How has one anarchist commune protected thousands of acres of land in France from environmental destruction? In 1965, the French government developed a plan to build a second airport in Notre-Dame-Des-Landes to serve the population of Western France. While the second, larger airport would encourage economic growth, the construction would also ultimately destroy 1,650 hectares […]
Congratulations to the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prizewinners for their extraordinary and visionary grassroots environmental leadership! Here at Global Greengrants Fund, we are especially honored to acknowledge Liz McDaid, Manny Calonzo, Francia Márquez, and Khanh Nguy Thi, four members of the extended Greengrants family. Liz McDaid is the coordinator of our Southern Africa Advisory Board, and Manny Calonzo, Francia […]
UPDATE as of June 6, 2018: Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has been fined with $2.7 million USD as a result of the accident at the Ahafo mine operation. On Saturday, April 7th, six construction workers were killed in an accident at a mine operated by Newmont Mining Corporation in central Ghana. The workers died […]
Each day, we walk to our sinks, turn on the tap, and fill glasses with clean fresh water. We turn on our showers, wash our hair, and don’t question the origins of the droplets of water that make this ritual possible. Yet, around the world temperatures are peaking, sea levels are rising, and our atmosphere […]
By Allison Davis, Deputy Director of Programs, Global Greengrants Fund An article was recently published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, asking the question, has the time come for foundations to explore the use of participatory grantmaking? In it, Chris Cardona from the Ford Foundation and Cynthia Gibson from the Case Foundation, explore the idea that […]
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