Southern Cone Advisory Board Launched
In December of 2005, Greengrants celebrated the fruition of several years of planning with the first meeting of the new Southern Cone Advisory Board.
New York Times Explores the Real Cost of Gold
A recent New York Times series explored the environmental and other costs of gold mining around the world.
Human Rights Mission Investigates Fumigation Along the Ecuador/Colombia Border
The Observatorio Interamericano de los Derechos de los Migrantes (OCIM), The Center for Human Rights and Enviroment (CEDHA), the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), and Greengrants funded an urgent fact-finding mission to Ecuador.
Bolivia: Tacana Communities Work Together to Manage their Forests
by Mariah Ford, Greengrants Intern In July 2003, after many years of negotiating with officials in La Paz, the Comunidades Tacanas T.C.O. finally acquired title for the nearly one million hectares that they have traditionally occupied. This is a huge change from “business as usual,” in which indigenous communities have little control over the operations […]
Honduras: The Garifuna Fight for Their Way of Life
The Garifuna, descendents of indigenous Caribbean islanders and African slaves, have lived for over 200 years along the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Belize, and on the Hondurasí Bay Islands. In Honduras their numbers are estimated anywhere from under 100,000 to over 200,000. The Garifuna have maintained a strong cultural identity, retaining many […]