For nearly two decades, Conde Nast Traveler has been honoring environmental visionaries around the world who have found innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems. In 2008, both the winner and a runner-up of this prestigious award were grantees.
National Geographic’s January issue highlights “The Real Price of Gold”, bringing focus to the disastrous impacts of gold mining on communities around the world. The article focuses Peru, Indonesia, and Ghana and provides a compelling look into the high costs of gold for both people and the environment.
Greengrants welcomes Argentine Mariano Coscarella to the Southern Cone Advisory Board. This board recommends grants to grassroots groups in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay on issues including sustainable fisheries, indigenous rights, and forest protection.
Nine days after his arrest, the fate of Marc Ona Essangui, champion of human and environmental rights in Gabon and president of Greengrants’ grantee Brainforest, remains uncertain.
Last week, the Romanian Supreme Court announced a decision to declare the Rosia Montana mountain with the highest gold reserves, Carnic Mountain, a cultural monument of national interest.
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