Hydroelectric Project in Brazil Gains International Attention
The New York Times recently reported on the latest of a series of meg-dam projects to be proposed in the Madeira River Basin of Brazil.
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.
Launch of Newest Member of Greengrants Alliance of Funds–Fondo Accion Solidaria!
The newest member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds announces its launch! We welcome Fondo Acci³n Solidaria of Northwest Mexico.
Struggles in Uganda over Forests and a Dam
The last few weeks in Uganda have been marked by a protest to protect the Mabira Forest Reserve from a sugarcane plantation and the World Bank’s decision to finance the Bujagali Dam on the Nile River by Lake Victoria.
Peruvian Coalition with EarthRights International Sues Oxy Petroleum for Environmental Damages
A coalition of organizations, including Greengrants grantee Trabajo de Racimos de Ungurahui, filed suit last week against Occidental Petroleum for environmental damages on indigenous lands.