Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Strength in Adaptation: Lessons from the Grassroots

No matter who you are, or where you live, the past six months have forced everyone on earth to adapt to a world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. For our grantees, new challenges have arisen along with the virus, including access to food, education around sanitation, and increased risks associated with continued resource extraction by […]

Victory in Lebanon: Bisri Valley Dam Canceled

By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist The beautiful Bisri Valley near Beirut is considered one of the most biodiverse and culturally significant landscapes in Lebanon, and many local farmers depend on the land for survival. Unfortunately, the valley is threatened by the proposed construction of a $617 million mega-dam project, approved by the World Bank back […]

Inside the Battle to Protect Peru’s Coastline

By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist Under the billowing gray clouds a few hours outside of Lima, Peru sits a coastal community called Chancay. Formerly a pre-Colombian architectural civilization, Chancay has transformed into a modernized port town as a result of sweeping urbanization from Lima. The Santa Rosa wetland, located along the coast of Chancay, is […]

Food Sovereignty: Key to Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight Against Climate Change

Our relationship with food ties us directly to our landscapes. Humanity depends on the planet to provide for our survival. But today’s dominant model of food production and agriculture has created a rift in this symbiosis: Mostly defined by industrialisation, corporatisation and specialisation, it has come at the expense of more holistic models that support […]

Behind the Scenes: Promoting Healthy Food Systems in Croatia

Words by Natalija Svrtan, President of Zemljane Staze (Earth Trek) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the importance of maintaining health and boosting the body’s immune system. Similarly, the pandemic has demonstrated how fragile the global food supply system can be in times of crisis. With closed borders, the residents of many countries worldwide […]

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