Te Tika Mataiapo Joins Greengrants Network
We are pleased to welcome Te Tika Mataiapo to the Greengrants Pacific Islands Advisory Board. Te Tika is the President of the Koutu Nui, a council of traditional leaders in the Cook Islands.
Greengrants Advisor Gives Talk on Indigenous Rights in the Philippines
This month, Greengrants had the rare opportunity to host one of our Southeast Asia advisors right here in Boulder, Colorado.
Announcing a New Fund to Support the Goldman Prize Winners
Global Greengrants Fund and The Goldman Environmental Prize are pleased to announce a new partnership that makes it possible to directly support the amazing work of the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients. Greengrants is proud to have worked with
Proposed Dam on the Mekong Threatens Livelihoods
The Mekong River is one of the world’s richest areas of biodiversity as well as an important livelihood source for millions of people in the Southeast Asian region. A proposed hydro-electric mega-dam in southern Laos poses a significant risk to the river’s huge number of fish species, and would wreak havoc on normal migration […]
Landmark Ruling for Indigenous in Brazil
After a 20-year legal struggle to secure their traditional lands, five indigenous groups who reside on the Raposa Serra do Sol reserve in the northern Brazilian state of Roraima are celebrating a momentous ruling that recognizes the demarcation and protec