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Planting Hope in Brazil’s Countryside

Socio-Environmental Fund-CASA, Global Greengrants’ sister organization and grantmaking arm in Brazil, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It has supported environmental causes throughout Brazil, ranging from indigenous rights to forest protection. To honor this moment, CASA is sharing 10 of its favorite and most impactful stories. Check out this one: Young people in rural communities […]

The Failures of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and How Philanthropy Can Fix Them

By Terry Odendahl I spent 10 days in Paris at COP21 helping organize, participate in, and lead events and demonstrations. The final climate agreement, supported by more than 190 signatory countries, is an important milestone. But it’s also something like the world taking the first step in a 12-step program, where we finally admit we have a problem. In fact, the […]

It’s Not Too Late: Protecting Papua New Guinea’s Oceans

“The sea was once filled with fish,” the elderly man told a gathering of indigenous community leaders from across Papua New Guinea’s Oro Bay. He was a grandfather from a local village where people depend on the ocean for their food. In his day, it had been easy. “You could catch very big fish, maybe […]

Droughts, Dams, and Development: East Africa Adapts to a Changing World

Interview by Ali Shlom How do villagers protect their livelihoods and communities when the land they have relied on for decades gets stripped away? That’s exactly what Justine Reed, Global Greengrants’ Vice President and Executive Director of Global Greengrants Fund / UK & Europe, went to Kenya to understand. What major issues are grantees in […]

COP21 Agreed To A Climate-Changed World

By Nnimmo Bassey (@NnimmoB), Global Greengrants Fund Board Chair and Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation The Paris climate talks have come and gone, and like most other COPs before it, the response has been varied. Some have applauded the Paris Agreement as a giant step for humankind. Some are claiming a big win. […]

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