What’s a Bund? Innovative water conservation in India
In rural India, small stone dams, known as bunds, help conserve soil and water and enable families to grow two crops of rice and chickpeas each planting season instead of one.
Mining Operations Bring Heavy Burdens for Local Communities
Mining operations are causing environmental degradation and health problems all over the world. Local groups are challenging poor regulation and holding mining companies accountable for the heavy costs to community health, environment, and society.
Freedom of speech wins out over pesticide makers in India!
Pesticide manufacturer vs. local activists: Who is more likely to come out on top?
Grantee Brings Changes, Hope to Southern India
“We all have important values and ideas, things we care about and want to share. Sometimes we feel our ideas can even change the world, and we want to let other people know how they can join in and make all our lives better.” Such is the belief of Thanal, an environmental group based in […]
Grassroots Activism Blocks GM Eggplant in India
In a momentous victory for grassroots groups and small farmers across India, the government has put an indefinite moratorium on commercial cultivation of the genetically-modified BT brinjal, or eggplant.