Nigeria Gas Flaring Update
Greengrants has been funding grassroots groups involved in a campaign to stop illegal gas flaring in the Niger Delta of Nigeria for years. Despite a precedent-setting court decision, Shell Oil continue with the practice.
Uganda: Protest to Protect the Mabira Forest Reserve
Greengrants grantees NAPE and Save Mabira Crusade organize a protest to protect the Mabira Forest Reserve from a sugarcane plantation. While the protest turned violent, the government is now slowly moving towards protection of this vulnerable and ecologically diverse forest that many people rely on for their livelihoods.
Climate Change: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Oil and Gas Industry
Most people think of climate change as an enormous issue that can only be addressed on a global level. How can small grants of $500 or even $5,000 make a difference to such a monumental challenge? We believe local action through small grants can make a big difference. Since 2000, Greengrants has given […]
Climate Change: Megadams and Methane–Making the Connection
Most people think of climate change as an enormous issue that can only be addressed on a global level. How can small grants of $500 or even $5,000 make a difference to such a monumental challenge? We believe local action through small grants can make a big difference. Since 2000, Greengrants has given well over […]
Africa: Former Grantee and Advisor Talks about Oil
The Guardian recently published an article by Korinna Horta and Delphine Djiraibe about the Chad-Cameroon pipeline and the impacts it has on local people.