When twelve South American nations embark on a region-wide infrastructure development program — which contemplates 355 projects at a cost of $37 billion dollars — it makes sense that the citizens of the participating nations would be included in the decision-making process. Or not, apparently. According to representatives of civil society groups, governments are displaying […]
Dams happen. Sometimes, the best that environmental groups can do is to ameliorate a dam’s impact on the people and environment of the area, and to make sure that the next project will have a full and fair environmental review. Those are exactly the accomplishments of the The Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB) and APREMAVI (Associação de […]
In Brazil and Southeast Asia, advisors for Global Greengrants Fund have been pioneering the creation of local environmental grantmaking organizations for grassroots and community action.
Paul C. Fay Jr, more popularly known as Chip, is a Senior Policy Analyst at The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), and Executive Director Samdhana, one of the Greengrants Alliance Funds.
The Malindi Marine Association (MaMa) began its existence in 1999 in a donated office space, with borrowed furniture and a budget which extended only as far as two volunteers could contribute from their personal bank accounts. However, thanks in part to funds from Greengrants, MaMa has been able to make a real difference in preserving […]
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