Victory for Indigenous Peoples in Canada!
After a long, hard fight against mining interests on their land, the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) indigenous community in northern Ontario has finally won its battle.
Food or Fuel: The Biofuel Conflict in Africa
Thousands of acres of arable land in Tanzania are being re-allocated for biofuel production. As the price of oil has fluctuated, demand for biofuels has grown intensely, leading the government to strike deals with biofuels investors, ultimately upsetting the balance between land for food and land for fuel.
Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Threatens Communities in Mozambique
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.
Greengrants Mourns the Loss of Filipino Social Justice Leader
Global Greengrants Fund joins with our partners at The Samdhana Institute in mourning the loss of Renato Penas (Ka Rene), a national leader for landless farmers’ rights in the Philippines and Vice President of PAKISAMA, a 2007 Greengrants/Samdhana grantee.
Afro-Colombians and Indigenous Groups Caught in the Crossfire
The state of Chocó, in northwestern Colombia, is one of the rainiest spots in the world, a jungle haven with high biodiversity. Bordering both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, this natural resource-rich state is also marked by some of the highest poverty rates in the country. It is to this unique region that colonizers […]