Congratulations to the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! Since 1989, the Goldman Prize has awarded an annual prize to grassroots environmental defenders from all over the world for their work to protect and enhance the natural environment. Each year, we are honored to see that many of the Goldman Prize winners are connected to Global […]
Congratulations to the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners! Each year, the Goldman Prize honors grassroots environmental movements and their work to safeguard the environment and communities facing disproportionate climate impacts. We’re thrilled to see Global Greengrants Fund grantee partners on the list this year, including Chima Williams of Nigeria, and Alex Lucitante and Alexandra Narvaez […]
Photo credit: Elizabeth Weber At Global Greengrants Fund, Earth Day is every day. From Indigenous communities protecting the Amazon from deforestation to local communities in Ghana opposing the expansion of mining projects to groups in the Pacific educating their communities about climate resilience, we are supporting those who are on the frontlines of defending and […]
By Alison Wright, Director of the Environmental Defenders Collaborative Photo credit: Wambui Gichobi | Survival Media Agency In 2019, Global Greengrants Fund became the fiscal home of the Environmental Defenders Collaborative, merging the expertise and breadth of our networks to support environmental defenders and deepen the impact of our collective grantmaking. The Environmental Defenders Collaborative […]
By Peter Kostishack, Director of Programs At COP26, many governments and investment institutions announced commitments to phase out coal power and end direct international financing of the fossil fuel industry. Yet even with these commitments, governments’ planned oil and gas production is still double what is needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit. The […]
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