Greengrants Passes the $10 Million Mark
In May of 2006, Greengrants awarded its $10,000,000th dollar in grants. That makes 2,754 grants made in 120 countries over 13 years.
Nigeria: Grantees Campaign against Gas Flaring
While much political and economic attention has been focused on the oil industry over the past several years, the links between oil extraction and environmental, health and social problems have been largely ignored. According to a recent report by Environmental Rights Action (ERA)/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, a Greengrants grantee, 2.5 billion cubic feet of […]
Highlights from the Greengrants Advisory Board Retreat
This past April, global and regional representatives of Greengrants’ network of advisors met in Amsterdam to share ideas, strategies and plans for the future.
Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction Grantees
The following organizations have received grants for tsunami relief and reconstruction. More grants have been made or are being processed, and we will update this list as frequently as possible. Indonesian Relief Efforts Koalisi Solidaritas Kemanusiaan Bencana Alam (KSKBA) Based in Medan, North Sumatra, KSKBA, the Coalition in Solidarity for Humane Disaster Relief, is a […]
Tuvalu: Protecting Vulnerable Coasts as Climate Changes
by Kim Lockrow, Global Greengrants Fund Intern For the people of Tuvalu, the threat of global climate change is already being felt as sea levels rise and storms gain in intensity, increasing coastal erosion and contaminating groundwater with salt. Some predict that the atoll, less than 15 feet at its highest point, could be unlivable […]