Climate change is an
existential threat to humanity.
It’s also a leading cause of human rights violations. Around the world, corporate and corrupt interests are putting profits before people—or the planet.
The Fund supports visionary activists who are developing community-based solutions to environmental issues and building the foundations of a sustainable future.
We believe in a future where the climate matters more than corporate or corrupt interests. Meet some of the brave environmental activists protecting our planet.
How We Fight CLIMATE CHANGE
Ensuring corporate accountability
Corporate interests—along with corrupt governments—are destroying the planet through exploitative development projects. We help activists challenge them in court and in the streets.
Promoting land and resource rights
For centuries, governments have stolen Indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands and resources. We work with these communities to achieve self-determination through legal protections.
Developing sustainable practices
Over-cultivation and monoculture plantations are undermining food security and sovereignty. We support activists employing both new and traditional ways to feed their communities.
Protecting environmental activists
Violence against environmental activists is on the rise worldwide. We give frontline activists the tools, networks, and support they need to carry out their critical work in safety.
Success Story
Holding Corporations Accountable
When villagers in rural Thailand began falling ill, they were devastated to discover the creek that sustained their livelihood was actually poisoning them. Nearly four decades later, the villagers took the company polluting their water to court—and won. Learn how local human rights group EnLAW helped secure this landmark victory for environmental justice.
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