Patagonia’s Wildest Rivers Protected, For Now
A Chilean appeals court has temporarily blocked the massive HidroAysen project, which would construct five dams on two of the worlds purest free-flowing rivers.
Persistent Activism Safeguards Peruvian Amazon from Hydroelectric Dam
Precedent-setting decision requires that all future proposed projects in the Inambari Basin must be subjected to prior consultation with local communities.
Mining Study: Small Grants and Strong Networks
A recent look into our grantmaking in Peru and Ghana proved that small grants are key in strengthening social and environmental movements and protecting natural resources.
A Community of Action in the High Plains of Bolivia
Three groups in Bolivia are changing the face of the local environmental movement. On a most basic level, they share office space. But it’s the dynamic of a centralized community of activists that seems to hold promise in “the fight for our future.”
Undermining Access to Land by Mining and Oil Extraction
In Western Africa, most people are in rural areas, where they live completely from their land. The global hunger for oil, minerals, and other of Africa’s resources is pushing millions off their land.