Words by Majandra Rodriguez Acha and the TierrActiva Colombia team with special input from Jorge Jimenez Castro. In 2017, TierrActiva Latin America received a $7,500 grant to organize a climate justice gathering in Machetá, Colombia as the first official activity of the network. Over three days, the group welcomed 80 youth climate leaders of various […]
How has one anarchist commune protected thousands of acres of land in France from environmental destruction? In 1965, the French government developed a plan to build a second airport in Notre-Dame-Des-Landes to serve the population of Western France. While the second, larger airport would encourage economic growth, the construction would also ultimately destroy 1,650 hectares […]
Congratulations to the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prizewinners for their extraordinary and visionary grassroots environmental leadership! Here at Global Greengrants Fund, we are especially honored to acknowledge Liz McDaid, Manny Calonzo, Francia Márquez, and Khanh Nguy Thi, four members of the extended Greengrants family. Liz McDaid is the coordinator of our Southern Africa Advisory Board, and Manny Calonzo, Francia […]
Every single day, grassroots environmental heroes around the world are working tirelessly on the frontlines to safeguard their land, water, and resources. From organizing a community to dismantle illegal palm oil plantations in Indonesia, to standing up to one of the world’s largest mining corporations in Peru, their work is the flame that keeps the grassroots environmental movement ignited. However, […]
Each day, we walk to our sinks, turn on the tap, and fill glasses with clean fresh water. We turn on our showers, wash our hair, and don’t question the origins of the droplets of water that make this ritual possible. Yet, around the world temperatures are peaking, sea levels are rising, and our atmosphere […]
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