Tag: Latin America

Victory! Peruvian Government Pressured to Redraw Oil Concession Boundaries

From the rainforests of the Amazon, they brought their struggle right to the source. Two indigenous activists from Peru denounced concessions up for sale in front of a crowd of oil giants at the National Petroleum Engineer Expo in Houston, Texas. Their tr

Interview with Greengrants Advisor Rubens Born

Brazilian Rubens Born has been a part of the Greengrants network for over a decade. Find out why he was a recipient of a national citizenship award in Brazil and how he has contributed to strengthening Brazil’s growing environmental movement.

Chile: Travels in the Southern Reaches of a Long, Thin Country

Chile is a country known for its exceptional beauty—but tensions persist over natural resource development. Global Greengrants’ newest employee, Jessica Sherman, Development Associate, recently spent five months in southern Chile researching the region’s

Honduran Environmental Activists Murdered

On Dec. 20, 2006, two activists with the Environmental Movement of Olancho (MAO) were shot to death in the Honduran department of Olancho.

Greengrants Donor Trip to Peru

A recent Greengrants donor visit to Peru proved both fascinating and heart-wrenching, as participants visited beautiful locations and spots like the mining town of La Oroya, recently named one of the “10 most polluted places on earth.”

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