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Since 1993, Global Greengrants Fund has been one of the leading organizations in the world supporting grassroots-led efforts to protect the planet and the rights of people. Together with our diverse community of people on the frontlines and our supporters, we’ve impacted the lives of millions of people.
How do we do it? We let local people take the lead.
Global Greengrants Fund is different from other international organizations in that we don’t try to dictate an agenda from afar. Instead, we trust local people to advance solutions and strategies that will best fit their needs, providing them the resources to make their ideas a reality.
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In August 2023, the population of Ecuador voted through a national referendum to halt all current and future oil extraction in Yasuní National Park. Soon after the referendum, Global Greengrants Fund spoke to Esperanza Martínez from grantee partner Acción Ecológica to learn more about the referendum—both the years of collective organizing that lead up to […]
Global Greengrants Fund congratulates the amazing activists from around the world who have received the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize. For 35 years, the Goldman Environmental Prize has recognized the achievements and leadership of activists who are on the frontlines of some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. We are honored each year […]
By Sergey Solyanik, Central Asia Advisory Board Coordinator In 2023, Global Greengrants Fund officially launched a new Central Asia Advisory Board to support, preserve, and develop environmental movements in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. In the board’s first year of pilot grantmaking, it awarded $250k to 35 groups across the region. Central Asia—made up […]
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