NPR on Conditions in La Oroya, Peru
La Oroya, Peru has been voted one of the ten most polluted places on earth. NPR discusses conditions for workers in a nationally-aired ‘Marketplace’ piece.
Interview with Greengrants Advisor Rubens Born
Brazilian Rubens Born has been a part of the Greengrants network for over a decade. Find out why he was a recipient of a national citizenship award in Brazil and how he has contributed to strengthening Brazil’s growing environmental movement.
Chile: Travels in the Southern Reaches of a Long, Thin Country
Chile is a country known for its exceptional beauty—but tensions persist over natural resource development. Global Greengrants’ newest employee, Jessica Sherman, Development Associate, recently spent five months in southern Chile researching the region’s
Honduran Environmental Defenders Murdered
On Dec. 20, 2006, two activists with the Environmental Movement of Olancho (MAO) were shot to death in the Honduran department of Olancho.
Interview with Nelda Hidalgo Sanchez, New Greengrants Central America Coordinator.
On August 18, 2006, Journey Herbeck of the Greengrants staff in Boulder interviewed Nelda Hidalgo Sanchez, Greengrants’ new coordinator for Central America. Nelda, a sociologist from Nicaragua, has a wealth of experience related to rural development.