Month: May 2007

Buyat Bay, Indonesia: Newmont Mining Acquitted of Pollution Charges

In a setback for environmental accountability in Indonesia, Newmont Mining Corporation was acquitted last month by an Indonesian court of pollution charges and endangering peoples’ health in Buyat Bay.

Greengrants Grantee receives Goldman Environmental Prize

Julio Cusurichi of the Federation of Natives of the Madre de Dio River, Peru receives prestigious international environmental prize.

Uganda: Protest to Protect the Mabira Forest Reserve

Greengrants grantees NAPE and Save Mabira Crusade organize a protest to protect the Mabira Forest Reserve from a sugarcane plantation. While the protest turned violent, the government is now slowly moving towards protection of this vulnerable and ecologically diverse forest that many people rely on for their livelihoods.

Greengrants Advisors Retreat in Bali

Leslie Allen, Greengrants Director of Communications and Development, updates us about goings-on at the Global Greengrants Fund Advisors Retreat, held in Bali, Indonesia, February 28 and March 1 and 2, 2007.

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