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Saving Manila’s Last Mangrove Forest

Photos and words by Ramey Newell, donor and former staff member A year ago, I didn’t know much about the Philippines. I didn’t know that it is among the 10 most biologically diverse countries on the planet, or that metropolitan Manila is the 11th most populous metro area in the world. I couldn’t utter a word […]

How to Challenge Large-Scale Mining in Latin America

In true David vs. Goliath style, Máxima Acuña, a 47 year-old Peruvian subsistence farmer and mother of four, stood up to Newmont Mining Corporation, owner of some of the world’s largest and most lucrative gold mines.  Máxima refused to sell the 60-acre plot of land to Newmont’s local venture Yanacocha. Despite being sued by the […]

Announcing the Grassroots Climate Solutions Fund

Today we are delighted to announce our ground-breaking partnership with International Development Exchange (IDEX), Grassroots International, and Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights to amplify and strengthen grassroots solutions to our global climate crisis. “Together, our four organizations have unprecedented global reach and decades of experience channeling support to effective grassroots solutions,” said Terry […]

Celebrating the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prizewinners

Congratulations to the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prizewinners for their truly visionary grassroots environmental leadership! We are especially thrilled to acknowledge Edward Loure and Máxima Acuna, members of grassroots groups Global Greengrants has supported in the past. We honor them and all of the 2016 Prizewinners for their brave dedication to protecting vulnerable people and ecosystems. […]

Clean Water, Thanks to Aveda

Did you know that 1 in 3 people around the world lack enough water to meet their daily needs? More than 800 million people rely on an unclean drinking-water source, risking disease with every sip. But grassroots groups are protecting their rivers, lakes, and water sources. Every April since 2007, Global Greengrants Fund and Aveda […]

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