Tag: Local Livelihoods

Oil and Indigenous Peoples—Peru

In this Washington Post article about Oil and Indigenous Peoples in Peru, several Greengrants grantees—Shinai, the Achuar (FECONACO), and Racimos de Ungurahui—are mentioned as well as our own deputy program director, Peter Kostishack.

Ecotourism for El Cacao Honduras

El Cacao is a poor, rural community in Honduras where people struggle to make a living. There was no sense of real possibilities for change until the community decided to  develop its own ecotourism project to create a brighter future for this village of thatched-roof, mud-floored huts, for the children with big bellies swollen from […]

Honduras: Promoting Community-Based Tourism

Community-managed ecotourism project hopes to attract tourists to El Cacao lagoon.

‘Not All That Glitters is Good’: Former CEO of Newmont Mining Receives Award Despite Dubious History

The University of Denver’s selection of Wayne Murdy, former CEO of Newmont Mining, for the prestigious
‘International Bridge Builder’ award generates controversy.

Azerbaijan: The continuing struggle against Big Oil

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Azerbaijan has had devastating impacts for local people. Community organizing has been essential to ensure that people’s rights are not abused as this pipeline continues to affect local livelihoods and health. Greengrants has supported several groups pressuring for accountability from the oil industry in Azerbaijan, including the Committee of Protection for […]

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