A Retired Teacher Seeds Organic Farming in India
Natabar Sarangi, nearly 80 years old, spends his retirement conserving native crops in India and teaching others to do the same.
International Film Fest Sheds Light on Extractive Industries
Global Greengrants Fund grantees teamed up with Amnesty International chapters to organize a cutting-edge, international film fest in South America. The goal: to expose the harmful impacts of extractive industries on local communities.
Local Fishing Community Protects Endangered Mangroves
Shrimp farms can have devastating impacts on biodiversity and artisanal fisheries. A Brazilian organization protected their coast from this threat, along with the loss of livelihoods and biodiversity that it would have caused.
Protecting Marine Turtles in Papua New Guinea
The Leatherback Turtle is listed as endangered, but one Global Greengrants Fund grantee has found a way to curb its declining numbers.
In the Pacific: Picking up the Pieces after Devastating Tsunami
Global Greengrants grantee Aleipata Marine Protected Area Society is working with local communities in cleanup efforts after the Samoa tsunami of 2009.