Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize for their efforts to safeguard the environment and their communities. We’re especially proud to acknowledge Rodrigo Tot, the 2017 prizewinner from Guatemala, who helped lead his community to a landmark court decision protecting local indigenous land rights and preventing the expansion of an environmentally destructive […]
By Terry Odendahl, President and CEO Late last month, President Trump signed an executive order to reverse President Obama’s climate change efforts and revive the coal industry, pulling back American leadership in international efforts to take action on global warming. On Saturday, April 29th, 100 days into the new U.S. administration, hundreds of thousands around […]
How are communal ownership and renewable energy combined to improve access to water? A community in Locuto, Peru seems to have found the recipe for success. The province of Locuto is located in the heart of Peru’s dry forest region, an area of Peru that sees precipitation only during a brief rainy period. Agriculture is possible […]
Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 800 grants to environmental activists around the world, helping to support grassroots initiatives to protect the planet and the rights of the people who call these natural places home. We wish we could share every single story with you. Here are three exciting projects we’ve supported this month. […]
Over 700 million people around the world lack access to the one thing all people need to survive – water. Today, on World Water Day, the world is recognizing efforts to tackle the water access crisis. Today also marks the beginning of Aveda Earth Month. For more than a decade, Aveda and Global Greengrants Fund have partnered […]
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