Tag: Latin America

What Becomes Possible When We Invest in Youth Leadership

  “Young leaders continue to show that meaningful climate action grows from relationships of trust, care, and mutual learning. Their work reminds us that social transformation is strongest when generations collaborate rather than compete.” —Winnie Asiti and Júlia de Marins, Board Coordinator and Learning Coordinator, Next Generation Climate Board   For climate philanthropy, supporting youth […]

The Earth’s Lungs: Community-Powered Forest Protection Around the World

  The world’s rainforests—from the Amazon to the Congo Basin to the Leuser Ecosystem—are Earth’s lungs.  Just as human lungs are essential to life, the Earth’s lungs are essential to the collective equilibrium of the planet and the beings that call it home—including humans. They absorb carbon dioxide, uphold essential ecosystems, and underscore the deep […]

Grassroots Action for a Just Energy Transition

  “Achieving a just transition must go beyond simple technology replacement to renewable resources, encompassing comprehensive remediation of the historical damage caused by mining. This includes restoring affected ecosystems, ensuring health programs that address the after-effects of pollution, and a labor transition that diversifies economic opportunities for local communities. All of this must be done […]

Webs of Connection and Care: Locally Led Conservation for Global Impact

  Grassroots conservation movements—led by local and Indigenous communities with invaluable knowledge built on generations of peaceful ecological stewardship—are essential to our collective future. Earth is home to a deeply interconnected web of living beings. From Magellenic penguins in Argentina to mighty Sumatran pines to colorful jeweled chameleons in Madagascar, the livelihoods of each and […]

Whose Knowledge Shapes the Future?

  At Global Greengrants Fund, we have learned through decades of partnership with grassroots movements that the most important knowledge rarely fits neatly into predetermined frameworks. It lives in relationships, in memory, in cultural practice, and in deep, place-based understanding. Sometimes, it takes a different kind of map to make that visible. In Ecuador’s Yasuní […]

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