Climate change is arguably the most critical and far-reaching issue facing humanity and our planet. But you might not know it by looking at how much foundations on the whole spend to address it. Across the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, philanthropy on climate change issues is just 0.8 percent to 2.2 percent of […]
As an organization that works to fund environmental defenders from around the world on some of the most pressing issues of our time, it’s no surprise that our staff are passionate individuals who often continue to read up on relevant topics in their spare time. For those interested in grassroots activism and environmental advocacy, our […]
Global Greengrants Fund has been breaking new ground in environmental grantmaking for more than 20 years. We buck traditional philanthropic models by giving local people in non-industrialized countries the power to decide which projects to back—and how to use our support to advance their health, safety, environments, and rights. Through our network of expert, on-the-ground […]
Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 700 grants to environmental activists around the world, helping to support grassroots initiatives to protect the planet and the rights of the people who call these natural places home. We wish we could share every single story. Below are a few grants made recently that we’d like to […]
Randy Hayes founded Rainforest Action Network in 1985 and has a long history advocating for the rights of people living in our planets’ most threatened environments. We sat down with Randy for a lively and wide-ranging conversation about the genesis of Global Greengrants, which he helped found in the early 1990s, his latest venture—Foundation Earth—and […]
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