Release of Greengrants 2008 Annual Report!
We are pleased to provide you with an overview of our phenomenal work during 2008.
Honduras: Indigenous Leaders call for Zelaya’s Return
Indigenous organizations in Honduras are calling for the immediate return of President Zelaya, who was removed from the country at gunpoint in a coup d’etat on June 28th. Groups protesting the coup include several Greengrants grantees: the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and Moskitia United (MASTA).
How Brazil’s Grassroots Environmentalism is Making an Impact
The Center for Socio-Environmental Support (CASA), the Brazilian member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds, is supporting effective action and ways of life that are already making a difference. Though often obscured by economies of scale, these movements are cooling the planet and building the foundation for a more sustainable economic model the world needs to survive the future.
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Dams Suspended in China
Officials cited that dam construction had been started without appropriate environmental assessments or approval. In a surprising move, the Chinese government recently suspended construction of two dams on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province.