Category: News

Extraordinary victory for the Maasai! The untold story of a failed land grab

Do I ever have a story for you. It’s a story about the traditional and the modern, colonialism and the power of indigenous communities, and above all about sustainability and social justice…

Flooding and Climate Change

Global Greengrants has been raising awareness and money for climate justice projects for years. But this is the first time we’ve experienced first-hand, on our own turf, what it is like to be at ground zero of a sudden climate disaster.

What’s next for Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park?

The fate of Yasuní National Park hangs in the balance. On August 15, Ecuador’s government announced it would allow foreign oil companies to start drilling in the northeastern part of this Amazonian rainforest. Global Greengrants weighs in on the future of the most biodiverse place on Earth.

Why indigenous activists fight

Indigenous activists around the world are fighting for their identities and their very survival. Ivan Torafing, an advisor to Global Greengrants Fund’s Next Generation Climate Board and an indigenous youth leader with Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network, shares why they keep going in the face of worsening criminalization.

The Next Generation Climate Board: grants to end climate change

Climate change is already altering life on our planet. Sea levels are rising, storms are striking with unprecedented intensity, and farmlands are becoming virtual deserts. In Africa alone, as many as 185 million people will die this century because of climate change. Climate doesn’t care about borders or politics. It affects all of us, and […]

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