Hydroelectric Project in Brazil Gains International Attention
The New York Times recently reported on the latest of a series of meg-dam projects to be proposed in the Madeira River Basin of Brazil.
Launch of Newest Member of Greengrants Alliance of Funds–Fondo Accion Solidaria!
The newest member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds announces its launch! We welcome Fondo Acci³n Solidaria of Northwest Mexico.
Peruvian Coalition with EarthRights International Sues Oxy Petroleum for Environmental Damages
A coalition of organizations, including Greengrants grantee Trabajo de Racimos de Ungurahui, filed suit last week against Occidental Petroleum for environmental damages on indigenous lands.
New Southern Cone Advisor–Marila Lazaro
Introducing Marila Lazaro of Uruguay, the newest member of our Southern Cone advisory board. This board recommends grants in Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile.
Peruvian Environmental Defender Father Arana is Threatened for Work against Mine
Father Arana of GRUFIDES, a grassroots group in Peru working on issues of extractive mining impacts, has been threatened by masked men and followed a mining company vehicle from the Yanacocha Mine, owned by Newmont Mining Corporation.