News & Resources: ‘Toxics’
12 Top Global Greegrants Successes of 2012
Dec 18, 2012
You know we always say your support makes a difference? As 2012 comes to a close, we’d like to share 12 of Global Greengrants Fund’s top success stories from the past year. Here are just some of the victories we celebrated in 2012.
Read moreChina Bans Deadly Herbicide Paraquat
Dec 14, 2012
Several years ago, Sun Jing and other members of the Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center in China learned that local farmers were mysteriously falling ill and dying. They suspected this had something to do with an herbicide called paraquat that farmers were using. The farmers had no idea what a deadly chemical they were handling every day. There was little research and no warning label.
Read moreArmenian 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 morePoisoned 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 moreThe Abuse of Ogoniland
Oct 24, 2011
The Ogoni People of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria have suffered massive environmental injustice from oil activities for decades. Recent reports show the extent of those injustices go further than anyone could have imagined.
Read moreMining Operations Bring Heavy Burdens for Local Communities
Oct 6, 2011
Mining operations are causing environmental degradation and health problems all over the world. Local groups are challenging poor regulation and holding mining companies accountable for the heavy costs to community health, environment, and society.
Read moreFreedom 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 moreGrassroots Activism Blocks GM Eggplant in India
Feb 25, 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.
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 moreWoodrow 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.
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