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Victory in Lebanon: Bisri Valley Dam Canceled

The beautiful Bisri Valley near Beirut is considered one of the most biodiverse and culturally significant landscapes in Lebanon, and many local farmers depend on the land for survival. Unfortunately, the valley is threatened by the proposed construction of a $617 million mega-dam project, approved by the World Bank back in 2014. Now there is […]

New Report Names Global Greengrants Fund Second on List of Top Human Rights Funders

In 2017, 849 funders awarded 25,229 grants totaling $3.2 billion in support of human rights. In a new report released by the Human Rights Funders Network, Global Greengrants Fund is listed as the second largest funder of human rights by grant number, having awarded 991 grants in 2017. The Tides Foundation is the number one […]

Five Ways Environmental Activists are Responding to COVID-19

Across the world, our grantees are acting today for a brighter tomorrow. At Global Greengrants Fund, we trust the instincts of local people. The current pandemic is no different, and we continue to give money to communities and individuals to be used in the ways they deem fit. In response to COVID-19, our grantees are […]

For Women and Girls

Global Greengrants Fund Selected to Participate in Action Coalition for the Generation Equality Forum On July 1, the 65 leaders of the six Generation Equality Action Coalitions for the Generation Equality Forum were announced, including Global Greengrants Fund. These coalitions intend to drive action over the next five years to achieve gender equality and protect human […]

A Call for Change

The oppressive systems that exploit the environment globally are the very same systems that disproportionately police, exploit, and murder black and brown people. White supremacy is the root that allows these violent systems to thrive, and we cannot truly achieve environmental or social justice without eradicating systemic racism from our society. We are outraged by […]

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