Tag: Africa

Carbon Credits in East Africa: Unlocking Potential, Navigating Challenges, and Shaping the Future

Article by Naomi Lanoi Leleto, East Africa Advisory Board Coordinator and Program Coordinator for Global Indigenous Grantmaking An Indigenous Woman’s Take on Carbon Trading “They tell us they are buying air from us and exporting it to the West. Is that why our air feels lighter these days? Yet, my pockets are as empty as […]

Sinegugu and Nonhle stand next to each other. Sinegugu is on the left. He is a Black man with a bald head. He is wearing a bright yellow shirt with colorful patterns embroidered onto it, and he is smiling slightly, his hands on his hips. On the right is Nonhle. She is a Black woman with curly hair cropped short. She is wearing a button up grey shirt and a more serious expression. Behind them is a lush and bright green field of grass.

Congratulations to the 2024 Goldman Prize Winners

Global Greengrants Fund congratulates the amazing activists from around the world who have received the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. For 35 years, the Goldman Environmental Prize has recognized the achievements and leadership of activists who are on the frontlines of some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. We are honored each year […]

Facing off against extractive industries in South Africa

By Shena Cavallo, Philanthropic Partnerships Officer Photo credit: Rob Symons (Flickr) Activists in South Africa secured an important victory in May 2022 when a Pretoria High Court judge ruled that a coal mine firm cannot expand a local mine. For years, community members and activists have been facing off against the Tendele mining company whose […]

Celebrating the 2022 Goldman Prize Winners

Congratulations to the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners! Each year, the Goldman Prize honors grassroots environmental activists and their work to safeguard the environment and communities facing disproportionate climate impacts. We’re thrilled to see Global Greengrants Fund grantee partners on the list this year, including Chima Williams of Nigeria, and Alex Lucitante and Alexandra Narvaez […]

Earth Day Around the World

Photo credit: Elizabeth Weber At Global Greengrants Fund, Earth Day is every day. From Indigenous communities protecting the Amazon from deforestation to local communities in Ghana opposing the expansion of mining projects to groups in the Pacific educating their communities about climate resilience, we are supporting those who are on the frontlines of defending and […]

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