Recently two Global Greengrants Fund grantees were profiled in The New York Times for their outstanding work protecting both people and planet. Protecting Orangutans in the Leuser Ecosystem The article, “Fleeting Glimpses of Indonesia’s Endangered Orangutans”, features Greengrants grantee, Panut Hadisiswoyo, founder of the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) in Sumatra. The OIC works to protect […]
In the latest report shared by the Human Rights Funders Network, Global Greengrants Fund is listed as the top funder of human rights by number of grants. The report uses data from 2018, a year in which Greengrants awarded 941 grants supporting human rights work. At Global Greengrants Fund, close to 80% of our grants […]
Congratulations to the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world’s foremost award honoring grassroots environmental activists and their extraordinary efforts to protect and enhance the natural world. This year, we’re pleased to see two Global Greengrants Fund grantees on the list: Maida Bilal and Kimiko Hirata. Maida Bilal, Bosnia and […]
The heart and soul of Global Greengrants Fund is our global network of volunteer advisors. Numbering over 200 worldwide, these environmental leaders, professors, activists, scientists, and committed justice advocates identify, select, and accompany the grassroots grantees who receive funding from Global Greengrants. Today, we’re thrilled to share that we’ve launched a new advisory board in […]
Dutch court sentences Shell Nigeria to compensate local farmers 15 years after oil spills For over 50 years, Shell Oil has recklessly spilled millions of liters of oil in the Niger Delta. Oil has spilled into the waterways, contaminating vital rivers, destroying fertile farmland, and affecting the health and livelihoods of local farmers and fisherfolk. […]
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