Nigeria Gas Flaring Update
Greengrants has been funding grassroots groups involved in a campaign to stop illegal gas flaring in the Niger Delta of Nigeria for years. Despite a precedent-setting court decision, Shell Oil continue with the practice.
Peruvian Environmental Defender Father Arana is Threatened for Work against Mine
Father Arana of GRUFIDES, a grassroots group in Peru working on issues of extractive mining impacts, has been threatened by masked men and followed a mining company vehicle from the Yanacocha Mine, owned by Newmont Mining Corporation.
Buyat Bay, Indonesia: Newmont Mining Acquitted of Pollution Charges
In a setback for environmental accountability in Indonesia, Newmont Mining Corporation was acquitted last month by an Indonesian court of pollution charges and endangering peoples’ health in Buyat Bay.
Greengrants 2006 Annual Report Now Available!
Check out highlights from 2006, find out more about our global network of advisors, and more. Available on our website as a pdf or contact tina@greengrants.org for a hard copy.
Blogging From Bangkok: Our IFI Board meets to discuss grantmaking strategies
Reporting from Bangkok, Heather helps us get to know our International Financial Institutions Advisory Board better. Find out more about the advisors on this board, their diverse backgrounds, and the range of issues they work on–all linked by a commitmen