In a major victory for the people of Peruvian mountain towns near Newmontís massive Yanacocha mine, Newmont Mining Corporation has relented in its quest to expand the mine to Mount Quilish, a mountain that many consider sacred and where expansion would further endanger water quality and public health. Large-scale protests that mobilized 10,000 or more […]
A common thread connects several Greengrants grantees that have made international headlines recently. Grassroots groups in places as far flung and culturally distinct as Peru, Romania and Indonesia have had major breakthroughs in battles to protect local lands, ecosystems and their communities from gold mining projects in which Denver-based Newmont Mining Corporation has been a […]
by Jessica Sherman, GGF intern Despite continued threats of violence from timber interests, forest communities and activists staged a six-day march to Tegucigalpa to press the government to halt rampant destruction of the forests of Olancho. A tremendous turnout in this second year of the march seems finally to have gained the government’s attention and […]
In November 2002, fifteen children died from an outbreak of influenza in indigenous communities of Peruís remote Kugapakori Nahua Reserve. Similar epidemics in the region have followed construction of the Camisea Pipeline, a major liquid natural gas pipeline that crosses the territory of many indigenous peoples. These deaths are disturbing, especially because these communities had […]
by Ben Wheeler, Greengrants Intern Afro-Colombians are a minority in a volatile country. They tend to be poor and live in violent regions rich in biodiversity and increasingly targeted by multinational corporations. Although they represent nearly one-third of Columbiaís population, Afro-Columbians hold little influence in politics and business. Activists like Libia Grueso and the Afro-Colombian […]
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