News & Resources from China
The Deadly Practice of Shark Finning
Sep 7, 2011
Shark numbers are in serious decline as the taste for shark fin soup in China remains steady. Their fins are brutally harvested, leaving the shark to die motionless in the ocean, and their decline is having harmful effects on marine ecosystems. Read more
China Grantee Featured in Oscar-Nominated Film
Feb 24, 2011
We interview the director of Green Anhui about his organization's role in the Oscar-nominated Warriors of Qiugang. Read more
Bare hands clean up oil spill in China
Aug 12, 2010
It was a horrifying replay: Oil pipeline explodes. Millions of gallons of crude oil spill into the water, threatening local beaches, ecosystems, and economies. Read more
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Highlights Greengrants
Dec 22, 2009
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and Greengrants have partnered together for the past four years to support key environmental health projects in Southern China. Read more
China Board Welcomes New Advisor
Dec 22, 2009
We are pleased to welcome Qu Dong to Greengrants’ China Advisory Board. Read more
China: Building Momentum for Climate Change Action
Nov 23, 2009
In just two weeks hundreds of stakeholders and thousands of observers will convene for the 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Framework in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many have doubts about potential outcomes from COP 15 for a post-Kyoto agreement. Read more
Time Magazine Names Greengrants Grantees and Advisor 2009 Environment Heroes!
Sep 30, 2009
Greengrants had one advisor and four grantees make Time Magazine's list of Heroes of the Environment 2009! Read more
Woodrow Wilson Center’s China Environment Series 10
Aug 27, 2009
Several Greengrants grantees contributed to, or are featured in, the Woodrow Wilson Center's China Environment Series 10. Read more
Greengrants Grantees Receive Ramon Magsaysay Award
Aug 27, 2009
Three Greengrants grantees and colleagues are among the winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award this year! Read more
Dams Suspended in China
Jul 27, 2009
Officials cited that dam construction had been started without appropriate environmental assessments or approval. In a surprising move, the Chinese government recently suspended construction of two dams on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province. Read more