Tag: Indigenous Peoples

Funding a Just Transition: Two Case Studies from Latin America

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. […]

Ancestral Knowledge of the Nasa People in Colombia: Protecting Culture and Biodiversity

Article by Júlia de Marins, Learning Coordinator for the Next Generation Climate Advisory Board In the heart of the Colombian Massif, in Tierradentro (Cauca), the Nasa people maintain a deep relationship between spirituality, music, and territory. Yet in recent years, they have witnessed a rapid disappearance of the jaw—an endemic cane used to craft ceremonial […]

Carbon Credits in East Africa: Unlocking Potential, Navigating Challenges, and Shaping the Future

Article by Naomi Lanoi Leleto, East Africa Advisory Board Coordinator and Program Coordinator for Global Indigenous Grantmaking An Indigenous Woman’s Take on Carbon Trading “They tell us they are buying air from us and exporting it to the West. Is that why our air feels lighter these days? Yet, my pockets are as empty as […]

Perspectives on Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation

Indigenous Peoples protect the environment worldwide, employing centuries of traditional and cultural ideals that honor the Earth. Yet around the world, Indigenous Peoples face dire threats to their livelihoods and connections to land from extractivism, deforestation, development, and climate change, as well as violence for their efforts to defend their land, in many cases. At […]

Sinegugu and Nonhle stand next to each other. Sinegugu is on the left. He is a Black man with a bald head. He is wearing a bright yellow shirt with colorful patterns embroidered onto it, and he is smiling slightly, his hands on his hips. On the right is Nonhle. She is a Black woman with curly hair cropped short. She is wearing a button up grey shirt and a more serious expression. Behind them is a lush and bright green field of grass.

Congratulations to the 2024 Goldman Prize Winners

Global Greengrants Fund congratulates the amazing environmental defenders from around the world who have received the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. For 35 years, the Goldman Environmental Prize has recognized the achievements and leadership of grassroots groups who are on the frontlines of some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. We are honored […]

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