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Grassroots Activism Blocks GM Crop in India
In a momentous victory for grassroots groups and small farmers across India, the government has banned cultivation of genetically-modified Bt brinjal, or eggplant.

UPDATE: Baikal Grantee Still Battling Corrupt Officials
A few weeks ago, Greengrants posted a Breaking News on a police raid on the offices of longtime grantee Baikal Environmental Wave. Although their resolve has only grown stronger, Russian officials continue to harass the group.

Greengrants CEO Blogs about Opportunities in Climate Grantmaking
Terry Odendahl blogs about the importance of the grassroots movement in tackling climate change and the role of Greengrants and in providing small grants to make a big difference.

Partnering with World Pulse for Women’s Voices
Greengrants is proud to announce a partnership with World Pulse, a media enterprise covering global issues through the eyes of women.

 

 
Global

  • Greengrants CEO Blogs about Opportunities in Climate Grantmaking
    (February 25th, 2010)
    Terry Odendahl blogs about the importance of the grassroots movement in tackling climate change and the role of Greengrants and other funders in providing small grants to make a big difference.

     
    Africa

  • Former Greengrants Intern Exposes Injustice in West Africa
    (December 22nd, 2009)
    The oil pipeline that runs from Chad through Cameroon in western Africa was supposed to contribute to poverty reduction in local villages. Instead, after six years of pumping oil to be exported abroad, the pipeline has only led to increased poverty, displ

     
    Asia

  • Southeast Asia: Funds Needed for Relief and Reconstruction
    (October 15th, 2009)
    Late September's and early October’s typhoons and earthquake in the Philippines and Indonesia have resulted in upwards of 1,400 deaths and left thousands more homeless and at risk for illness and disease.

     
    Brazil

  • Greengrants Grantee Vitae Civilis Prepares for Copenhagen
    (October 28th, 2009)
    Vitae Civilis, a Greengrants Brazil grantee and organization of former advisor Rubens Born, is part of a larger coalition of environmental groups and humanitarian organizations calling for a strong agreement to come out of the United Nations Climate Chan

     
    Central America & The Caribbean

  • Help Needed in Haiti After Earthquake
    (January 15th, 2010)
    Greengrants recognizes the critical importance of responding to the disastrous earthquake in Haiti that occurred on Tuesday, January 12th.

     
    China

  • China Board Welcomes New Advisor
    (December 22nd, 2009)
    We are pleased to welcome Qu Dong to Greengrants’ China Advisory Board

     
    Europe

  • What’s at Stake in Copenhagen?
    (December 10th, 2009)
    December 7, 2009, marks the beginning of two weeks of global climate change discussions in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

     
    India

  • Grassroots Activism Blocks GM Eggplant in India
    (February 25th, 2010)
    In a momentous victory for grassroots groups and small farmers across India, the government has put an indefinite moratorium on commercial cultivation of the genetically-modified BT brinjal, or eggplant.

     
    North America

  • Native American Grantee Wins Battle over Mining Permit!
    (January 27th, 2010)
    In a landmark victory for the Navajo and Hopi people of Black Mesa, Arizona, a coal mining permit for their lands was revoked this month.

     
    Pacific Islands and Australia

  • Samoa Tsunami Update: Appeal for Support
    (October 15th, 2009)
    Greengrants’ Pacific Islands Advisory Board, led by Coordinator Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, is appealing for funds to support long-term reconstruction efforts following September’s earthquake and tsunami that devastated a large swathe of southern Samo

     
    Russia

  • UPDATE: Baikal Grantee Still Battling Corrupt Officials
    (February 25th, 2010)
    A few weeks ago, Greengrants posted a Breaking News on a police raid on the offices of longtime grantee Baikal Environmental Wave. Although their resolve has only grown stronger, Russian officials continue to harass the group.

     
    South America

  • Indigenous Protest for Rights in Peru - Update: Historic Victory
    (June 24th, 2009)
    For more than six weeks the indigenous peoples of Peru, coordinated by Greengrants grantee the Inter-Ethnic Development Association of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP), have been protesting to protect their natural resource rights.

     

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