Big Win for Activists in Romania!
Last week, the Romanian Supreme Court announced a decision to declare the Rosia Montana mountain with the highest gold reserves, Carnic Mountain, a cultural monument of national interest.
Conservation and Justice Groups Split over Forest Carbon Trading — Ghana
This is an interesting overview article in the Guardian that highlights some of the concerns with including tropical forests in carbon markets. One of our grantees in Ghana (Civic Response, grant number 50-592, 2004) is quoted.
Legislation Repealed in Peru
Indigenous groups lifted their road blockades and suspended their strike against key energy sites Thursday, a day after a congressional committee voted to repeal two land development laws decreed by President Alan Garca.
Nnimmo Bassey to testify in Washington DC on human rights abuses committed by Chevron
A Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing is taking place next week on “Extracting Natural Resources: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law.” Nnimmo Bassey, Greengrants Advisor, will testify
Small Ugandan NGO Has Far-Reaching Goals
AFIEGO takes on Uganda’s energy crisis from the grassroots up.