Big Win for Movements in Romania!
Last week, the Romanian Supreme Court announced a decision to declare the Rosia Montana mountain with the highest gold reserves, Carnic Mountain, a cultural monument of national interest.
Anderson Cooper’s Documentary, “Planet in Peril: Battlelines”
On December 11 at 9 pm ET on CNN Anderson Cooper’s “Planet in Peril” series will feature La Oroya in Peru.
Proactive Advocacy
In countries around the world, from Ecuador to Russia to Nigeria, Global Greengrants Fund is working to support community-based groups in their efforts to resist the negative socio-environmental impacts of extractive industries.
ERA Director elected chair of Friends of the Earth International
Nnimmo Bassey, Greengrants West Africa Advisor and Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has been elected chairperson of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI)
Legislation Repealed in Peru
Indigenous groups lifted their road blockades and suspended their strike against key energy sites Thursday, a day after a congressional committee voted to repeal two land development laws decreed by President Alan Garca.