By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist The beautiful Bisri Valley near Beirut is considered one of the most biodiverse and culturally significant landscapes in Lebanon, and many local farmers depend on the land for survival. Unfortunately, the valley is threatened by the proposed construction of a $617 million mega-dam project, approved by the World Bank back […]
By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist Under the billowing gray clouds a few hours outside of Lima, Peru sits a coastal community called Chancay. Formerly a pre-Colombian architectural civilization, Chancay has transformed into a modernized port town as a result of sweeping urbanization from Lima. The Santa Rosa wetland, located along the coast of Chancay, is […]
Across the world, our grantees are acting today for a brighter tomorrow. At Global Greengrants Fund, we trust the instincts of local people. The current pandemic is no different, and we continue to give money to communities and individuals to be used in the ways they deem fit. In response to COVID-19, our grantees are […]
Welcome to Pondoland, South Africa’s least economically developed region. What the region lacks in infrastructure, it makes up for in natural resources. Ecologists have named the region the Pondoland Center for Plant Endemism, home to many species found nowhere else in the world. While beautiful, Pondoland is also home to violence and strife. Transworld Mining, […]
By Alex Grossman, Director of Communications Last month, the Cambodian government made the decision to postpone the construction of any new hydropower dams along the Mekong River for the next decade. This is a huge victory for grassroots groups working against the construction of new development projects, as well as the tens of thousands who […]
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