Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Struggles in Uganda over Forests and a Dam

The last few weeks in Uganda have been marked by a protest to protect the Mabira Forest Reserve from a sugarcane plantation and the World Bank’s decision to finance the Bujagali Dam on the Nile River by Lake Victoria.

Peruvian Coalition with EarthRights International Sues Oxy Petroleum for Environmental Damages

A coalition of organizations, including Greengrants grantee Trabajo de Racimos de Ungurahui, filed suit last week against Occidental Petroleum for environmental damages on indigenous lands.

Nigeria Gas Flaring Update

Greengrants has been funding grassroots groups involved in a campaign to stop illegal gas flaring in the Niger Delta of Nigeria for years. Despite a precedent-setting court decision, Shell Oil continue with the practice.

Climate Change: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Oil and Gas Industry

  Most people think of climate change as an enormous issue that can only be addressed on a global level. How can small grants of $500 or even $5,000 make a difference to such a monumental challenge?   We believe local action through small grants can make a big difference. Since 2000, Greengrants has given […]

Climate Change: Public Education on Climate Change Issues

Most people think of climate change as an enormous issue that can only be addressed on a global level. How can small grants of $500 or even $5,000 make a difference to such a monumental challenge? We believe local action through small grants can make a big difference. Since 2000, Greengrants has given well over […]

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