Tag: Indigenous Peoples

Grassroots Action for a Just Energy Transition

  “Achieving a just transition must go beyond simple technology replacement to renewable resources, encompassing comprehensive remediation of the historical damage caused by mining. This includes restoring affected ecosystems, ensuring health programs that address the after-effects of pollution, and a labor transition that diversifies economic opportunities for local communities. All of this must be done […]

Webs of Connection and Care: Locally Led Conservation for Global Impact

  Grassroots conservation movements—led by local and Indigenous communities with invaluable knowledge built on generations of peaceful ecological stewardship—are essential to our collective future. Earth is home to a deeply interconnected web of living beings. From Magellenic penguins in Argentina to mighty Sumatran pines to colorful jeweled chameleons in Madagascar, the livelihoods of each and […]

Whose Knowledge Shapes the Future?

  At Global Greengrants Fund, we have learned through decades of partnership with grassroots movements that the most important knowledge rarely fits neatly into predetermined frameworks. It lives in relationships, in memory, in cultural practice, and in deep, place-based understanding. Sometimes, it takes a different kind of map to make that visible. In Ecuador’s Yasuní […]

Indigenous Cosmovisions and Spiritual Approaches to Gender and Environmental Justice

At Global Greengrants Fund, we know that transformative change doesn’t come from the top down. It grows through dialogue, reflection, and the courage to reimagine our relationships with one another and with the Earth. That’s why we are honored to host the Gender and Environmental Justice Working Group’s Learning Conversation Series alongside advisors, exchanging and […]

Funding a Just Transition: Two Case Studies from Latin America

Grassroots climate and environmental justice movements are essential to a just transition away from extractive energy systems. From opposing East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) construction in Uganda and Tanzania to building autonomous solar energy systems that connect Indigenous villages in Ecuador, movements are pushing back against fossil fuel expansion and creating community-driven energy solutions. […]

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