Tag: Right to Land Water and Resources

When Rivers Speak: Funding the Frontlines of River Protection

Across the world, rivers move like living memory through landscapes—carrying water, culture, and the lifeblood of communities. They connect forests to oceans, glaciers to farms, and people to place. For many Indigenous Peoples and riverine communities, rivers are not simply resources to be managed, but living relatives. At Global Greengrants Fund, we see this truth […]

Funding a Just Transition: Two Case Studies from Latin America

Grassroots climate and environmental justice movements are essential to a just transition away from extractive energy systems. From opposing East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) construction in Uganda and Tanzania to building autonomous solar energy systems that connect Indigenous villages in Ecuador, movements are pushing back against fossil fuel expansion and creating community-driven energy solutions. […]

From the Ground Up: Accompanying Grassroots Movements Leading Systemic Change

Co-written by Global Greengrants Fund and Grassroots International When hundreds of farmers, fishers, Indigenous leaders, feminists, and workers from 102 countries gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in September 2025 for the Third Nyéléni Global Forum, they carried with them a powerful truth: that solutions to the intertwined crises of climate, hunger, and inequality already exist in […]

Carbon Credits in East Africa: Unlocking Potential, Navigating Challenges, and Shaping the Future

Article by Naomi Lanoi Leleto, East Africa Advisory Board Coordinator and Program Coordinator for Global Indigenous Grantmaking An Indigenous Woman’s Take on Carbon Trading “They tell us they are buying air from us and exporting it to the West. Is that why our air feels lighter these days? Yet, my pockets are as empty as […]

Celebrating the 2023 Goldman Prize winners

Congratulations to the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! Since 1989, the Goldman Prize has awarded an annual prize to grassroots environmental defenders from all over the world for their work to protect and enhance the natural environment. Each year, we are honored to see that many of the Goldman Prize winners are connected to Global […]

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