Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Ecuador: Altervia Helps Rural Communities Develop Alternative Energy

While many countries suffer from a lack of energy resources, Ecuador suffers, in a sense, from both the lack and the availability of energy. On the one hand, many rural villages simply do not have access to inexpensive energy sources that would allow them to improve their quality of life. According to a 2001 World […]

Highlights from the Greengrants Advisory Board Retreat

This past April, global and regional representatives of Greengrants’ network of advisors met in Amsterdam to share ideas, strategies and plans for the future.

Supporting the Grassroots in Tsunami Reconstruction and Global Coastal Protection

The Southeast Asia tsunami struck at the heart of many of the communities with which we work. Global Greengrants Fund is offering a way for donors to get contributions to grassroots organizations in affected areas.

Mexico: Indigenous Seri Turtle Program Wins Prize

Gabriel Hoeffer, a 24-year old member of the isolated Seri (Cocmaác) tribe of northwest Sonora, Mexico, recently won his countryís National Prize for Indigenous Youth. His efforts to rally the Seri community to protect sea turtles have gained the cooperation of local fishermen and brought international attention to his work. In 2003, Hoeffer and his […]

Indonesia: Halting a Dam that Would Flood Sulawesi’s Lore Lindu Park

by Jessica Sherman, Greengrants Intern On the drawing board since the 1980s, Lore Lindu Hydroelectric Power Project is the Indonesian government’s response to a growing need for electricity for the island of Sulawesi. The project would flood as much as 10,000 hectares of Lore Lindu National Park and displace an estimated 4,000 indigenous people living […]

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