When Greta Thunberg refused to go to school last August, demanding that the Swedish government reduce carbon emissions in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement, a spark of youth climate work ignited across the globe. From Europe to Africa, and Asia to North America, school-aged children ditched school and took to the streets adorned in […]
On June 26, 2019, a Kenyan tribunal canceled plans to build the country’s first-ever coal fired power plant, citing environmental and public health risks. This immense, hard-fought victory would not have been possible without years of advocacy and resistance by a strong network of anti-coal grassroots groups across the region. One group that has been […]
By Alex Grossman, Director of Communications On June 20, 2019, members of Grassy Narrows First Nation marched through downtown Toronto demanding that the Canadian government uphold their promise to clean up the mercury contaminating the Wabigoon River. Between 1962 and 1970, a paper mill upstream from Grassy Narrows dumped 20,000 pounds of mercury into the […]
Words by Ibis Colindres and Yolanda Muñoz People with disabilities are uniquely affected by the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. And yet, they are routinely left out of efforts to protect rights to a clean and healthy environment. Global Greengrants Fund, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, is seeding initiatives that recognize the […]
By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist Update: In September 2021, Martha Agbani’s story was featured in the New York Times. Read the spotlight here. A group of women who call Ogoniland, Nigeria home are determined to return their land and rivers to the beautiful, pristine landscape it once was – before decades of oils spills contaminated […]
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