Tag: Local Livelihoods

India: Promoting Labor Rights for Gem Workers

Jewelry workers face new challenges For over 2,500 years, the people of Khambhet, India have been masters of shaping and polishing agate and gems into beautiful pieces of jewelry and art. For centuries this work was done on a small scale: inside a person’s home or in small community collectives, using simple tools and methods. […]

Forests Protected in Ghana!

After many years of struggle, our partners in Ghana have finally won a major victory in protecting this country’s forests and the people who depend on them.

Indigenous Rights Take Center Stage in Latin America

On September 13, 2007, the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples after more than 20 years of negotiations. Though a positive step in the right direction, indigenous peoples around the world continue to face regular discrimination and violation of their rights. While there are many threats to indigenous rights, large-scale […]

Gas Flaring: ERA Flays Arrest of Activists, Journalists

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has condemned Tuesday’s arrest and detention of its officers, community elders, and some journalists at Iwherekan community, Delta State, by soldiers guarding gas flaring sites.

Update: China Earthquake Support

GreenSOS, a long time Greengrants grantee in China, outlines their recent work to provide support to communities affected by the May 12, 2008, Earthquake in China.

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