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Our Future is in their Hands

Imagine a place where every day the sky is grey and overcast. No sun peeking through, no blue tint of any kind – just one uniformly grey cloud hanging heavy over the land below. That place exists. Eight months out of the year, the city of Lima, Peru is shrouded by a grey sky, fondly, […]

Youth Action to Break Free from Fossil Fuels

In 2016 thousands of people around the world took to the streets in what has been called the largest-ever global protest against fossil fuels. For two weeks, environmental groups in the United States, the UK, Australia, South Africa, and Indonesia staged a series of actions, called “Break Free”, calling for renewable energy alternatives and a […]

Recycled Bottles, Go Pro Cameras, and Coral Reef Restoration in Kalapaun, Malaysia

It’s no secret that coral reefs around the world are at risk due to the impacts of rising seas, climate change, and human-caused impacts, such as overfishing. Today, an estimated 25 percent of coral reefs around the world have already disappeared, and two-thirds are at risk. In Southeast Asia, home to the most biodiverse reefs […]

Join the Movement for Climate Action

By Terry Odendahl, President and CEO Late last month, President Trump signed an executive order to reverse President Obama’s climate change efforts and revive the coal industry, pulling back American leadership in international efforts to take action on global warming. On Saturday, April 29th, 100 days into the new U.S. administration, hundreds of thousands around […]

Activism around the World: Highlights from March 2017

Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 800 grants to environmental activists around the world, helping to support grassroots initiatives to protect the planet and the rights of the people who call these natural places home. We wish we could share every single story with you. Here are three exciting projects we’ve supported this month. […]

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