Tag: Right to Land Water and Resources

Activists Mobilize to Protect Critical Rainforest, Traditional Indigenous Tribes, and Millions Of Animals: Yasuní National Park in Ecuador in the Crosshairs

Last week, activists in Ecuador announced they have gathered more than 150,000 signatures of Ecuadorians concerned about the fate of the Yasuní National Park.

Mandela and Environmental Justice: When you have an activist in the highest office of the land

Right now, the world is celebrating Nelson Mandela and learning from the way he lived his life. In that spirit, we wanted to share with you a story about Mandela that you probably haven’t heard before. ..

What’s next for Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park?

The fate of Yasuní National Park hangs in the balance. On August 15, Ecuador’s government announced it would allow foreign oil companies to start drilling in the northeastern part of this Amazonian rainforest. Global Greengrants weighs in on the future of the most biodiverse place on Earth.

Why indigenous activists fight

Indigenous activists around the world are fighting for their identities and their very survival. Ivan Torafing, an advisor to Global Greengrants Fund’s Next Generation Climate Board and an indigenous youth leader with Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network, shares why they keep going in the face of worsening criminalization.

How clean water is changing lives in one Indian village

With a glimmer of satisfaction in his eye, the village elder stood stoically on the large concrete box that protects Tilwari, India’s water supply. But there was more than just happiness in the village elder’s eye. There was pride. Pride that his community built the water system itself.

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