GreenSOS Supports Earthquake Relief—China
Wen Bo, Coordinator for Greengrants China Advisory Board, sends a brief update on the relief efforts.
Protecting Displaced Slum Populations in India
Since May 2006, more than 150 slums in Delhi, India have been demolished under government pretenses of transforming India’s capital into a clean and more cosmopolitan ‘world city’. Home to the city’s laborers and working class, slum colonies have come under increasing attack by politicians and more elite residents who criticize the specter of poverty […]
Protecting Displaced Slum Populations
Since May 2006, more than 150 slums in Delhi, India have been demolished under government pretenses of transforming India’s capital into a clean and more cosmopolitan world city. Learn about our grantee the Hazards Centre.
Kerala, India: Precedent-Setting Zero Waste Action Plan
Grassroots community action group Thanal has achieved a milestone in their fight for healthier, cleaner communities in India. The Zero Waste approach doesn’t just seek to find a place to store waste—it designs it out of the system.
Climate Change Conference Summary and Thoughts
Environmental activists flocked to Bali for the UN climate change conference. Several of our own advisers were in attendance to ensure that the critical grassroots role in this world dilemma was not overlooked.