Category: Analysis

From Durban to Denver: Acting Together for Environmental Justice

In September 2016, I traveled to Durban, South Africa to join grantmaking advisors working with Global Greengrants Fund around the world for several days of conversations about climate change, fossil fuels, the safety of environmental defenders, and our ongoing work together. While joining hundreds of thousands of people at the Women’s March on Colorado, I […]

What to Read Before Marrakech

As seas continue to rise, temperatures increase, and life-changing storms become more commonplace, the need to take drastic action on climate change becomes more urgent. While Global Greengrants Fund continues to support those on the front lines implement localized solutions, the world prepares for continued conversations about action at a global level. The 22nd session […]

Majandra Rodriguez Acha on the Power of Youth and Women in Achieving a Sustainable Future

Majandra Rodriguez Acha is one of six advisors to our Next Generation Climate Board, a group of twenty something climate leaders that recommend grants to youth-led climate initiatives all around the world. Majandra, native to Peru, is also a Global Greengrants grantee. A grant in 2015 helped kick-start her organization, TierrActiva Perú. The collective fosters […]

Tune In: What to Add to Your Summer Reading List

As an organization that works to fund environmental defenders from around the world on some of the most pressing issues of our time, it’s no surprise that our staff are passionate individuals who often continue to read up on relevant topics in their spare time. For those interested in environmental advocacy, our leisure-time media sources […]

Community Resilience in the Pacific Islands: The View from the Ground

By Kristall Laursen, Global Giving Network Manager I am from a small town in Iowa. I wasn’t born there, and I don’t live there now—but my tiny town of 700 people will always play a big role in influencing the person I am today. I moved away for the same reasons so many people leave […]

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