News & Resources: ‘Pesticides’
Armenian Women’s Group Sheds Light on Unseen Toxic Reality
Mar 27, 2012
One of the sunniest places on Earth, the Ararat Valley in western Armenia is a verdant basin with a hidden dark side. Decades of heavy pesticide use has left DDT to permeate into the country's soil, water, and farmers' markets. Read more
Poisoned by Pesticides in Pakistan
Nov 10, 2011
Pesticide use is in Pakistan is 14 times higher than in countries like neighboring India, but many farmers and families aren't even aware of the hazards. Read more
Freedom of speech wins out over pesticide makers in India!
Aug 5, 2010
Pesticide manufacturer vs. local activists: Who is more likely to come out on top? Read more
Moving Towards DDT-Free: Uganda and Beyond
May 21, 2009
As reported in a recent Reuters article, the United Nations has announced a plan to rid the world of DDT by 2020. Read more
Thinking Locally and Acting Globally: A view into Greengrants Global Advisor, Pesticide Action Network
Jul 14, 2008
As a maker of small grants around the world, it is often a challenge for us to gauge the full extent to which our grants have impact. The most obvious effects are, of course, those observed at the grassroots level. But part of our hope, and indeed our mis Read more
Advisor Named Foreign Minister of Ecuador
Mar 15, 2007
We are proud to announce that MarÂa Fernanda Espinosa, member of our Andes Advisory Board since 2001, has been named the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ecuador. Read more
The “Alarm of Pesticides” in Armenia
Sep 18, 2006
by Molly Stuart, Greengrants Intern ————————- ARMENIAN WOMEN FOR HEALTH AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT (AWHHE) Greengrants has provided three grants to this organization, most recently to fund travel costs for a representative to attend a key meeting of Pesticide Action Network… Read more
China: Pingnan Green Wins Court Case against Chemical Company
Oct 6, 2005
On April 15, 2005, the Pingnan Green Association, a grantee of Greengrants, achieved an unprecedented victory against the Rongping Chemical Affiliated Company. An Intermediate People’s Court in Fujian Province ordered the company, China’s largest chlorate manufacturer, to pay the… Read more
Human Rights Mission Investigates Fumigation Along the Ecuador/Colombia Border
Oct 3, 2005
The Observatorio Interamericano de los Derechos de los Migrantes (OCIM), The Center for Human Rights and Enviroment (CEDHA), the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), and Greengrants funded an urgent fact-finding mission to Ecuador. Read more
Anabela Lemos Receives Mozambique’s National Environmental Prize
Apr 8, 2005
Greengrants congratulates Anabela Lemos, Southern Africa Advisory Board member and winner of Mozambique's first National Environmental Prize. Read more