Tag: Climate Justice

The Earth’s Lungs: Community-Powered Forest Protection Around the World

  The world’s rainforests—from the Amazon to the Congo Basin to the Leuser Ecosystem—are Earth’s lungs.  Just as human lungs are essential to life, the Earth’s lungs are essential to the collective equilibrium of the planet and the beings that call it home—including humans. They absorb carbon dioxide, uphold essential ecosystems, and underscore the deep […]

Grassroots Action for a Just Energy Transition

  “Achieving a just transition must go beyond simple technology replacement to renewable resources, encompassing comprehensive remediation of the historical damage caused by mining. This includes restoring affected ecosystems, ensuring health programs that address the after-effects of pollution, and a labor transition that diversifies economic opportunities for local communities. All of this must be done […]

Our Power, Our Planet: Rooting Climate Action in Communities

  “Our work is long-term. It is not about projects—it is about movements. When donors provide flexible support, communities respond with creativity and appropriateness that no outside expert could prescribe.” – Cristi Nozawa, Samdhana Institute People power fuels profound climate and environmental transformation. When communities cultivate justice, care, and resilience globally, their efforts weave together […]

From One River to Many: What the 2026 Goldman Prize Teaches About Movement Power

For over three decades, the Goldman Environmental Prize has recognized grassroots environmental justice activists for their work to challenge corporate environmental harms, strengthen community-led conservation, and set powerful legal precedents that shift the needle towards global care, healing, and justice. The awards remind the world what real climate leadership looks like: courageous, community-rooted, and often […]

2025’s Top Movement and Philanthropy Stories

When grassroots climate movements have access to flexible, trust-based funding, transformation follows. This core principle guides Global Greengrants Fund’s grantmaking—and informs our vision for a just philanthropic ecosystem centered on solidarity, not charity.  In 2025, through communications and narrative, we elevated the transformative power of well-resourced, community-led climate action and encouraged funders to invest in […]

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