Chet Tchozewski on COP15 in Yale Environment 360
Global Greengrants Fund founder and President, Chet Tchozewski, is featured in the online publication Yale Environment 360.
China: Building Momentum for Climate Change Action
In just two weeks hundreds of stakeholders and thousands of observers will convene for the 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Framework in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many have doubts about potential outcomes from COP 15 for a post-Kyoto agreement.
Greengrants Grantee Vitae Civilis Prepares for Copenhagen
Vitae Civilis, a Greengrants Brazil grantee and organization of former advisor Rubens Born, is part of a larger coalition of environmental groups and humanitarian organizations calling for a strong agreement to come out of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.
Food or Fuel: The Biofuel Conflict in Africa
Thousands of acres of arable land in Tanzania are being re-allocated for biofuel production. As the price of oil has fluctuated, demand for biofuels has grown intensely, leading the government to strike deals with biofuels investors, ultimately upsetting the balance between land for food and land for fuel.
Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Continues to Threaten Zambezi River Communities
In June, Greengrants published an article on local communities raising awareness about the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River in Mozambique.