News & Resources: ‘Biodiversity’
How Ecuador’s Sarayaku People Kept Big Oil Out
Dec 14, 2012
Some 1,200 indigenous people make up the Sarayaku community in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 1996, the Ecuadorian government allowed a foreign company to begin prospecting their lands for oil. The government never consulted the local people. >>Keep reading.
Read moreUpdate: From Protecting Marine Turtles to Creating Healthier Communities
Feb 14, 2012
This local organization’s work extends beyond the benefits of environmental protection; they are empowering indigenous populations to create healthier communities.
Read moreA Retired Teacher Seeds Organic Farming in India
Nov 2, 2011
Natabar Sarangi, nearly 80 years old, spends his retirement conserving native crops in India and teaching others to do the same.
Read moreLocal Fishing Community Protects Endangered Mangroves
Sep 28, 2011
Shrimp farms can have devastating impacts on biodiversity and artisanal fisheries. A Brazilian organization protected their coast from this threat, along with the loss of livelihoods and biodiversity that it would have caused.
Read moreWorld’s Most Robust Marine Reserve: Cabo Pulmo
Sep 14, 2011
From completely depleted to a biodiversity “hot spot,” the Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve has proven that determined communities can use fierce conservation efforts to bring oceans back from the brink.
Read moreProtecting Marine Turtles in Papua New Guinea
Aug 31, 2011
The Leatherback Turtle is listed as endangered, but one Global Greengrants Fund grantee has found a way to curb its declining numbers.
Read moreAmur Tiger Photo Raises Nearly $100,000 for Conservation Work
Dec 22, 2010
We’re proud of our Russia Board advisor, Sergei Bereznuk, who won the 2010 Whitley Fund for Nature Christmas Card competition and garnered more support for his work protecting big cats in Siberia.
Read moreRussian Authorities Pressure Baikal Grantee through Police Raid
Feb 1, 2010
The offices of longtime Greengrants grantee Baikal Environmental Wave were raided last Thursday by Russian police after the group had recently revived their campaign against toxic dumping in Siberia’s Lake Baikal.
Read moreSoutheast Asia: Funds Needed for Relief and Reconstruction
Oct 15, 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.
Read moreTe Tika Mataiapo Joins Greengrants Network
May 21, 2009
We are pleased to welcome Te Tika Mataiapo to the Greengrants Pacific Islands Advisory Board. Te Tika is the President of the Koutu Nui, a council of traditional leaders in the Cook Islands.
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