In true David vs. Goliath style, Máxima Acuña, a 47 year-old Peruvian subsistence farmer and mother of four, stood up to Newmont Mining Corporation, owner of some of the world’s largest and most lucrative gold mines. Máxima refused to sell the 60-acre plot of land to Newmont’s local venture Yanacocha. Despite being sued by the […]
Congratulations to the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prizewinners for their truly visionary grassroots environmental leadership! We are especially thrilled to acknowledge Edward Loure and Máxima Acuna, members of grassroots groups Global Greengrants has supported in the past. We honor them and all of the 2016 Prizewinners for their brave dedication to protecting vulnerable people and ecosystems. […]
This week we learned a mega-dam project planned for the Baram River in Borneo has been abandoned. Through a sustained, peaceful protest of the dam, the indigenous population has protected its land from development and destruction. This stand-off began when the “Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy” (SCORE) program wrongfully appropriated indigenous people’s land rights. Communities, […]
By Carley St. Clair Water is a building block of life. With too little, we would not exist. With too much, homes and ecosystems are destroyed. World Water Day gives us a chance to reflect on protecting our most important–and precious–resource. Recent stories about water pollution in Flint, Michigan; New Mexico, and Colorado remind us […]
Words and photo by Beth Wald In a little-known corner of southeast Ecuador lies a low range of cloud-cloaked mountains called the Cordillera del Condor. Steep, forested slopes and clean-running rivers support a dizzying array of bird, plant, animal, and fish life. Despite recent population growth, large tracts of the Condor remain unexplored. “We don’t […]
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