Jumpstart Earth Month with Greengrants and Aveda
Light the Way’ candles, scented with certified organic lavender, are now on sale at Aveda salons and stores, and 100% of the proceeds go to Global Greengrants Fund!
Grassroots Activism Blocks GM Eggplant in India
In a momentous victory for grassroots groups and small farmers across India, the government has put an indefinite moratorium on commercial cultivation of the genetically-modified BT brinjal, or eggplant.
2009 Wrap-Up: Celebrating Achievements on the Global Front
In our sixteenth year of supporting grassroots environmental groups around the world, Global Greengrants Fund is proud to look back on 2009 as a year of landmark victories and worldwide recognition for the work of our grantees.
A Tribute to a Brilliant Activist: Remembering Glenn Switkes
Glenn Switkes, a longtime ally of Global Greengrants Fund and estimable activist, passed away last month. Glenn was passionately committed to defending the Amazon rainforest, rivers, and indigenous peoples, and is remembered fondly as “a river warrior with unbreakable passion.”
Small Change Fund Launches New Website
Our Alliance of Funds partner to the north, Small Change Fund, has recently launched a new website.