Honduran Environmental Defenders Murdered
On Dec. 20, 2006, two activists with the Environmental Movement of Olancho (MAO) were shot to death in the Honduran department of Olancho.
Update: Another Victory in New Caledonia
Environmental activists gained a further victory in New Caledonia when a French court ordered a halt to construction of the multi-billion dollar Goro nickel mine.
Anwar Fazal Wins Gandhi-King-Ikeda Peace Award
Former Greengrants board member Anwar Fazal has been named a recipient of the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Award from Morehouse College.
The “Alarm of Pesticides” in Armenia
by Molly Stuart, Greengrants Intern ————————- ARMENIAN WOMEN FOR HEALTH AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT (AWHHE) Greengrants has provided three grants to this organization, most recently to fund travel costs for a representative to attend a key meeting of Pesticide Action Network – Europe, and to support AWHHE’s efforts to strengthen regional networks and share information and […]
Pakistan: Fighting for People’s Rights in the Chashma Region
by Brendan Snow, Greengrants Intern _________________ MAUJ and the RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY INSTITUTE Greengrants has provided a series of grants to help these organizations in their work regarding the Chashma Right Bank irrigation project. The most recent grant was for $5,000 to Mauj in 2006. _________________ A huge irrigation project might sound like a great […]