Nayarit, Mexico: Anti-Dam Leader Recieved Death Threats
A Global Greengrants advisor and prominent activist is challenging a potentially destructive dam project in western Mexico. His work is dangerous, but he continues to fight.
Mining Company Sued for Torture: Historic Victory in Peru
Peruvian protesters come out victorious in a torture case against an English mining company with the help of a Global Greengrants grantee.
Bulletins from Bolivia: A Community Rallies to Protect Their Land
A gold mine threatens a farming town in western Bolivia. Grassroots groups are pulling out all the stops to keep it from happening. Public opinion is shifting…and there is hope.
Patagonia’s Wildest Rivers Protected, For Now
A Chilean appeals court has temporarily blocked the massive HidroAysen project, which would construct five dams on two of the worlds purest free-flowing rivers.
Persistent Activism Safeguards Peruvian Amazon from Hydroelectric Dam
Precedent-setting decision requires that all future proposed projects in the Inambari Basin must be subjected to prior consultation with local communities.