In a dangerous step backwards, Papua New Guinea has prioritized profits over the rights of its citizens. “The new laws are meant to protect the interests of investors at the expense of the environment and the resource owners. The new laws are selling out the rights of the people.”
In our sixteenth year of supporting grassroots environmental groups around the world, Global Greengrants Fund is proud to look back on 2009 as a year of landmark victories and worldwide recognition for the work of our grantees.
Greengrants’ Pacific Islands Advisory Board, led by Coordinator Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, is appealing for funds to support long-term reconstruction efforts following September’s earthquake and tsunami that devastated a large swathe of southern Samoa.
Yesterday we heard from Cedric Schuster, Coordinator of Greengrants’ Pacific Islands Advisory Board, who lives in Samoa. Cedric was in Boulder, Colorado last week for Greengrants’ Global Advisor Retreat. Just after he returned home, the September 29th earthquake and tsunami hit, devastating southern Samoa where about 20 percent of the population resides.
In Papua New Guinea, the Carteret Islands are disappearing. Sea-level rise directly related to climate change will soon make the over 3,000 people who call these islands home some of the world’s first climate refugees. Greengrants grantee, Tulele Peisa Incorporated has been instrumental in raising global awareness about the fate of the islands, the islanders, and global climate change.
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