At Global Greengrants Fund, we have learned through decades of partnership with grassroots movements that the most important knowledge rarely fits neatly into predetermined frameworks. It lives in relationships, in memory, in cultural practice, and in deep, place-based understanding. Sometimes, it takes a different kind of map to make that visible. In Ecuador’s Yasuní […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the climate crisis escalates, so too does the urgency of amplifying the voices of those most impacted. At Global Greengrants Fund, we believe that lasting environmental justice depends not only on policies and advocacy but on powerful, truthful stories rooted in lived experience. That is why we were proud to join fellow climate funders […]
Grassroots climate and environmental justice movements are essential to a just transition away from extractive energy systems. From opposing East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) construction in Uganda and Tanzania to building autonomous solar energy systems that connect Indigenous villages in Ecuador, movements are pushing back against fossil fuel expansion and creating community-driven energy solutions. […]
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