by Kielly Dunn with contributions from Lori Pottinger, International Rivers Network Bujagali Falls Dam is a 200-megawatt hydropower project proposed for Bujagali Falls on the Nile River near Jinja, Uganda. Although the original sponsor, a United States-based energy company named AES, has backed out, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank […]
by Ben Wheeler, Greengrants Intern Afro-Colombians are a minority in a volatile country. They tend to be poor and live in violent regions rich in biodiversity and increasingly targeted by multinational corporations. Although they represent nearly one-third of Columbiaís population, Afro-Columbians hold little influence in politics and business. Activists like Libia Grueso and the Afro-Colombian […]
We congratulate Greengrants grantee Libia Grueso, co-founder of Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN) in Colombia, for winning a 2004 Goldman Environmental Prize. She was recognized for her work leading rural Afro-Colombian communities toward greater territorial autonomy and for helping to protect Colombia’s Pacific rain forest. Grueso is credited with leading a campaign that gained territorial […]
by Tracy Kirkland and Kielly Dunn Cross River State Cross River State, located along Nigeria’s southeastern border, is home to the nation’s last remaining intact rain forest and mangrove forest, both of which serve as wildlife sanctuaries for many endangered species. In 1991, the World Wide Fund for Nature, in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation […]
by Anna Bryant, Greengrants Intern Xi’an Green Community is an impressive example of new citizen efforts that are springing up nationwide to increase environmental awareness. Working on a shoestring with the enthusiastic help of dozens of dedicated volunteers, this group is capturing the imagination of people who are just beginning to learn about environmental issues […]
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