Update: From Protecting Marine Turtles to Creating Healthier Communities
This local organization’s work extends beyond the benefits of environmental protection; they are empowering indigenous populations to create healthier communities.
Protecting Marine Turtles in Papua New Guinea
The Leatherback Turtle is listed as endangered, but one Global Greengrants Fund grantee has found a way to curb its declining numbers.
In the Pacific: Picking up the Pieces after Devastating Tsunami
Global Greengrants grantee Aleipata Marine Protected Area Society is working with local communities in cleanup efforts after the Samoa tsunami of 2009.
Papua New Guinea’s Indigenous Groups Fight Deforestation
Deforestation has been quietly going on for years in PNG, but with the help of a Global Greengrants grantee, indigenous groups are protecting their forests from logging. The battle is ongoing, and your support is still needed!
Remembering a Remarkable Environmentalist
Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, Global Greengrants Fund advisor, was a prominent environmental leader in the Cook Islands, where she was widely respected, admired and loved. Although she passed away last month, her legacy and memory will live on.