Greengrants and Aveda Partner for Clean Water
On Wednesday, the Aveda Corporation will launch its 2009 Earth Month Campaign dedicated to raising awareness about water access and water rights around the world.
Greengrants Supporter Roy Young on Submarine Tailings Disposal Practices
Longtime Greengrants donor and friend, Roy Young, owner of Nature’s Own stores across Colorado, has co-authored an article on the impacts of the horrendous practice of submarine tailings disposal in the March/April 2009 edition of World Watch Magazine.
Secrets for Success from China’s top Green Heroes
According to Greengrants’ China Advisory Board Coordinator, “The new generation of Chinese youth activists is using the media to become more empowered and more effective. [Young people] use this new media to publicize, to network, to get connected with people.”
Negative Impacts of Tree Plantations on Women
Greengrants Global Advisor, Friends of the Earth International (FOEI), and grantee, World Rainforest Movement, released a report in March detailing the impacts of monoculture tree plantations on women. See press release below.
India: Promoting Labor Rights for Gem Workers
Jewelry workers face new challenges For over 2,500 years, the people of Khambhet, India have been masters of shaping and polishing agate and gems into beautiful pieces of jewelry and art. For centuries this work was done on a small scale: inside a person’s home or in small community collectives, using simple tools and methods. […]