Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Azerbaijan: The continuing struggle against Big Oil

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Azerbaijan has had devastating impacts for local people. Community organizing has been essential to ensure that people’s rights are not abused as this pipeline continues to affect local livelihoods and health. Greengrants has supported several groups pressuring for accountability from the oil industry in Azerbaijan, including the Committee of Protection for […]

Hydroelectric Project in Brazil Gains International Attention

The New York Times recently reported on the latest of a series of meg-dam projects to be proposed in the Madeira River Basin of Brazil.

Chinese City Suspends Chemical Plant after Uproar

The city of Xiamen halted construction of a chemical plant after a citizen protest that used a text message campaign to galvanize public support.

Peruvian Coalition with EarthRights International Sues Oxy Petroleum for Environmental Damages

A coalition of organizations, including Greengrants grantee Trabajo de Racimos de Ungurahui, filed suit last week against Occidental Petroleum for environmental damages on indigenous lands.

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.

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