Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Food or Fuel: The Biofuel Conflict in Africa

Thousands of acres of arable land in Tanzania are being re-allocated for biofuel production. As the price of oil has fluctuated, demand for biofuels has grown intensely, leading the government to strike deals with biofuels investors, ultimately upsetting the balance between land for food and land for fuel.

Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Continues to Threaten Zambezi River Communities

In June, Greengrants published an article on local communities raising awareness about the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River in Mozambique.

Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Threatens Communities in Mozambique

In Mozambique, Greengrants grantee Voices of the Zambezi and partner Justiça Ambiental have been organizing local communities and raising awareness about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River.

Moving Towards DDT-Free: Uganda and Beyond

As reported in a recent Reuters article, the United Nations has announced a plan to rid the world of DDT by 2020.

Proposed Dam on the Mekong Threatens Livelihoods

  The Mekong River is one of the world’s richest areas of biodiversity as well as an important livelihood source for millions of people in the Southeast Asian region. A proposed hydro-electric mega-dam in southern Laos poses a significant risk to the river’s huge number of fish species, and would wreak havoc on normal migration […]

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