By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist In September 2020, Portugal’s last two remaining fossil fuel extraction contracts were canceled, halting all oil and gas drilling across the country. Activists, including Greengrants’ grantee, Climáximo, have spent years resisting fossil fuel extraction in Portugal, leading efforts that resulted in the recent cancellations. Climáximo stated that this success is […]
At Global Greengrants Fund, our mission is to mobilize resources worldwide to protect our shared planet and work towards a more equitable world. One of the ways in which we do this is by awarding grants to activists on the frontlines of environmental and social injustices, often to those who lack access to resources through […]
Hwange National Park is the largest park in Zimbabwe, home to 40,000 elephants and the endangered black rhino. The park is a main stop for tourists in the region, but it is under threat from coal mining due to the limited availability of land for mining in the country. Although these mining activities clearly cause […]
By Kézha Hatier-Riess, Vice President of External Relations We were given a couple of days off at Global Greengrants Fund recently, tagged on to Labor Day, to have extra time to breath and revive from working at a nonprofit where we dive daily into upending the worldwide abominations of our times and supporting movements building […]
No matter who you are, or where you live, the past six months have forced everyone on earth to adapt to a world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. For our grantees, new challenges have arisen along with the virus, including access to food, education around sanitation, and increased risks associated with continued resource extraction by […]
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