Category: Spotlights

Sea the Change: Youth-led Community Engagement for Climate Resilience in Coastal Jamaica

Article by Júlia de Marins, Learning Coordinator for the Next Generation Climate Advisory Board As the world faces escalating climate challenges, local communities hold the power to make big impacts, especially when led by the passion and innovation of young people. In the vibrant coastal town of Falmouth, in Jamaica, Global Greengrants Next Generation Climate […]

Challenging Sand Mining Projects in Papua New Guinea

In the Madang province in Papua New Guinea, leatherback sea turtles have been an important part of the ecosystem for thousands of years. Communities in Madang where the leatherback sea turtles come to nest have for generations lived alongside them and depended on them as a sacred food source. Recently, Global Greengrants Fund grantee partner […]

Two Global Greengrants Fund Grantees are Mentioned in The New York Times

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 […]

Adaptation and Resilience: Responses to COVID-19 from Our Global Network

  Over a year after the COVID-19 outbreak was officially declared a global pandemic, the virus continues to spread across the world. Despite the rapid development of effective vaccines, the global population is far from reaching herd immunity and many countries are experiencing huge waves of infection, high death rates, and struggling economies. At Global […]

Women on the Frontlines: Challenging Extractives in Bolivia

By Megan Barickman, Development Writer Through our grantmaking at Global Greengrants Fund, we have often seen how small groups grow and create far-reaching impact by developing strong networks and organizational infrastructure. This is especially true for groups, like women’s groups, whose members have had less access to and experience with advocacy and political spaces and […]

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