Across the globe, the risks of defending community rights to clean air, water, and soil are increasing. Many governments and corporations are tightening the vice on civil society, and those in power continue to use violence to suppress grassroots movements who are standing up to protect the planet and their communities. In 2018 alone, […]
“We are striking because we have done our homework and they have not. I am here to say, our house is on fire… I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire.” –Greta Thunberg When then 15-year old Greta Thunberg stood […]
On June 26, 2019, a Kenyan tribunal canceled plans to build the country’s first-ever coal fired power plant, citing environmental and public health risks. This immense, hard-fought victory would not have been possible without years of advocacy and resistance by a strong network of anti-coal grassroots groups across the region. One group that has been […]
By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist Update: On July 11, 2019, the Waorani defeated the Ecuadorian government on the appeal phase, blocking the sale of 500,000 acres of their ancestral lands from oil drilling. On April 26, 2019, the Waorani, an Indigenous tribe who call the Ecuadorian Amazon home, celebrated a major victory against big oil. […]
Congratulations to the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipients for their incredible leadership to protect both people and our shared planet! The Goldman Environmental Prize is a true honor, the world’s largest award honoring grassroots environmental defenders. This year, at Global Greengrants Fund, we are particularly thrilled to acknowledge Prize winners Ana Colovic Lesoska and Jacqui […]
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