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Activism Around the World: Highlights from February 2020

We’re bringing back an old favorite, grant stories of the month! Here at Global Greengrants Fund, we are committed to supporting grassroots activists in their efforts to protect our shared planet and work toward a more equitable world. With over 1,000 grants awarded each year, there’s never a shortage of stories that inspire us. Read […]

Inside the Movement to Protect Chilean Rivers

In an op-ed recently published in The New York Times, the authors, members of the Greengrants family, state, “If we are to arrest global climate change, prevent the toxifying of freshwater sources and do right by all those who depend on rivers for survival, we must return more rivers to their natural state.” The authors […]

Over £1 Million Raised by The Guardian for Tree Charities

The Amazon rainforest, one of the most biodiverse places on earth, plays an essential role in protecting the planet from harmful greenhouse gas emissions and rising temperatures. At Global Greengrants Fund, we invest in defenders of the Amazon – Indigenous Peoples, farmers, and local communities who depend on the forest for survival and aim to […]

Climate Action in 2020: What to Do NOW

In December 2019, delegates from almost 200 countries attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) with the goal of developing the rules of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. To say that the meeting was a disappointment would be an understatement. Four years after the birth of the Paris Agreement and the rules […]

Eggs and Tofu Contaminated by Burned Plastic in Indonesia

An article recently published in The New York Times discussed a report that found that burning plastic for fuel is poisoning residents in East Java, Indonesia and contaminating eggs and tofu produced by local businesses. Two Global Greengrants Fund grantees, Arnika and the International Pollutants Elimination Network, helped to produce the study, which found high […]

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