Skoll Foundation Recognizes Health Care Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm is profiled in latest Skoll Foundation update.
Anwar Fazal Wins Gandhi-King-Ikeda Peace Award
Former Greengrants board member Anwar Fazal has been named a recipient of the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Award from Morehouse College.
The “Alarm of Pesticides” in Armenia
by Molly Stuart, Greengrants Intern ————————- ARMENIAN WOMEN FOR HEALTH AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT (AWHHE) Greengrants has provided three grants to this organization, most recently to fund travel costs for a representative to attend a key meeting of Pesticide Action Network – Europe, and to support AWHHE’s efforts to strengthen regional networks and share information and […]
Dam Threatens Bujagali Falls
by Brittney Holder, Greengrants Intern (See also previous grantee profile: “Uganda: Grassroots Group Promotes Citizen Involvement in Dam Decision “) This past December, the Ugandan government signed a deal to continue the development of the Bujagali Dam, despite many indications that it will be environmentally and socially damaging and that better alternatives exist. The new […]
Environmental Groups Win a Major Legal Battle in New Caledonia
On June 14, residents of New Caledonia won a major victory against a multinational nickel mining project when an administrative tribunal in Noum©a cancelled the mine’s license for operation.