Tag: Climate Justice

What to Read Before Marrakech

As seas continue to rise, temperatures increase, and life-changing storms become more commonplace, the need to take drastic action on climate change becomes more urgent. While Global Greengrants Fund continues to support those on the front lines implement localized solutions, the world prepares for continued conversations about action at a global level. The 22nd session […]

Deconstructing Jargon: Capacity Building and Awareness Raising in Burkina Faso

Photos and words by Robert Riker, Grants Associate If you Google the phrases capacity building and awareness raising, you’ll be hard pressed to find a universally accepted definition—or any definition at all. I see these two phrases all the time in grant proposals at Global Greengrants,but even I’ve struggled to understand the full meaning of […]

And the 10,000th Grant Is….

Exciting news! We just made our 10,000th grant. We would not have been able to achieve this milestone without the help of our network of advisors who have eyes and ears on the ground making it possible to find and invest in groups deeply rooted in communities and committed to a sustainable future. We’d also […]

Three Ways our Grantees Are Ensuring Food Security on World Food Day

World Food Day is on Sunday, October 16, and this year’s theme is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” Food security is one of the biggest climate change related issues facing people around the world today. Farmers, fisherfolk, and pastoralists are among those hit hardest by rising temperatures and increasingly frequent weather-related disasters. […]

Protecting Mangroves: The Intersection of Land and Sea

Recently, Sri Lanka became the first nation to protect all mangroves, even going so far as to open a mangrove museum as part of a project aiming to protect 8,800 hectares of mangrove forests throughout the country and restore 3,900 hectares. Why make so much effort to protect a tree? There are over 70 species […]

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