Tag: Earth

Ancestral Knowledge of the Nasa People in Colombia: Protecting Culture and Biodiversity

Article by Júlia de Marins, Learning Coordinator for the Next Generation Climate Advisory Board In the heart of the Colombian Massif, in Tierradentro (Cauca), the Nasa people maintain a deep relationship between spirituality, music, and territory. Yet in recent years, they have witnessed a rapid disappearance of the jaw—an endemic cane used to craft ceremonial […]

From the Ground Up: Accompanying Grassroots Movements Leading Systemic Change

Co-written by Global Greengrants Fund and Grassroots International When hundreds of farmers, fishers, Indigenous leaders, feminists, and workers from 102 countries gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in September 2025 for the Third Nyéléni Global Forum, they carried with them a powerful truth: that solutions to the intertwined crises of climate, hunger, and inequality already exist in […]

Community-Controlled Reforestation in Maragoli Hills, Kenya

The Maragoli Hills in Vihaga, western Kenya comprise 400 hectares of beautiful green forest that provide important resources to a nearby population of 2.7 million people. The region, however, has experienced vast deforestation and degradation since colonization began over a century ago, triggering years of commercial logging in local forests. This has not only impacted […]

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