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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

WEBEnvironmental health refers to the way in which environmental factors have direct adverse effects on human health or to the systems that ensure the health and …

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Persons with Disabilities and the Environment

WEBFunding at the intersection of disability rights and the environment is an increasingly more recognized field in global philanthropy. Since 2018, Global Greengrants Fund has …

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Global Greengrants Fund

WEBMeet Our Global Network. Since 1993, Global Greengrants Fund has been one of the leading organizations in the world supporting grassroots-led efforts to protect …

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Divers in Honduras: The Struggle for Disability Rights and

WEBWords by Ibis Colindres and Yolanda Muñoz People with disabilities are uniquely affected by the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. And …

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Why the Environmental Justice Movement Must Include Persons …

WEBAllison Davis, Deputy Director of Regional Programs has said about Global Greengrants Fund, "We are not truly an environmental justice organization unless we …

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The Next Generation Climate Board: grants to end climate change

WEBThe board is already making cutting-edge grants. The board’s first four grants, totaling $15,000, have been recommended to young people fighting on the …

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Protecting Mangroves: The Intersection of Land and Sea

WEBRecently, Sri Lanka became the first nation to protect all mangroves, even going so far as to open a mangrove museum as part of a project aiming to protect 8,800 …

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Standing Up to Hazardous Waste Dumping in South Africa

WEBWords by Liziwe McDaid, Coordinator of the Southern Africa Advisory Board, and Allison Davis, Deputy Director of Programs Noxious fumes, contaminated water, …

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A Changing Climate: The Youth Response in Jamaica

WEBThe group aims to address issues such as poverty, unemployment, health, climate change, the impact of natural disasters/hazards, access to potable water, …

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Greengrants Featured in the New York Times

WEBTo read on the New York Times’ website: Fighting Over Gold in the Land of Dracula January 3, 2007 — New York Times. Fighting Over Gold in the Land of Dracula …

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Seeds of Change: Sorghum in Indonesia Global Greengrants Fund

WEBInstead, Maria Loretha found another way. Using $4,790 from Global Greengrants Fund, she mobilized the women of the Likotuden area to plant 30 acres of …

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Taking on Asbestos in Chile Global Greengrants Fund

WEBThe impact the company has had on the health and lives of many Chileans. Meet Adrian, a founder the Maipú, Chile-based advocacy group and Global Greengrants …

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Global Greengrants Fund UK Global Greengrants Fund

WEBFor every £1 donation, the UK government will contribute 25p. So taking just a few more seconds to fill out and post the Gift Aid declaration form will increase the value of your …

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From the Shores of Lake Albert: How Ugandan Youth Activists are

WEBOn the shores of Lake Albert, a very biodiverse region in Uganda, live many youth activists, committed to protecting the place they call home. Oil was discovered in …

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Communities rise against toxic polluters in South Africa’s Vaal

WEBEnvironmentalists told her that a chemical plant—located just one block away from her home in Sasolburg, South Africa—was spewing toxic chemicals into the air. …

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Announcing the Grassroots Climate Solutions Fund

WEBToday we are delighted to announce our ground-breaking partnership with International Development Exchange (IDEX), Grassroots International, and Urgent Action Fund for …

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Supporters Global Greengrants Fund

WEBGlobal Greengrants Fund works with experts around the world—activists who live on the frontlines and are deeply connected to the communities where they live—to place funds …

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Women in India: How grassroots groups are strengthening food …

WEBRucha Chitnis is the South Asia Program Director of Women’s Earth Alliance, a nonprofit that mobilizes resources to grassroots, women-led groups working at the …

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New York Times Explores the Real Cost of Gold

WEBA cyanide leach pad at the Yanacocha gold mine; Photo by Guarango Cine y Video. A recent New York Times series explored the environmental and other costs of …

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New Caledonia: Unregulated Mining Threatens an Island and Its …

WEBNickel mining planned for the island of New Caledonia threatens its biological diversity, its public health and the cultural security of the indigenous Kanak …

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