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Big, Bad Hydro

In this Forbes Magazine article on the problems of hydro power, Peter Hartmann of Comité Nacional Pro Defensa de La Fauna y Flora (CODEFF) a Greengrants grantee, is featured. CODEFF has received nearly $15,000 in grants since 2005 on the Patagonia dam issue.

GreenSOS Supports Earthquake Relief—China

Wen Bo, Coordinator for Greengrants China Advisory Board, sends a brief update on the relief efforts.

The Struggle Between Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Large-Scale Mining

A social dynamic emerged in the Intag communities of Ecuador. People of the same area were concerned with the impact that the mining would have, both socially and environmentally. So a process of assemblies and workshops began to transform this community.

Protecting Displaced Slum Populations in India

Since May 2006, more than 150 slums in Delhi, India have been demolished under government pretenses of transforming India’s capital into a clean and more cosmopolitan ‘world city’. Home to the city’s laborers and working class, slum colonies have come under increasing attack by politicians and more elite residents who criticize the specter of poverty […]

Oil and Indigenous Peoples—Peru

In this Washington Post article about Oil and Indigenous Peoples in Peru, several Greengrants grantees—Shinai, the Achuar (FECONACO), and Racimos de Ungurahui—are mentioned as well as our own deputy program director, Peter Kostishack.

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