Bananas and Beekeeping Improve a Community in Uganda
A grantee in Uganda is working to meet at least one Millennium Development Goal: Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger. Using sustainable farming methods, they’re making strides in one community.
Brazil: Bringing the City to the Farm
Urban meets rural in the small farmers’ markets of Brazil. Three Global Greengrants Fund and CASA grantees come together to promote local and sustainable products.
Poisoned by Pesticides in Pakistan
Pesticide use is in Pakistan is 14 times higher than in countries like neighboring India, but many farmers and families aren’t even aware of the hazards.
Water Warriors: Champions of the Mekong River
Over 60 million people depend on the Mekong River and its tributaries for water, food, transport, and income. The proposed Xayaburi Dam would forever change the Lower Mekong. Thankfully, these grassroots activists aren’t sitting quietly.
A Reprieve For The Mekong
Government representatives from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia met to discuss the Xayaburi Dam, the single greatest threat to the Mekong River and its people. In a temporary but important victory, they deferred and elevated their decision to the Ministerial level.