How a grassroots movement helped end plans for one of the most carbon-intensive coal power stations on earth On November 17th, major investors abandoned the Thabametsi coal plant in South Africa: a 557 megawatt power station which would have caused extensive damage to the climate, local people, and scarce water sources in South Africa’s arid […]
Congratulations to the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world’s foremost award honoring grassroots environmental defenders and their extraordinary efforts to protect and enhance the natural world. This year, we are especially thrilled to see three Global Greengrants Fund grantees on the list: Chibeze Ezekiel, Nemonte Nenquimo, and Paul Sein […]
Words by Allison Davis, Director of Regional Programs at Global Greengrants Fund, and Alison Wright, Director of the Environmental Defenders Collaborative. The Environmental Defenders Collaborative and Global Greengrants Fund condemn the killing of Fikile Ntshangase. A steadfast leader of community opposition to the expansion of an open pit coal mine operated by Tendele Coal, Ntshangase […]
By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist In September 2020, Portugal’s last two remaining fossil fuel extraction contracts were canceled, halting all oil and gas drilling across the country. Grassroots groups including Greengrants’ grantee, Climáximo, have spent years resisting fossil fuel extraction in Portugal, leading efforts that resulted in the recent cancellations. Climáximo stated that this success […]
Hwange National Park is the largest park in Zimbabwe, home to 40,000 elephants and the endangered black rhino. The park is a main stop for tourists in the region, but it is under threat from coal mining due to the limited availability of land for mining in the country. Although these mining activities clearly cause […]
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