre is establishing itself as a model farm/farmers club, bringing members together to learn methods of agriculture that will benefit the community at large. The grant will be used to develop a well -- using a solar-powered submersible pump -- for the community of Bota.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-894 Amount: $7,800 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Asia : South Korea : 2006
	Green Korea United To support salmon conservation in the Namdaecheon River, as well as an outreach and public awareness program.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-513 Amount: $3,600 China Advisory Board

Asia : Sri Lanka : 2006
	Vikalpani National Federation To support this coalition of women's groups in commemorating World Anti-Pesticide Day and establishing an information center that will provide information on the dangers of pesticide use.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-598 Amount: $4,000 Pesticide Action Network

Asia : Thailand : 2006
	Earth Rights Student Union The EarthRights Student Union (ERSU) is comprised of EarthRights School alumni who pursue environmental work in their communities. This grant will support ERSU members in holding seminars on current environmental and human rights issues	Year: 2006 ID: 51-854 Amount: $3,500 Special Opportunities Fund

	Palang Thai Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has developed a power development plan which calls for the construction of 28 new hydropower dams. This grant supports Palang Thai's work with Vietnamese energy experts to assess the viability of the EVN plan, and to explore alternatives that emphasize decentralized energy, supply-side efficiency, demand-side management, and renewable energy.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-570 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

	Kachin Environmental Organization To support KEO's efforts to document the effects a series of dams will have on the communities located in the Irrawaddy River watershed. Activities will include compiling and evaluating existing field research, conducting three months' worth of additional studies, and planning an advocacy campaign directed at the dams' international sponsors.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-784 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	Thailand Land Reform Network To support efforts to gain formal recognition of villagers' farms in state-owned regions, to promote a progressive land tax, and to promote greater public awareness of land and natural resource disputes.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-499 Amount: $7,500 IFI Advisory Board

	SEARIN To increase communication and cooperation among Chinese, Burmese, and Thai organizations working on Salween River dam issues. This will enable increased contact with involved international organizations and contribute to the ever-growing and strengthening movement against mega-dam development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-611 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

	Karen Environmental and Social Action Network The goal of KESAN is to increase the capacity of the Karen people to sustainably manage their state's forest resources. This grant will be used to establish a traditional medicine garden and center, to provide training in traditional medicine, and to produce a training manual.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-008 Amount: $4,806 Samdhana Institute Indonesia

Asia : Turkey : 2006
	Bugday Association for Supporting Ecological Living To provide information about food and healthy eating to children, and to raise their awareness of the links between food production, distribution, and consumption and the environment. Bugday will also use the funds to offer children a Living Learning Space where they can experience nature, natural cycles, and food production.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-638 Amount: $4,500 Friends of the Earth

	Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive The Initiative's work focuses on the proposed Ilisu dam project on the Tigris River, would flood the town of Hasankeyf and hundreds of significant cultural sites; displace at least 55,000 people, and destroy a unique ecosystem in the upper Tigris Valley. The grant provides general support for the Initiative.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-958 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

Asia : Vanuatu : 2006
	Wantok Environment Centre To expand the capacity of the organization to provide environmental legal services.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-413 Amount: $5,000 Pacific Islands Advisory Board

Central America/Caribbean : Belize : 2006
	Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management he Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) protects the ecological integrity of the Sarstoon Temash National Park and employs its resources for the economic, cultural and social benefit of indigenous people of the region. This grant supports SATIM in a campaign to stop, or at least limit, oil and gas exploration and development in the Park.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-706 Amount: $8,000 Central America Advisory Board

Central America/Caribbean : Costa Rica : 2006
	Asociación de Desarrollo Integral del Territorio Indígena de Talamanca To support efforts to conserve the biodiversity of the Bribri Talamanca indigenous territory in Costa Rica. Specifically, funds will support two groups that will monitor the widespread illegal logging in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-485 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación Union Norte por la Vida To conduct an in-depth analysis of a mining company's environmental impact statement concerning a large gold mine project in the San Carlos area. Initial investigation points to some glaring problems with the company's plans, which may warrant modification or cancellation of the project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-632 Amount: $4,000 Friends of the Earth

Central America/Caribbean : El Salvador : 2006
	Grupo Ecológico Las Palmas To fund a program through which the youth of Las Palmas work to reforest the region. The program includes workshops on seed collection and germination, construction of tree nurseries, and the formation of reforestation brigades.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-634 Amount: $4,000 Friends of the Earth

Central America/Caribbean : Guatemala : 2006
	Grupo Asociado Salvando al Lago de Chichoj To fund a multi-media campaign --including TV, radio, posters, and printed materials -- to protect and conserve Chichoj Lake. That lake is threatened by pollution, and by the resulting proliferation of several invasive plant species.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-477 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación Guatemalteca de Alcaldes y Autoridaeds Indigenas To support a campaign to ensure that indigenous people are consulted and their rights are upheld in respect to their natural resources. Activities include awareness-building workshops for the general population, meetings with local mayors and civil employees, and presentation of the group's concerns to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-690 Amount: $3,800 Central America Advisory Board

	Círculo Ambiental Círculo Ambiental promotes the sustainable use of natural resources to improve the lives of people in the western region of Nicaragua. This grant will support work to identify the principal Green Areas that exist within the City of Quetzaltenango, and to outline the impacts of infrastructure projects near these areas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-689 Amount: $3,200 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación Ulew Che' Ja' To fund a campaign to protect endangered Guatemalan fir trees (pinabete) from being cut illegally to be used as Christmas trees in Guatemala City. The organization will work to protect the pinabete by transporting and strategically locating 50 monitors in forests of Tontonicapan department between November 23 and December 23.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-796 Amount: $2,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Pueblo Partisans To fund a project with the Tanhoc Agricultural Cooperative, an indigenous community that was displaced during Guatemala's civil war. Specifically, funds will support the creation and promotion of a traditional Mayan forest garden, which will improve both ecological conditions in the area and the health of the community.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-878 Amount: $3,500 Rainforest Action Network

	Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura To support a series of leadership workshops in five different communities of the Alitlán river basin. This is part of a larger effort to promote cultural and biological diversity in the Mesoamerican region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-478 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

Central America/Caribbean : Honduras : 2006
	Asociación de Mujeres Indígenas Miskitas To support MIMAT in organizing workshops on natural resources and creating funding proposals. MIMAT brings together indigenous women's groups and others to support ancestral rights to land, resources, and traditional cultures.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-480 Amount: $2,900 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación La Ruta Moskitia To fund promotion of ecotourism in the Moskitia region, particularly projects that will improve livelihoods of indigenous families.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-481 Amount: $3,600 Central America Advisory Board

	Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña To fund a number of programs addressing threats to Garifuna communities, particularly San Juan and Triunfo de la Cruz. Those programs include building alliances with leaders in other sectors, keeping communities better informed, and raising awareness of the impact of internationally-financed projects in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-699 Amount: $3,500 Central America Advisory Board

	Patronatos de las Comunidades de Los Angeles y Paulaya To support a small-scale hydroelectric project being undertaken in conjunction with international funders and two other Greengrants grantees. The grant will also fund coordination with the forest service to implement a plan for the sustainable handling of watersheds in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-700 Amount: $2,700 Central America Advisory Board

	Patronato de la Comunidad de Río Negro No. 1 To support a small-scale hydroelectric project being undertaken in conjunction with international funders and two other Greengrants grantees. The grant will also fund coordination with the forest service to implement a plan for the sustainable handling of watersheds in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-702 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Patronato de la Comunidad de La Nueva Esperanza To support a small-scale hydroelectric project being undertaken in conjunction with international funders and two other Greengrants grantees. The grant will also fund coordination with the forest service to implement a plan for the sustainable handling of watersheds in the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-701 Amount: $2,700 Central America Advisory Board

	Federación de Patronatos de Puerto Lempira The Federación de Patronatos de Puerto Lempira works to increase community members' quality of life by helping them manage their local resources. This grant supports the organization in acquiring legal registration, a process that is extremely difficult for small rural organizations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-705 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Consejo Ancianos Miskitos To support a number of projects that will support the sustainable handling of natural resources among indigenous communities in La Moskitia region of Honduras. Projects include management of solid waste, creation of an ecotourism program, and reforestation of communal watersheds in the coastal region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-704 Amount: $3,400 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación de Pescadores Indígenas Artesanales de Brus Laguna To support this association of artisanal fishermen in seeking improved means of processing their catch. These fishermen play a key role in promoting the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources and coastal lagoons.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-479 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Patronato Pro-Majoramiento El Cacao To improve the community's capacity to sustainably manage the Laguna de Cacao. In particular, the Patronato Pro-Mejoramiento de El Cacao will create an action plan to improve management of natural resources in the area	Year: 2006 ID: 51-703 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación Popular para el Desarrollo Integral To support communities in updating their strategic plan for sustainable community development. Funds will be used for a baseline analysis of four communities in the area, as well as a planning workshop for leaders of grassroots organizations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-795 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indigenas de Honduras To fund the first National Conference on the Defense of Water and Rivers. The Conference will bring together farmers, fisher people, indigenous representatives and many others to develop a plan of action for the defense of Honduran water resources.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-558 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

Central America/Caribbean : Jamaica : 2006
	Jamaica Environment Trust To provide general support for the organization, which works to ensure the best possible stewardship of Jamaica's natural environment through a range of programs designed to protect natural resources, increase environmental awareness and advocacy in civil society, and ensure inclusion of environmental issues in development planning.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-676 Amount: $5,000 Special Opportunities Fund

Central America/Caribbean : Nicaragua : 2006
	Asociación Nacional de las Comunidades Asociacion Nacional de las Comunidades (SUKAWALA) supports sixty-five indigenous Mayangna communities in three regions of Nicaragua. This grant will support the organization in defending traditional property, protecting the environment, and promoting indigenous culture.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-484 Amount: $3,500 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación de Productores de Plátano y Guineo de Rivas To support four exchange visits between small-scale banana producers in in the Siuna and Rivas areas. This initiative focuses on improving environmental management and improving the productivity of the farmers involved.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-577 Amount: $4,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Eddy Francisco Maradiaga Alduvin To support the subsistence fishing community of Padre Ramos in implementing resource management and ecotourism plans.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-465 Amount: $4,000 Earth Island Institute

	Fundación para Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer y la Juventud Rural To support the La Ostional community in handling solid waste, which has increased as the community has become popular among tourists. Specifically, funds will support a campaign to improve the community trash system, to clean trash from a local river basin, and to hold workshops for community members.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-691 Amount: $2,750 Central America Advisory Board

	Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria Carlos Díaz Cajina Número uno, R. L. To support the cooperative's campaign to analyze rural tourism in the area and to identify new environmentally-friendly tourist opportunities that will be beneficial for the community. Activities will include workshops with community members and creation of an action plan.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-697 Amount: $3,000 Central America Advisory Board

	Fundación Mujer y Desarrollo Comunitario To construct an online resource for rural women to gain information on such income-generating activities as farming and small-scale enterprises. The organization will also hold workshops to help women learn to utilize the online information, and to take advantage of opportunities for economic advancement and political participation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-696 Amount: $2,900 Central America Advisory Board

	Cooperativa de Promoción y Desarrollo Rural Sostenible de Nicaragua To fund a survey and analysis of cooperatives working toward sustainable development on the Isla de Ometepe. The grant will also support possible creation of a union of cooperatives that can seek funding from international donors.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-483 Amount: $3,800 Central America Advisory Board

	Asociación Nacional de Cluster y Redes locales para el Desarrollo To identify and develop the benefits of rural tourism for the communities that neighbor the Madera volcano on Isla de Ometepe. Ecotourism can provide economic growth that is both sustainable and beneficial to the residents of this popular tourist destination.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-482 Amount: $3,900 Central America Advisory Board

	Servicios Ecumenicos de Formación Cristina en Centroamerica, Centro de Investigación In rural Tola, unregulated development of hotels and infrastructure for tourists and the urban wealthy has affected vast coastal areas. The grant will fund investigation of the situation, mobilization of community members, and advocacy with local authorities for protection of the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-695 Amount: $2,600 Central America Advisory Board

	Unión de Cooperativas Ganaderos y Agricultores de Quilali The Unión de Cooperativas Ganaderos y Agricultores de Quilali (UGAQ) is a cooperative representing the farming sector. This grant will provide general support for the organization, and strengthen its capacity to provide technical assistance for sustainable development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-692 Amount: $2,750 Central America Advisory Board

	Programa Campesino a Campesino de la Unión Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos Programa Campesino a Campesino (PCaC) supports the development of alternative technologies that can be assembled with resources available to family farmers. This grant will send one member of PCaC to Turrialba, Costa Rica to attend a course on monitoring carbon use, sustainable forestry, and conservation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-794 Amount: $1,500 Central America Advisory Board

	Union de Cooperativas Agropecuarias para el Desarrollo Rural Sostenible de Nicaragua Ciudad Dario R.L. To support a campaign to alleviate the need for large amounts of firewood in the Matagalpa region of Nicaragua, where the land is dry and firewood is scarce. The campaign will focus on designing and constructing new stoves that will utilize biogas and decrease the need for firewood.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-694 Amount: $2,500 Central America Advisory Board

	Federación Nacional de Cooperativas (FENACOOP, R.L.) To fund a study that will examine both opportunities and threats that the Free Trade Agreement between Europe and Central America poses to small Central American producers working in the agricultural sector. The results of the study will be used for workshops and strategy-building around the issue.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-698 Amount: $5,000 Central America Advisory Board

Europe : Belarus : 2006
	International Public Organization Ecosphere To send an Ecosphere member to the PAN Europe Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy. Learning from the experiences of a wide range of groups working on the same issue will aid in Ecosphere's effort to reduce pesticide use in Belarus.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-649 Amount: $932 Pesticide Action Network

Europe : Bulgaria : 2006
	Nacionalno Dvizenie Priately na Zemiata To raise public awareness of the presence of pesticide residue on foods, and to increase public participation in the national management of toxic substances. More specifically. the grant supports the writing, publishing and distribution of a critique of the current system of pesticide regulation and a set of suggestions on how the management of pesticides can be improved.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-635 Amount: $4,610 Friends of the Earth

	Federation Green Balkans/Coalition Cyanide-free Bulgaria To support efforts to persuade European institutions not to fund a cyanide-leaching gold mine at Chelopech.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-495 Amount: $3,200 IFI Advisory Board

	Martianopol Foundation To launch a variety of different programs encouraging alternatives to the use of pesticides, non-organic fertilizers, and other chemicals in local agriculture. These will include a media campaign, education and information initiatives, published bulletins, and an educational seminar.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-603 Amount: $4,338 Pesticide Action Network

	Nacionalno Dvizenie Priately na Zemiata National Movement "Priately na Zemiata" has been working on pesticide issues for the last three years. This grant enables them to send a representative to the PAN Europe Conference, which in turn will help them in their campaign to decrease pesticide use on local crops.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-644 Amount: $866 Pesticide Action Network

	Environmental Association Za Zemiata Za Zemiata (For the Earth) aims to develop sustainable alternatives to socially and environmentally harmful activities. This grant supports opposition to international funding of the Strouma Motorway, which will interfere with the Kresna Gorge ecosystem.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-911 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Association for Sustainable Environmental Solutions To support the Tour of the Tomato, a traveling public awareness event that will make stops in many Bulgarian cities and towns. The purpose of the Tour is to raise awareness of genetically-modified organisms (GMO's) and other environment-related agricultural issues.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-005 Amount: $2,000 Friends of the Earth

Europe : Czech Republic : 2006
	Children of the Earth Club for Sustainable Transportation The Czech Ministry of Transport has requested a loan from the European Investment Bank to support road infrastructure projects, including one high-speed highway that would affect endangered species and damage an environmentally sensitive area. This grant will support work at local, national, and EU levels to oppose the project and propose alternative road locations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-910 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

Europe : Hungary : 2006
	Reflex Environmental Association To support a signature drive in four Hungarian cities that will urge the European Union to stop the construction of new nuclear power plants in the EU and to invest massively in saving energy and developing renewable energy sources. The association hopes to collect at least 8,000 signatures during the campaign.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-636 Amount: $2,520 Friends of the Earth

	Eszak Magyarorszagi Biokultura Egyesulet Biokultura promotes the production and consumption of organic agricultural products throughout Hungary. This grant funds an international seminar on organic farming, with an emphasis on practical organic farming methods.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-596 Amount: $1,200 Pesticide Action Network

	Center for Environmental Studies To enable a representative of CES to attend the PAN Europe Annual Conference. He will then be able to apply the experiences of a wide range of anti-pesticide groups to CES's work in developing a national pesticide reduction scheme for Hungary.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-645 Amount: $663 Pesticide Action Network

Europe : Macedonia : 2006
	Macedonian Association of Doctors for the Environment To fund travel by the president of MADE to the Annual PAN-Europe Conference in Bologna, Italy. By networking with other organizations addressing pesticide issues, MADE will be able to develop more effective projects in its own region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-709 Amount: $1,281 Pesticide Action Network

	Eco-Sense To support the Tour of the Tomato, a traveling public awareness event that will make stops in many Macedonian cities and towns. The purpose of the Tour is to raise awareness of genetically-modified organisms (GMO's) and other environment-related agricultural issues.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-950 Amount: $2,000 Friends of the Earth

Europe : Poland : 2006
	Workshop for All Beings To support local activities opposing possible involvement by the EU and international financial institutions in the construction of expressway through the Augustowska Forest in northeast Poland. The grant will support a public awareness campaign on environmental issues in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-497 Amount: $6,238 IFI Advisory Board

	Stowarzyszenie Ekologiczno-Kulturalne Klub Gaja To fund creation of an in-depth monitoring program of dam construction throughout Poland. This will include tracking the expenditure of public and international funds for hydro-engineering projects, as well as publishing that information on the internet.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-858 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

Europe : Romania : 2006
	Information Center on GMOs To support the GM-Free Tomato Tour, which will promote agricultural production without the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO's). The Information Center on GMOs will also launch a national campaign pressuring the Romanian government to take a more cautious stance on GM crops and foods.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-949 Amount: $2,000 Friends of the Earth

Europe : Slovak Republic : 2006
	Oikos To send an OIKOS member to the PAN Europe Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy. Learning from the experiences of a wide range of groups working on the same issue will aid in OIKOS's effort to reduce pesticide use in Slovakia.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-650 Amount: $890 Pesticide Action Network

	Center for Sustainable Alternatives Support To send the CEPTA director to the PAN Europe Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy. He will be chairing a panel discussion entitled Alternatives to Chemical Crop Production from the Point of View of Producers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-647 Amount: $1,143 Pesticide Action Network

Europe : Slovenia : 2006
	Ecology, Cultural diversity, Health To develop ECHo's webpage so that it may serve as a tool to inform the public about pesticides, their dangers, and their alternatives. The grant will also allow ECHo to translate some key documents into Slovenian, and to produce press releases and other materials.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-785 Amount: $798 Pesticide Action Network

	Focus Association for Sustainable Development To support FASD's project entitled The Citizens' Deal on Climate Change. This project aims to raise public awareness of climate change by means of printed and electronic materials, street demonstrations, and a presentation to government officials about individuals citizens' concerns and willingness to help address the issue.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-637 Amount: $2,300 Friends of the Earth

Europe : Ukraine : 2006
	Sustainable Development and Ecological Research Center To send a SDEEC member to the PAN Europe Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy. Learning from the experiences of a wide range of groups working on the same issue will aid in SDEEC's efforts to reduce pesticide use in the Ukraine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-648 Amount: $970 Pesticide Action Network

	All-Ukranian Environmental NGO MAMA-86 To continue MAMA-86's campaign against the Ukrainian government's plans to construct 22 nuclear reactors by 2030. MAMA-86 will promote alternative energy approaches based on energy efficiency and renewable energy, and it will press for public information and participation sessions to help direct the development of Ukraine's energy policy.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-607 Amount: $2,000 Earth Island Institute

	Green Doctors To send a Green Doctors member to the PAN Europe Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy. Green Doctors will seek to gain information and insights to help them elaborate a national pesticide reduction scheme for the Ukraine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-646 Amount: $768 Pesticide Action Network

	Childrens Ecological Association Green Land To support the development of ecological education in the Ukraine and the publication of an environmental newspaper for children, teachers and parents.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-459 Amount: $3,250 Earth Island Institute

	Sustainable Development and Ecological Research Center To support a campaign to push for Ukrainian implementation of the revised FAO code for pesticide use. This campaign will include the translation, publication, and distribution of the code, as well as a campaign to pressure the Ukrainian government to implement it.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-967 Amount: $2,000 Pesticide Action Network

North America : Canada : 2006
	Grassy Narrows First Nation Band Council To enable a delegation of leaders from the Grassy Narrows community to travel to Poplar River and learn about the Poplar River First Nation Asatiwisipe Aki Management Plan. Grassy Narrows First Nation will then assess the applicability of that plan to their own situation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-925 Amount: $5,000 Special Opportunities Fund

	Six Nations Haudenasaunee Reclamation Site To support Six Nations in their struggle to gain legal rights to a portion of their traditional lands. Six Nations seeks also seeks compensation for abuse of their land and treaty rights.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-874 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Muskrat Dam First Nation To fund a meeting of elders from the Muskrat Dam community, in order to consider supporting a standing moratorium on mining and other resource development in the forests of the Far North. The area has been subject to exploratory drilling by the multinational company De Beers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-876 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Community Group for Environmental Stewardship The Community Group for Environmental Stewardship develops grassroots environmental efforts to protect the ecological resources of the Fort William First Nation . This grant will provide general support for the organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-880 Amount: $2,500 Rainforest Action Network

	Grassy Narrows Women's Drum Group The Grassy Narrows Women's Drum group promotes respect for indigenous rights and respect for the lands, waters, and air that sustain Grassy Narrows' people. This grant supports a three-day gathering of youth from Grassy and other First Nations communities, at which indigenous leaders will lead discussions on tribal and treaty history and discuss indigenous land rights in a broad context.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-881 Amount: $2,830 Rainforest Action Network

	Wild Earth To fund a four-day conference empowing local communities to oppose destructive environmental practices. This is part of Wild Earth's work to create strategic alliances between disparate grassroots environmental groups.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-572 Amount: $4,870 Rainforest Action Network

North America : Mexico : 2006
	Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente The mission of the Red Fronteriza is to offer solutions to environmental problems in the United States-Mexico border region. This grant funds workshops to help threatened communities develop a strategy for opposing construction of large new dams.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-610 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	Movimiento Mexicano de Afectados por las Presas y en Defensa de los Ríos To fund MAPDER's participation in conferences of people affected by dams and its presentation of the case against the La Parota Dam in Mexico.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-392 Amount: $3,000 International Rivers

	Comite pro Museo de El Rosario To repair the community museum. That museum will serve as a base for a regional campaign in support of sustainable natural resource use and the improvement of people's lives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-857 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Sociedad Cooperativa de Participacion Estatal Abuloneros y Langosteros S.C.L. Sociedad Cooperativa works for the sustainable use of Baja California's fishing resources. This grant supports a multiple-use exhibition hall where the cooperative will present educational workshops discussing waste management, biodiversity, and the overall importance of the natural environment.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-856 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Consejo de Organizaciones del Municipio de San Blas To support a series of conferences and workshops on community environmental issues and to organize follow-up actions. The issues to be addressed will vary from community to community in this environmentally-sensitive region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-871 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Mataiza, Tortugas y Boca de la Bahía SSS Mataiza Tortugas works to conserve natural lands and resources by providing alternatives to large and environmentally detrimental tourism projects. This grant will fund the formation of a network of the communities resisting large-scale development on the Pacific Coast.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-525 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, Incorporated The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, Inc. (CEDO) is a nonprofit Natural History Resource Center and Biological Field Station located in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. This grant will support CEDO's legal defense of its right to use the building in which its headquarters are located.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-825 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Asociación Ecologica de Usuarios le Rio Hardy-Colorado, A.C. To support restoration of the Colorado River Delta. The activities funded include a reforestation program, environmental education, and the production of artisanal crafts.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-772 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Alianza por un Planeta Verda A.C. To fund a series of environmental education workshops for high school students in the public schools of La Paz. The students will form a civic organization and begin an environmental magazine.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-773 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Tierra Nativa A.C. To help 165 families of the Tarahumara community of Choreachi gain legal title to their lands. The lands in question have been encroached upon by neighboring mestizo communities that have a history of violence against the Tarahumara communities and have been illegally logging their lands for years.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-776 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Centro Mexicano para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente A.C. To fund a review of the environmental impact study presented by the developers a new marina. CEDEMAC will also present the authorities with a written analysis of the study , including recommendations for or against the project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-798 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Grupo Voluntario de Mujeres para el Manejo de la Basura en Costa Azul To support the development of local groups involved with waste management, and to fund trash collection projects throughout the community, on the beaches, and on neighboring islands.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-786 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Artesanos Sudcalifornianos, A.C. To support a program to offer charcoal producers (carbonados) practical and more sustainable alternatives to their current activity.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-519 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Museo Ballenero de Baja California Sur, A.C. To support the Museum in programs to increase the public knowledge of whales, in order to promote their conservation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-520 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Banco de Alimentos de la ciudad de La Paz To fund Food Bank programs that enable underserved populations to pursue sustainable means of making a living.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-521 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Laguna Baja To improve equipment at the field campus that Laguna Baja uses for environmental education purposes. The demand for environmental education has increased over recent years, and Laguna Baja would like to improve the campus so that it can accommodate high school students rather than just grade school students.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-826 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	El Devenir To support community-based programs for discussion of local ecological and social issues.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-524 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Ejido El Tortugo This organization has worked since 1996 on integrating concepts of sustainability and natural resource management into the development of the region. The grant supports workshops to strengthen participatory community planning.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-531 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Sociedad Cooperativa de Producción Aquamar Pesquera y Acuícola Aquemar S.C.L. To support ecotourism development in the Morúa Estuary which will expand the economic base for this sustainable aquaculture cooperative. Ecotourism will also help to develop a base of international support for preservation of the Estuary's natural beauty.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-526 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Conciencia y Educación Ambiental, A.C. To support an environmental education program focused on three high schools in the Empalme area. The program is vital to these communities, as their economies are based largely on such activities as coastal and inter-tidal fishing.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-527 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Progolfo: Informativo independiente del Golfo de California Progolfo provides information to the public on environmental issues affecting the Gulf of California. This grant supports the improvement of Progolfo's website and the expansion of its network of contacts and collaborators.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-528 Amount: $2,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	El Instituto de Culturas Nativas de Baja Califoria, A.C. To support NATIVA 2006, an event involving indigenous communities from Baja California, Arizona, and California. The conference will build coalitions to support conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-529 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Organización Comunitaria para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Santa Rosalíta The community of Santa Rosaliíta, in Baja California, is coming under increasing pressure for tourist-based development projects. This grant will support the formation of a community group to advocate for resource protection and sustainable development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-530 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Centro de Interpretación Ambiental y Ecoturismo El Pozole Sociedad Cooperativa de Respondabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable To support establishment of this women's group, which will focus on community involvement in protecting ecosystems and biodiversity. More specifically, this grant will support a community-based planning workshop and the development of sustainable development projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-532 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Red Juvenil de Promotores Ambientales A.C. Red Juvenil is a youth network working to develop citizen participation in environmental issues. This grant will enable middle- and high school-aged students to learn about and use Mexican law to participate in the nation's environmental discourse.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-533 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	CONREHABIT, A.C. Conrehabit works to conserve fauna and its natural habitat, and to educate the public on conservation issues. The grant supports the extension of Conrehabit's network into southern Sinaloa State, on the Gulf of California.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-534 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Red de Promotoras de Salud y Ambiente de Cobanaras To support this women's group in developing its health and environmental network. More specifically, to fund workshops, radio programs, and other education activities focused on such issues as water purification, pesticides, and efficient energy use.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-535 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Asociación de Mujeres de Boca de Camichin para el Desarrollo Costero Sustentable S.P.R. de R.L. To support waste management and recycling programs in Boca de Cam chin.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-522 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Movimiento Mexicano de Afectados por las Presas y en Defensa de los Ríos To support communities that are protecting the biodiversity and cultural history of their homelands against the threats posed by three large dams. The communities will exchange and coordinate strategies for bringing attention to their cause, and for gaining reparations for those already affected.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-476 Amount: $5,000 International Rivers

	Beekeeping Cooperative of San Antonio Tancoyol To support this organization, which works with several NGOs to implement sustainable livelihood programs in rural Queretaro state.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-474 Amount: $3,000 Earth Island Institute

	Grupo Habitat y Biodiversidad A.C. Habitat y Biodiversidad works to promote the conservation of wild flora and fauna in the northern parts of Sinaloa. This grant supports the work that the organization has already begun in a number of communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-769 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Educación para la Paz, A.C. New conflicts in the strife-torn Chiapas area are largely environmental, arising over dam displacement, road construction, mine development, and other projects involving the investment of large amounts of foreign capital. This grant allows representatives from the Chiapas-based group Edupaz to attend a symposium on rural energy and technology, to make key contacts with other organizations, and to gather information of applicable forms about renewable energy.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-600 Amount: $1,500 International Rivers

	Concá Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables Workshop To fund improvements in this women's fruit and vegetable processing cooperative, a significant source of income for the Concá community.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-475 Amount: $1,000 Earth Island Institute

	Vigilantes de Bahia Magdalena A.C. To extend the "clean campaign" of Magdalena Bay. Funds will be used for water-testing chemicals, upkeep for the boats used to transport volunteers to testing areas, and an 'adopt-a-kilometer' program to keep local roads garbage-free.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-770 Amount: $3,500 Mexico Advisory Board

	Fundación Biósfera A.C. Fundacion Biosfera works to preserve lands of ecological importance in the states of Nayarit, Sonora and Sinaloa. This grant will fund workshops in four towns, in order to start an environmental dialogue among all stakeholders there.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-771 Amount: $5,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Asociación Regional Ambiental Sonora-Arizona To fund a broad coalition working to gain national monument status for the Sierra de la Elenita. This will include an environmental education program at the local Industrial Technology High School.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-012 Amount: $3,000 Mexico Advisory Board

	Educación para la Paz, A.C. Edupaz works to find sustainable development alternatives that foster peace and favor the economic, social, cultural and environmental rights of the local population in the Chiapas region. This grant will support production of materials on international financial institutions for distribution at the Southern Mexico Jubilee, which will take place in Chiapas.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-916 Amount: $3,800 IFI Advisory Board

	Sistemas Naturales y Desarrollo, A.C. Sistemas Naturales y Desarrollo, A.C. studies the dynamics of resource exploitation and protection, and then provides local communities with information to help them participate in decision-making processes. This grant funds a new association of women's groups that have received charitable financial donations.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-013 Amount: $7,500 Mexico Advisory Board

North America : United States : 2006
	Environmental Defense To fund workshops for community leaders. Those workshops will examine the effect of World Bank projects on the DRC's resources and resource-dependent populations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-504 Amount: $2,126 IFI Advisory Board

	International Indian Treaty Council The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of indigenous peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific. This grant will fund educational presentations and publications to make tribal groups more aware of the dangers of pesticides, as well as the groups' right to object when pesticides are used near their communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-859 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Grantmakers Without Borders To support the organization in creating new international donors, moving current international donors into social justice philanthropy and improving the effectiveness of international giving.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-368 Amount: $3,000 Special Opportunities Fund

	Western Mining Action Network To enable Canadian Indigenous representatives to attend the Western Mining Action Network's Uranium Caucus. This Caucus aims to bring together communities that are threatened by new and former uranium developments, in order to discuss common concerns, shared resources, and strategies for the future.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-608 Amount: $5,000 Special Opportunities Fund

	Futafriends FutaFriends works with Chilean partners for the permanent protection of the Futaleufú River in Patagonia. The grant will support continued awareness campaigns in Futaleufú River communities that may be affected by the construction of large dams.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-777 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Center for International Environmental Law To support a two-day workshop entitled Regaining Control of Our Natural Resources. This workshop will provide a first opportunity for a broad array of civil society leaders, especially from Africa, to come together to discuss the impacts of commercial exploitation of natural resources and to share ideas about effective responses.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-927 Amount: $5,000 Special Opportunities Fund

South America : Argentina : 2006
	Fundación Desarrollo y Equidad To fund 12 regional workshops on the massive Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA). The workshops will increase public understanding of IIRSA and ensure that the new watchdog organization within the Argentine government works effectively to promote transparency and public participation in development decisions.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-708 Amount: $5,750 IFI Advisory Board

	Comunidad Mapuche Lonko Puran The organization works to regain the fundamental rights of the Mapuche people, whose community is threatened by unrestricted extraction of natural resources in their ancestral territories. This grant will allow one Mapuche representative to attend a conference in Madrid of communities affected by the oil company Repsol.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-557 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Fundación Proteger To present a range of workshops to community leaders whose communities depend on the natural resources of riparian areas. Topics include biodiversity conservation, community organizing, and the inclusion of women in all stages of projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-556 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Taller Ecologista To gather and disseminate information on the IIRSA water highway project planned for the Paraguay-Paraná River. Experts predict devastating environmental impacts from this vast project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-555 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Oikos Red Ambiental To fund an environmental publication, a radio announcement, and a video that will teach the importance of conserving water resources. Also to support five environmental youth groups working in areas where water issues are prevalent.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-745 Amount: $4,900 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Fundación M'Biguá, Ciudadania y Justicia Ambiental To organize and lead workshops and debates in communities that are experiencing or will experience the effects of IIRSA -- the massive infrastructure-development project. The workshops will help each community develop strategies to confront the issues it faces.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-980 Amount: $5,000 South America Regional Fund

	Fundación M'Biguá, Ciudadania y Justicia Ambiental Encuentro works both locally and regionally to increase the role of public opinion on decisions regarding water, health, society, and politics. This grant will support various activities to promote a complex and inclusive look at the environmental situation of the Chaco region, and to create a democratic culture around vital issues regarding water resources.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-978 Amount: $5,000 South America Regional Fund

South America : Bolivia : 2006
	Centro de Ecología y Pueblos Andinos To bring together leaders from communities in Chile, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia to discuss responses to the detrimental activities of mining companies in their regions. CEPA will also develop and publicize documentation of four case studies that exemplify the environmental injustices involved.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-653 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Foro Boliviano Sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo To fund workshops in the communities of Riberalta, Rurrenabaque, and Santa Rosa. The workshops will help the communities to understand and participate in decision-making concerning development projects in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-973 Amount: $5,000 South America Regional Fund

	Colectivo de Estudios Aplicados al Desarrollo Social To organize a workshop on the IIRSA infrastructure initiative in South America, and to cover travel costs for five IIRSA researchers to attend the Social Forum for People’s Integration in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The workshop focuses on indigenous issues related to IIRSA, as well as the influence of international financial institutions on the process.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-915 Amount: $3,840 IFI Advisory Board

	Foro Boliviano Sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo To fund the review of environmental studies -- which have been produced by governmental and corporate agencies -- of projects that are part of IIRSA, the enormous, continent-wide infrastructure program. With these studies, FOBOMADE will be able to inform and mobilize communities in the potentially affected areas, and to alert pertinent government departments.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-914 Amount: $4,400 IFI Advisory Board

South America : Brazil : 2006
	Associação intermunicipal do reassentamento coletivo dos atingidos da UHE fumaca The Movement of Dam-Affected People fights against the construction of large dams in order to protect river systems and the traditional ways of life of riverbank dwellers. This grant supports a campaign to create public awareness of those issues, including the rights of affected indigenous peoples and quilombolas (descendants of escaped slaves.)	Year: 2006 ID: 51-631 Amount: $4,000 Friends of the Earth

	Intermunicipal Association for Collective Resettlement of Populations Affected by Fumaça Dam To support a march calling attention to the effects of hydroelectric projects financed by the Inter-American Development Bank.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-425 Amount: $2,000 International Rivers

	Network of Grassroots Researchers To support Rede Terra de Pesquisa Popular in completing and publicizing a survey -- involving 70,000 families in 13 states -- of the impacts of World Bank policies in rural areas of Brazil. The purpose of the project is to generate greater support for public policies compatible with the principles of land democratization and food sovereignty.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-710 Amount: $3,500 IFI Advisory Board

	Instituto Permacultura da Amazonía To fund an environmental education program for 100 teenagers in the Boa Vista do Ramos municipality. The program will teach students how to establish a large plant nursery, and train them to use computers to track the progress of a five-community project reforestation project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-774 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Terra de Direitos To support an informational campaign against the practice of monoculture farming, which has threatened the livelihoods of traditional farmers and degraded millions of acres of already-fragile ecosystems in Brazil. This campaign will be coordinated with similar campaigns in Uruguay and Argentina.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-630 Amount: $4,000 Friends of the Earth

	Núcleo de Ecojournalistas do Rio Grande do Sul To continue and expand radio broadcasts of relevant social and environmental topics in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-014 Amount: $5,169 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Centro de Educacao e Assessoria Popular To promote equal access for all to information about mega-hydro projects in the Amazon region. Activities will include organizing community meetings and public forums and setting up a council of urban and rural peoples.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-955 Amount: $1,900 International Rivers

	Instituto Madeira Vivo To build capacity among indigenous communities threatened by regional infrastructure projects. IMV will conduct several studies, focusing on: geographic data on areas to be affected by planned hydroelectric projects; interests of key stakeholder groups such as the government, businesses, and civil society; and delineation of projects' environmental, social, and financial impacts.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-954 Amount: $3,600 International Rivers

	Instituto Gaúcho de Estudos Ambientais To analyze the Integrated Environmental Analysis of the Uruguay Basin, commissioned by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, in order to determine the accuracy of this data that is being used to justify the construction of unsustainable dams in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-015 Amount: $5,291 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	ARIRAMBA FESTIVAL To support communities along the Madeira River as they work on linked issues of preservation, recycling, and reforestation.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-017 Amount: $1,732 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Paz e Natureza Pantanal Paz e Natureza Pantanal promotes the preservation of the environment and the quality of life for communities of the Pantanal area. This grant provides general support for the organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-022 Amount: $5,128 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Rede da Juventude pelo Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade This organization works to strengthen the youth environmental movement across the country. The grant funds creation of a Communication Committee, which will strengthen outreach to and coordination of regional and local environmental youth groups.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-023 Amount: $5,594 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Centro de Direitos das Populações da Região de Carajás The purpose of the Carajás Forum is to develop sustainable alternatives to current patterns of production, consumption and development. This grant provides general support for the organization.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-024 Amount: $3,146 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Instituto Madeira Vivo Instituto Madeira Vivo promotes research, education, and training in support of sustainable public policies in Brazilian Amazonia. This grant provides general support for the organization and funds its work to oppose energy projects in the state of Rondonia.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-025 Amount: $5,146 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Rede de Educação Ambiental da Bahia To support the network of individuals working to strengthen environmental education in Bahia state. More specifically, to maintain a network of educators, youth, and others, and to develop a training program for new members.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-021 Amount: $5,244 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Casa Guará Centro da Infância e Preservação da Vida To support the development of tourism and to strengthen environmental education in the community of Casa Branca, Minas Gerais.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-026 Amount: $5,594 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Pime Solidária To implement a Responsible Tourism Development Program in the county of Rio Preto. The program will highlight the attractions of and need to protect the Rio Preto river itself.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-027 Amount: $6,060 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	ONG Pro Conde em Defesa da Vida To support the organization in its work to mobilize populations threatened by the social, environmental, and economic effects of aluminum mining.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-028 Amount: $3,216 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Instituto das Tradições Indígenas IDETI's role is to strengthen the identity and diversity of indigenous peoples in Brazil. This grant will help IDETI to upgrade its office, to strengthen its programs in Sao Paulo, and to communicate more effectively with outlying villages.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-020 Amount: $7,151 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Centro de Apoio e Articulação Movimentos Populares To support a new mangrove revitalization program along the Western Coastline of Maranhão state. In addition, to acquaint the local population with the important role that mangroves play in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-019 Amount: $5,244 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Movimento Cultural Arte Manha To provide general support for the organization, which seeks to strengthen the cultural identity of the region and to promote sustainable development there. The grant also supports a specific project to encourage popular debate of the problems caused by shrimp farming in southern Bahia.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-016 Amount: $5,247 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Centro de Estudos Ambientais To help strengthen the network of environmental organizations in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Centro de Estudos Ambientais will work on the project in collaboration with the Brazilian Forum of NGOs and Social Movements for Sustainable Development and Environment (FBOMS).	Year: 2006 ID: 52-018 Amount: $5,359 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	ARIRAMBA FESTIVAL To support a Riparian Community Art and Culture Festival, which will allow people from different cultures and social classes interact and increase their cultural and ecological awareness. The Festival will also feature discussions of such issues as the planned Hydroelectric and Waterway Complex of the Madeira River.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-029 Amount: $1,538 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

	Instituto Madeira Vivo To strategize and build public conscience in order to resist the implementation of IFI and state-supported energy projects in Rondonia. The grant will provide support for staff and enable the maintenance of a central office.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-030 Amount: $1,165 Centro do Apoio Socio-Ambiental (CASA)

South America : Chile : 2006
	Corporación para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente Algarrobo This organization raises public awareness of the importance of Algarrobo's wetlands, which are vital for the integrity of the area's beaches, rivers, and flora and fauna. The grant supports establishment of a center where environmental activities can be organized and meetings can be held.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-719 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Acción Por los Cisnes This group grew out of concern over the deaths of black-necked swans in in a nature preserve because of effluents from a nearby cellulose pulp mill. The grant funds the creation of a network of communities in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay that are affected by such mills.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-554 Amount: $2,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Consejo de Defensa del Valle de Huasco The Cosejo works with the Huascan people to protect their environment and health from threats posed by the mining industry. This grant supports educational campaigns opposing Barrick Gold's Pascua Lama project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-552 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Coordinadora de Defensa de los Valles de el Transito y el Carmen La Coordinatora was created to articulate the concerns of the community of Alto del Carmen as it confronts internationally-funded mining projects. This grant will fund a meeting of mining-affected communities in Chile and the development of a strategy for mutual support and cooperation.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-869 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Centro Cultural Ecologico Otaria Otaria works to promote sustainable development and the preservation of the environment through active participation of the public. This grant will support Otaria in building its public presence in the community and building relationships among local environmental and other organizations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-744 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Corporación Privada para el Desarrollo de Aysén To support the Tehuelches youth in defending the environmentally rich Aisen Life Reserve. Specific activities will include researching the possible impacts of the ENDESA-COLBUN energy project, organizing stakeholder meetings, producing media materials on the energy project's possible effects, and leading a public movement in support of the rivers of Aisen.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-981 Amount: $4,950 South America Regional Fund

	Defensores del Espiritu de la Patagonia To inform local citizens of the possible impacts of the Aysén hydroelectric project, and to provide them with necessary legal representation so that their voices can be heard in the decision-making process. This project, proposed by the Endesa Company, will include a number of dams on as-yet-wild Baker and Pascua Rivers.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-979 Amount: $4,975 South America Regional Fund

South America : Colombia : 2006
	Consejo Comunitario de la Comunidad Negra da la Plata Bahía To fund the Ecological Trail, a new area that will provide environmental education to the local population as well as tourists. By developing this area of mangroves in an environmentally sound way, the Consejo Comunitario hopes to raise awareness of the mangrove system's uniqueness and ecological importance to the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-654 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Atarraya Nacional en Defensa del Agua y la Energía Atarraya works to preserve citizens' access to affordable water and energy, and to limit the environmental damage done by hydroelectric dams. This grant supports community leadership workshops, as well as a study of the social and environmental impact of one Colombian utility's energy projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-633 Amount: $4,000 Friends of the Earth

	Fundación Desarrollo y Ambiente To fund training for researchers from five countries who will monitor the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), a massive infrastructure- development project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-367 Amount: $5,000 IFI Advisory Board

	Consejo Comunitario de la Cuenca del Río Yurumangui The organization works for gender equity and preservation of the rights of black communities in their ancestral lands. This grant will support the Women's Producer Group in sustainably producing and marketing sugar cane syrup.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-547 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Junta Acción Comunal Pico de Aguila To support the conservation of the watershed of the Jamundi River. More specifically, to create an environmental program for residents of the region and a citizen task force that will work on behalf of the health of the watershed.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-548 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Palenque el Congal - Proceso de Comunidades Negras To support the Proceso de Comunidades Negras en Colombia as it prepares for the 4th National Assembly of Black Communities in Colombia. Proceso members will be helping to lead workshops on territory delineation and strategies to win territorial rights to traditional lands.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-667 Amount: $4,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Consejo Comunitario de la Comunidad Negra de Ladrilleros El Consejo Comunitario works to improve the quality of life of local indigenous populations and to aid them in their management of natural resources. This grant will provide logistical support for the organization and fund five workshops on responses to attempted appropriation of tribal territory.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-669 Amount: $3,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Asociación Desarrollo Juvenil Costa Pacifico This organization develops the capacity of youth to participate in environmental and cultural conservation. This grant supports environmental workshops, community clean-up programs, and publication of an organization bulletin.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-549 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	OREWA Afro-Columbian communities are facing grave threats to their land rights, particularly as a result of a rapidly-growing palm oil industry. This grant supports those communities in gathering and presenting evidence that they have occupied their lands for many generations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-983 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Red de Acción en Plaguicidas y sus Alternativas para America Latina To fund research on the impact of the agrochemical endosulfan on the health of coffee plantation workers who are exposed to it. This is part of a broader effort to promote safer alternative agricultural systems.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-970 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos To heighten awareness among community organizations, farmers, and indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities about the planned IIRSA mega-infrastructure projects in their region. The project will emphasize people's legal rights concerning the territories that would be taken over by IIRSA-related development.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-982 Amount: $8,000 South America Regional Fund

South America : Ecuador : 2006
	OILWATCH INTERNATIONAL To fund travel of an Ecuadorian activist to a conference exploring the nexus of oil, debt, and global finance.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-494 Amount: $2,500 IFI Advisory Board

	Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales To fund travel for a member of CDES to attend a conference in Italy on Oil, Debt, and Global Finance, held by Oil Change International. The conference brings together activists from around the world to explore common issues and opportunities to work together.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-576 Amount: $2,500 Andes Advisory Board

	Red de Accion en Plaguicidas sus Alternativas para America Latina To fund workshops in five different regions of the country, at which approximately 60 leaders and representatives -- from indigenous, rural and environmental organizations -- will learn about alternatives to the indiscriminate use of pesticides. RAPAL will also invite representatives from the Ecuadorian Service for Agricultural Health, the national authority in charge of agricultural standards.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-671 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Sarayaku Tribal Government The Sarayaku people have successfully resisted oil development in their territory for 10 years. This grant will enable them to fulfill the prerequisites for a large communications and education grant from the Catalan government, and to relocate its tribal office from the town of Puyo to Sarayaku territory.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-879 Amount: $3,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Corporación de Gestión y Derecho Ambiental To support four visits to the site of a future dam on the Baba River. The visits will help affected communities plan a unified campaign to oppose the dam -- which is supported by the Inter-American Development Bank -- and, if necessary, to mitigate its effects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-882 Amount: $2,500 International Rivers

	Fundación Maná To fund an ecological festival in the town of La Maná. The festival will center around discussion of the irreversible negative impacts that the region's hydroelectric projects will have on the natural and human environment.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-652 Amount: $4,500 Andes Advisory Board

	Junta Regional Administradora de Agua Potable Yana Urcu To fund implementation of a community-based conservation and management plan in the Yana Urcu region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-365 Amount: $4,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Federación de los Pueblos Kichwa de la Sierra Norte del Ecuador - CHIJALLTA FICI To fund a resource management workshop for 40 young members of Kichwa indigenous communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-364 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	FENOCIN To fund workshops on food autonomy and rural agriculture. This is part of FENOCIN's larger program to promote sustainable agriculture, preserve ancestral knowledge, and protect the environment.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-546 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Coordinadora para la Defensa de la Vida y la Naturaleza COORDENAGUA is a network of independent rural organizations that oppose the construction of the Baba Dam, in order to protect the ecosystem of the Guayas River watershed. This grant will fund a communication campaign about the dam's effects, workshops in affected communities, and roundtable discussions with international funding agencies.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-872 Amount: $1,500 International Rivers

	Fundación Oilwatch Oilwatch is a global network of organizations dedicated to reducing the negative impacts of oil and gas operations on the people and environment of Southern countries. This grant will fund a three-nation workshop to discuss the ongoing expansion of petroleum-based activities in the border area of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, as well as the resulting threats to the lives of the indigenous and other communities in that region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-651 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Community Development Council To support the expansion of CDC's outreach to communities affected by Ascendant Copper's mining project in Junin. Such support of small communities will help them to oppose destructive mining projects in the region, and to maintain better contact with ally organizations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-775 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Consejo de Gestión Ambiental y Manejo de Recursos Naturales de la Asamblea de Unidad Cantonal de Cotacachi To support a series of youth workshops on environmental issues. These will include trips to primary and secondary forests, discussions of the trade-offs between forest zones and extractive industries, and visits to innovative environmental projects.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-672 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Foro Urbano To support environmental health programs in public schools, exchanges between youth environmental groups, and an urban reforestation project.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-363 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Comité Ecuatoriano para la Defensa de la Naturaleza y el Medio Ambiente To fund a six-month series of workshops to develop the environmental leadership of Ecuador. The workshops will include representatives of environmental organizations, local communities, and the general public.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-674 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Federación de Organizaciones de la Nacionalidad Kichwa del Napo FONAKIN is building an autonomous indigenous organization that will represent the Kichua del Napo people. It is holding workshops in three areas to help Kichua communities record their biological resources and traditional knowledge.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-545 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Corporación de Gestión y Derecho Ambiental To fund programs that will acquaint the citizens of Ecuador with IIRSA, a massive infrastructure-development project. The programs will include a National Information and Discussion Workshop, an informational booklet and the establishment of a regional IIRSA watchdog group.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-974 Amount: $5,000 South America Regional Fund

South America : Guyana : 2006
	Amerindian Peoples Association The Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana is working to protect the cultural, environmental, and other rights of indigenous peoples nationwide. This grant will fund a meeting of indigenous leaders to discuss confronting the increased activity of multinational logging and mining companies in the region.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-897 Amount: $5,000 Special Opportunities Fund

South America : Paraguay : 2006
	Asociación de Agricultores del Alto Paraná Throughout South America, millions of acres, including some of the most biodiverse regions in the world, have been destroyed in order to create massive soybean plantations. This grant funds a study of pesticide and herbicide buildup in the blood of soybean farmers and in the soil and water near these plantations, a first step in protecting the health of all involved.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-717 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Insito To fund a baseline study of the natural resources of the Gran Chaco ecosystem. This study will be used by the indigenous communities of Gran Chaco in defending their environment and land rights, particularly in the face of encroachment by the ranching industry.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-746 Amount: $5,000 Southern Cone Advisory Board

South America : Peru : 2006
	Federacion de Comunidades Nativas del Rio Corrientes FECONACO represents the indigenous communities of the Corrientes River basin in the region of Loreto. This grant will support FECONACO in its work to improve indigenous health, defend traditional lands, and conserve the natural environment on which the communities depend.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-908 Amount: $1,800 Andes Advisory Board

	Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales To fund travel for 15 leaders from various sectors of society to attend a public presentation on IIRSA, a massive infrastructure-development project. This national workshop -- Peru's biggest open dialogue on the IIRSA Project -- will seek to educate attendees on the risks associated with IIRSA and the benefits of finding alternatives.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-606 Amount: $5,220 Andes Advisory Board

	FECONACO Achuar To support a campaign in defense of the rights and territory of the Achuar people. The campaign includes fact-finding trips, the production of a brief video, and meetings with officials from the international oil companies.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-875 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Red de Permacultura America Latina en el Perú To help fund a new Center for Sustainable Studies, which will be an information source for communities in the region. REDPAL-PERU plans to also collect local stories and legends of the area related to the environment, and to publish them in a book.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-778 Amount: $5,000 Rainforest Action Network

	Achual Tribal Council To support participation of 17 Achual families in the community's Rainforest Protection-Achual Sustainable Harvests Project. The aim of this project is to protect and reforest 4,000 acres of Achual native land in the Peruvian Amazon, and to protect the Achual people's traditional culture and livelihood.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-895 Amount: $4,300 Rainforest Action Network

	Asociación Proyección To fund an environmental education program in 30 schools across the country. The program will include creation of school environmental groups, as well as implementation of follow-up activities.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-550 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Shinai To support development of a common advocacy strategy for three indigenous organizations: Aidesep, Racimos de Ungurahui, and Shinai. The strategy will address indigenous rights, extractive activities, and the threats that the IIRSA infrastructure development project poses to indigenous lands and the environment.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-665 Amount: $5,000 Andes Advisory Board

	Red Uniendo Manos Peru To support an investigation into human rights abuses related to extractive industries. The grantee will present its evidence to mass media outlets in the country, in order to promote increased oversight and monitoring of such cases.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-057 Amount: $500 Special Opportunities Fund

	Red de Acción en Agricultura Alternativa To support a campaign on behalf of 44 children who suffered high levels of toxic exposure, 24 to the point of death, after having eaten a breakfast contaminated with a toxic pesticide. RAAA will now take this case to the next level of judicial review, with the aim of gaining justice for the children and their families.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-971 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Grupo de la Sociedad Civil Peruana Interesado en IIRSA To make Peruvian society more aware of the negative effects that IIRSA -- the massive infrastructure-development project -- may have on their society and environment. Specific activities include development of an organizational plan of action, networking with other organizations, and meetings with indigenous and other concerned populations.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-977 Amount: $5,000 South America Regional Fund

	Centro Desarrollo Huayhuash To continue to support Centro Desarrollo Huayhuash's community-based mapping project. This effort aims to create communal maps of the area that inventory the natural, cultural, and socio-economic resources of the communities.	Year: 2006 ID: 52-054 Amount: $500 Special Opportunities Fund

South America : Uruguay : 2006
	Vida Silvestre To encourage the youth of Catillos to understand and respect the natural environment. Activities include protection of key natural areas and participation in recreational activities there.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-551 Amount: $4,345 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	Central Uruguaya de Reciclaje de Residuos Centro Interdisciplinario para el Desarrollo To support local communities' participation in the creation and management of the Green Hill Protected Marine Area. The grant funds a broad range of workshops involving community members and scientific experts.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-553 Amount: $4,850 Southern Cone Advisory Board

	RAPAL Uruguay Rapidly increasing use of agrochemicals has led to extremely high levels of toxins in the soil and water of Uruguay. This grant supports a national campaign to prohibit the use of all highly toxic agrochemicals.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-609 Amount: $5,000 Pesticide Action Network

	Vida Silvestre To fund an analysis of the cost to Uruguay's coastal biodiversity of the planned construction of a bridge over Garzón Lagun. The study will attempt to find ways to reduce adverse environmental effects to one of Uruguay's pristine natural areas and will propose four possible development plans for the area.	Year: 2006 ID: 51-976 Amount: $3,300 South America Regional Fund

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