Tag: Right to Land Water and Resources

Celebration Along the Congo River: World Bank Suspends Support for a Mega-Dam Project

For people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 25 was a day to celebrate. The World Bank suspended support for a mega-dam called Inga 3, which had the potential to cause massive environmental degradation and threaten the social fabric of the local communities.  Global Greengrants Fund, along with our partners at International […]

Success in Guatemala: Supreme Court Suspends License for El Tambor Gold Mine

Have you ever felt so strongly about something that you were willing to stay up day and night indefinitely to make your dream a reality? The people who live in La Puya, Guatemala know all about that kind of perseverance, and now about the sweet satisfaction that comes with success. The villagers spent the past […]

Indigenous People Tried to Turn the Tables and Save Lake Poopó

Fishing boats used to abound on Lake Poopó in Bolivia’s dry altiplano. The lake was the lifeblood for the Uru-Murato indigenous people, who survived off the lake’s abundant fish and flamingo populations. But years of rising temperatures, poorly planned irrigation techniques, and mining took their toll. The fish died, the water receded, and finally, last […]

Tune In: What to Add to Your Summer Reading List

As an organization that works to fund environmental defenders from around the world on some of the most pressing issues of our time, it’s no surprise that our staff are passionate individuals who often continue to read up on relevant topics in their spare time. For those interested in environmental advocacy, our leisure-time media sources […]

2015 Global Survey of Grassroots Grant Recipients

Global Greengrants Fund has been breaking new ground in environmental grantmaking for more than 20 years. We buck traditional philanthropic models by giving local people in non-industrialized countries the power to decide which projects to back—and how to use our support to advance their health, safety, environments, and rights. Through our network of expert, on-the-ground […]

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