Update: Another Victory in New Caledonia
Environmental activists gained a further victory in New Caledonia when a French court ordered a halt to construction of the multi-billion dollar Goro nickel mine.
Interview with Lucille Apis Overhoff, New Greengrants Advisor
Greengrants’ new Pacific Islands advisor brings a broad range of experience as environmental activist, administrator and scholar, but also a lifetime of respect for “kepikipik kan ” — “the gift of creation.”
Opposing Palm Oil Plantations
By: Jolie Dietzen, Greengrants Intern NEW IRELAND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND AWARENESS COMMITTEE, ORO COMMUNITY NETWORK, GAVSONKEG WOMEN’S GROUP, OGAYO INTEGRATED CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, AND AHORA KAKANDETTA PEOPLES FOUNDATION — Greengrants has provided a grant to each of these organizations to combat the environmental devastation caused by the expansion of palm oil plantations. __________________________________ […]
Environmental Groups Win a Major Legal Battle in New Caledonia
On June 14, residents of New Caledonia won a major victory against a multinational nickel mining project when an administrative tribunal in Noum©a cancelled the mine’s license for operation.
Greengrants Passes the $10 Million Mark
In May of 2006, Greengrants awarded its $10,000,000th dollar in grants. That makes 2,754 grants made in 120 countries over 13 years.