Month: September 2019

4 Million People Marched For Climate Action. Now What?

By Nnimmo Bassey, Co-chair of the Board of Directors Extreme storms, hurricanes, and cyclones are occurring so frequently that they seem commonplace. Recently the Bahamas and parts of the USA were hit by Hurricane Dorian. Earlier in the year it was Cyclone Idai, followed by Kenneth, and then Fani in the Indian Ocean. Those cyclones […]

How Our Grantees Turned an Invasive Species into Sustainable Fashion

By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist In the Philippines, wetlands play a critical role in water storage and filtration, as well as mitigating the impacts of flooding in nearby communities. However, the proliferation of wildly invasive water hyacinths from Brazil has thrown these ecosystems out of balance. The thick mats formed by the aquatic plants reduce […]

Global Greengrants Fund to House the Environmental Defenders Collaborative

  Across the globe, the risks of defending community rights to clean air, water, and soil are increasing. Many governments and corporations are tightening the vice on civil society, and those in power continue to use violence to suppress activists who are standing up to protect the planet and their communities. In 2018 alone, there […]

Why We’re Striking on September 20th

“We are striking because we have done our homework and they have not. I am here to say, our house is on fire… I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire.” –Greta Thunberg When then 15-year old Greta Thunberg stood […]

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