Category: Spotlights

China: Building Environmental Awareness in the City of Xi’an

by Anna Bryant, Greengrants Intern Xi’an Green Community is an impressive example of new citizen efforts that are springing up nationwide to increase environmental awareness. Working on a shoestring with the enthusiastic help of dozens of dedicated volunteers, this group is capturing the imagination of people who are just beginning to learn about environmental issues […]

China: Greengrants Coordinator Makes Front Page of Wall Street Journal

Wen Bo, coordinator of Global Greengrants Fund’s China Advisory Board, recently was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Asia edition. His work in pioneering student environmental networks has had a tremendous impact nationwide.

China: Greengrants Coordinator Makes Front Page of Wall Street Journal

Wen Bo, coordinator of Global Greengrants Fund’s China Advisory Board, recently was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Asia edition and the International page of the U.S. edition. His work in pioneering student environmental networks has had a tremendous impact nationwide. The article cites Wen Bo’s position at “the forefront of […]

Philippines: Helping the Tasaday Map Their Lands

by Jessica Sherman, Greengrants Intern The story of the Tasaday people is a fascinating one, filled with intrigue and controversy. An indigenous people of the mountains of the South Cotabato Province of Mindanao in the Philippines, the Tasaday were officially “discovered” by the outside world in 1971. According to oral histories, the Tasaday fled to […]

Papua New Guinea: Helping Forest Communities Protect Lands from Illegal Logging

    by Brock McCarty, Greengrants Intern The rain forests of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are considered to be among the world’s richest in biological diversity. An estimated 700 distinct languages are spoken by its people, and 97 percent of its land is held in customary ownership by clans or kinship groups rather than individuals […]

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