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).
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For the small-scale Indian farmer, the organic choice is simple: either adopt more wholesome, healthful means of farming, or continue monoculture methods that endanger human, social, and environmental health. While the answer seems obvious, there are enormous obstacles to gathering accurate information and funding, and to building capacity and political will.
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.
In Mozambique, Greengrants grantee Voices of the Zambezi and partner Justiça Ambiental have been organizing local communities and raising awareness about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River.
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