Nayarit, Mexico: Anti-Dam Leader Recieved Death Threats
A Global Greengrants advisor and prominent activist is challenging a potentially destructive dam project in western Mexico. His work is dangerous, but he continues to fight.
Turning Philanthropy on its Head on Alliance Blog
Check out our blog post on the transitions in two grantmaker membership organizations. What will the future hold? How can we encourage more global social change philanthropy?
What’s Up in Philanthropy? Letting Go
“We would probably be better off as a society if the decision makers in the nation’s large private foundations took up surfing,” and other thought-provoking ideas.
Persistent Activism Safeguards Peruvian Amazon from Hydroelectric Dam
Precedent-setting decision requires that all future proposed projects in the Inambari Basin must be subjected to prior consultation with local communities.
A Reprieve For The Mekong
Government representatives from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia met to discuss the Xayaburi Dam, the single greatest threat to the Mekong River and its people. In a temporary but important victory, they deferred and elevated their decision to the Ministerial level.