New York Times Explores the Real Cost of Gold
A recent New York Times series explored the environmental and other costs of gold mining around the world.
Greengrants West Africa Board Works to Heal Damage from Extractive Industries
The West Africa Advisory Board gives priority to grants that enable community voices to be heard on the social and environmental effects of extractive industries, especially mining, oil and gas production, forestry, and fisheries.
Human Rights Mission Investigates Fumigation Along the Ecuador/Colombia Border
The Observatorio Interamericano de los Derechos de los Migrantes (OCIM), The Center for Human Rights and Enviroment (CEDHA), the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), and Greengrants funded an urgent fact-finding mission to Ecuador.
Seeking Environmental Justice in South Africa
by Michael Kramer-Duffield In the heavily industrialized area of South Durban, many communities have banded together over the last decade to bring attention to and find remedies for the great harm they have incurred from living in the midst of often careless and poisonous industries. The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) has been the […]
Honduras: The Garifuna Fight for Their Way of Life
The Garifuna, descendents of indigenous Caribbean islanders and African slaves, have lived for over 200 years along the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Belize, and on the Hondurasí Bay Islands. In Honduras their numbers are estimated anywhere from under 100,000 to over 200,000. The Garifuna have maintained a strong cultural identity, retaining many […]