A controversial government decision to grant permits for gold mining in Ghana’s dwindling forest reserves threatens the survival of the forest and of the people who depend on the forest to meet their basic needs. Two Greengrants grantees are on the front lines of this battle: Wassa Association of Communities Against Mining (WACAM) and the […]
Newmont Mining Corporation, the world’s largest gold mining company, recently acquired a 10 percent stake in Canadian company Gabriel Resources’ Rosia Montana project in Romania. Newmont’s financing resuscitates a project that many hoped would be shelved, as Gabriel Resources’ missteps over the past two years appeared to have doomed the project. Global Greengrants Fund has […]
by Ben Wheeler, Greengrants Intern Afro-Colombians are a minority in a volatile country. They tend to be poor and live in violent regions rich in biodiversity and increasingly targeted by multinational corporations. Although they represent nearly one-third of Columbiaís population, Afro-Columbians hold little influence in politics and business. Activists like Libia Grueso and the Afro-Colombian […]
by Jessica Sherman, Greengrants Intern The story of the Tasaday people is a fascinating one, filled with intrigue and controversy. An indigenous people of the mountains of the South Cotabato Province of Mindanao in the Philippines, the Tasaday were officially “discovered” by the outside world in 1971. According to oral histories, the Tasaday fled to […]
Greengrants executive director Chet Tchozewski wins award for creative philanthropy.
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