Greengrants Advisor Gives Talk on Indigenous Rights in the Philippines
This month, Greengrants had the rare opportunity to host one of our Southeast Asia advisors right here in Boulder, Colorado.
Proposed Dam on the Mekong Threatens Livelihoods
The Mekong River is one of the world’s richest areas of biodiversity as well as an important livelihood source for millions of people in the Southeast Asian region. A proposed hydro-electric mega-dam in southern Laos poses a significant risk to the river’s huge number of fish species, and would wreak havoc on normal migration […]
Secrets for Success from China’s top Green Heroes
According to Greengrants’ China Advisory Board Coordinator, “The new generation of Chinese youth activists is using the media to become more empowered and more effective. [Young people] use this new media to publicize, to network, to get connected with people.”
India: Promoting Labor Rights for Gem Workers
Jewelry workers face new challenges For over 2,500 years, the people of Khambhet, India have been masters of shaping and polishing agate and gems into beautiful pieces of jewelry and art. For centuries this work was done on a small scale: inside a person’s home or in small community collectives, using simple tools and methods. […]
China: Investing in New Environmental Leaders
Do you want to start a campaign to promote energy conservation? Protect your local river? Bring attention to climate change? Leaders at an organization in Beijing can help you make it happen—and they have already, for hundreds of student groups throughout China. China Green Student Forum, based in Beijing, is creating new possibilities for future […]