Greengrants’ new Pacific Islands advisor brings a broad range of experience as environmental activist, administrator and scholar, but also a lifetime of respect for “kepikipik kan ” — “the gift of creation.”
By: Jolie Dietzen, Greengrants Intern NEW IRELAND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND AWARENESS COMMITTEE, ORO COMMUNITY NETWORK, GAVSONKEG WOMEN’S GROUP, OGAYO INTEGRATED CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, AND AHORA KAKANDETTA PEOPLES FOUNDATION — Greengrants has provided a grant to each of these organizations to combat the environmental devastation caused by the expansion of palm oil plantations. __________________________________ […]
On June 14, residents of New Caledonia won a major victory against a multinational nickel mining project when an administrative tribunal in Noum©a cancelled the mine’s license for operation.
In May of 2006, Greengrants awarded its $10,000,000th dollar in grants. That makes 2,754 grants made in 120 countries over 13 years.
In September of 2005, women from rural and urban areas throughout the Macuata Province, Fiji, met to create a strategic, ten-year sustainable development plan. The three-day workshop was first time Fijian women had formally organized for the purpose of improving the socioeconomic and environmental health of their communities. As a result of the meeting, the Macuata […]