In Mozambique, Greengrants grantee Voices of the Zambezi and partner Justiça Ambiental have been organizing local communities and raising awareness about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River.
Global Greengrants Fund is pleased to congratulate the recipients of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize – including Greengrants grantees Olga Speranskaya, Marc Ona Essangui, Wanze Eduards, and Hugo Jabini. The winners of the 2009 prize are being honored.
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. […]
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.
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 […]
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