GREENGRANTS AREAS OF FOCUS Sustenance - Harvests for a Healthy World Energy - A Greengrants Feature on Energy Justice Water - A Greengrants Feature on the Right to Water Indigenous Peoples - A Greengrants Feature on Indigenous Rights Women - A Greengrants Feature on Women and the Environment CONFERENCE CALLS Women on the Front Lines: Highlighting Environmental Leaders Women's rights are an essential and inseparable part of the environmental justice movement. The term "justice" implies equal participation, equity, and fairness. Without the incorporation of women's perspectives, agendas, and leadership, the environmental movement could never achieve real change. What's more, women are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation. As resource managers, women walk farther when water runs out, and work harder for less when changing rainfall wreaks havoc on crops. Women tend to suffer more from resource related migration, climate change, and environmental disasters. In short, environmental rights and women's rights are deeply connected. To listen to the call recorded on May 5, 2010, click here. The recording begins part way through the introduction. Fighting for Their Rights: Indigenous Groups in Siberia and Northern Canada Indigenous peoples around the world are holders of incredibly valuable environmental knowledge. Their very identity is linked to the land they have inhabited for generations—land that too often is threatened by oil and gas development, mega-dams, climate change, and other socio-environmental issues. The unfortunate reality is that many indigenous peoples often lack the legal rights to protect their resources from corporate and government development. This is not only the case in high profile locations such as the Amazon and the Congo, but also in the very remote northern regions of Canada and Russia. To listen to the call recorded on November 18,2009, click here. Water Rights in China and South America Americans consume water at the highest per capita rate in the world. Globally, however, access to water is increasingly scarce, especially in the Global South. Indeed, water rights is likely to be one of the most contentious issues of the 21st century at both the policy and grassroots levels. Global Greengrants Fund is taking action on this urgent issue by framing the discussion in terms of access to water as a universal human right. Our advisors and grantees address this complex issue from a variety of perspectives, and the aggregate effect is allowing those who are most impacted by the decisions to take part in the decision-making process. We are pleased to offer a recording of the conference call hosted by Greengrants on these issues which features an interview with Enrique Bostelmann (Advisory Board Coordinator for the Andes and Southern Cone of South America boards) and Yan Baohua (China Advisor). To listen to the call, recorded on May 28, 2009, click here. To read a transcript of the call click here Here is some additional information on Water Rights: China Environment Series 2007 Report on the State of the Environment in China (2006) - water environment section Boston Globe article - In Ecuador, A Fight for Safe, Affordable Water New York Times article – Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water Energy Justice - From Oil Fields to Rivers With the effect of the energy crisis touching us all, what are the stories behind the fuel pumps and heating bills that are not so often told? Across the world, the issue of energy and the intersection with social justice is at the forefront. Who is reaping the benefits of these projects? What does it take to protect communities against the power of politics and foreign money? What role can small grants play within these issues? We are pleased to offer a recording of the conference call hosted by Greengrants on these issues which features an interview with Nnimmo Bassey of Environmental Rights Action in Nigeria (West Africa Advisory Board) and Aviva Imhof of International Rivers (Global Advisor). To listen the this call, recorded on January 28, 2009, click here. Here is some additional information on Energy Justice: The Movement for River and Rights We All Live Downstream Senate Testimony - Sept 24, 2008 International Rivers Fact Sheet BBC Article Listen in on an hour of learning and discussion highlighting the many issues revolving around Sustenance. Explore how grants on sustenance fit into a larger theory of change, specifically looking at grantees working in the areas of sustainable farming practices, the future of agricultural policy, Chilean fisheries, and the impact of biofuels. The discussion is led by Peter Kostishack, Deputy Director of Programs at Global Greengrants Fund. We also welcomed Nonette Royo, Executive Director of the Samdhana Institute, a member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds in Southeast Asia, who provided a first-hand account of the impact oil palm cultivation is having in that region. The presentation is viewed via Windows Real Media. To listen to this call, recorded on October 14, 2008, click here. ARTICLES "Aveda and Global Greengrants Fund: Lighting the way to corporate philanthropy" by Kelly Purdy and Marcie Smith, Global Greengrants Fund Alliance Magazine "Intuition, Trust, and a Great River of Hope" by Chet Tchozewski, Global Greengrants Fund Alliance Magazine CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) 2008 Fall Retreat EGA's 2008 Fall Retreat keynote and plenary sessions' audio files are now available on their website. To access the files, click here. North, South, East to the West: Global Eco-Power Politics Recording time: 79 minutes This workshop was held at the 2008 Bioneers conference. The workshop was hosted by Chet Tchozewski and featured Christine Loh, Mathis Wackernagel, Anuradha Mittal and Beto Borges as speakers. To listen click here. Small Grants Learning Meeting The June 2006 Small Grants Learning Meeting co-organized by Greengrants and Both ENDS in Amsterdam was supported by the Netherlands committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The meeting was attended by forty representatives from organisations that make small grants from a few hundred to around $35,000 dollars, with most giving grants in the range of $5000 to $10,000 dollars, in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America. Meeting notes can be accessed here. Global Grantmaking for Small Grants The 2005 meeting was co-organized by the Global Greengrants Fund and the World Bank Social Development Department’s Small Grants Program and Grants Facility for Indigenous Peoples. The workshop helped the Bank and other small grant makers to expand knowledge of how small grants can be used as a tool for social change particularly in partnership with different donors. The meeting report, Global Grantmaking for Small Grants, can be accessed here. RESOURCES Design to Win: Philanthropy's Role in the Fight Against Global Warming Put together by the California Environmental Associates and recently presented at a Climate Change Philanthropy Action Network meeting, this report outlines important ways that philanthropy can achieve high impact in funding the fight against global warming. To read the article in full (pdf), click here. Philanthropy or Foolanthropy? Making global philanthropy effective Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, notes "The world is becoming increasingly unequal...The philanthropic community has the potential to play a key role in fostering greater equity and greater justice. However, they will have to make difficult choices." To read the full text of this article in Alliance Magazine, click here. Principles of Accountability for International Philanthropy Created by the European Foundation Centre Joint Working Group, these principles are meant to offer guidance and raise issues that are emerging as international philanthropy plays an increasingly important role around the world. To access the full document as a pdf, click here.

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