Gabriel Hoeffer, a 24-year old member of the isolated Seri (Cocmaác) tribe of northwest Sonora, Mexico, recently won his countryís National Prize for Indigenous Youth. His efforts to rally the Seri community to protect sea turtles have gained the cooperation of local fishermen and brought international attention to his work. In 2003, Hoeffer and his […]
The following organizations have received grants for tsunami relief and reconstruction. More grants have been made or are being processed, and we will update this list as frequently as possible. Indonesian Relief Efforts Koalisi Solidaritas Kemanusiaan Bencana Alam (KSKBA) Based in Medan, North Sumatra, KSKBA, the Coalition in Solidarity for Humane Disaster Relief, is a […]
Nonette Royo, Greengrants Southeast Asia Advisory Board Coordinator and founding member of the Samdhana Institute(Greengrants’ Alliance Fund member) was recently selected to participate in the 2005-2006 Donella Meadows Leadership Fellows Program at the Su
by Kim Lockrow, Global Greengrants Fund Intern For the people of Tuvalu, the threat of global climate change is already being felt as sea levels rise and storms gain in intensity, increasing coastal erosion and contaminating groundwater with salt. Some predict that the atoll, less than 15 feet at its highest point, could be unlivable […]
by Jessica Sherman, Greengrants Intern On the drawing board since the 1980s, Lore Lindu Hydroelectric Power Project is the Indonesian government’s response to a growing need for electricity for the island of Sulawesi. The project would flood as much as 10,000 hectares of Lore Lindu National Park and displace an estimated 4,000 indigenous people living […]
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