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Brazil’s development: Is it sustainable for people and planet?
Sustainable development in Brazil is the focus of Mario Osava’s reporting for the Inter Press Service, a Mott Foundation grantee.
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Protecting indigenous rights is NGOs’ shared passion
Leaders of three organizations, speakers at the 2010 fall conference of the Environmental Grantmakers Association and supported by Mott International Finance for Sustainability focus area of its Environment program, were interviewed for this feature.
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Partnership protects Michigan forests in perpetuity
The Michigan Nature Conservancy, Midland’s Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation and the Mott Foundation celebrate the permanent protection of more than 271,000 acres of forests, lakes, rivers and streams in the state’s Upper Peninsula, known as the “big U.P. deal.”
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Global economic woes, climate change increase importance of NGO oversight
The current global economic crisis is pushing international financial institutions (IFIs) — such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund — back into the public spotlight and increasing their importance in developing countries.
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Revolving Loan Fund strengthens Great Lakes land conservation
In this Q&A, Michael Kelly, director of the Great Lakes Revolving Loan Fund, talks about how short-term bridge financing fulfills a critical role in protecting ecologically valuable properties.
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Climate change and water use patterns demand better management of Great Lakes
Increasingly lower water levels in the Great Lakes demand better management by surrounding states, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation.
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Coastal campaign saves 6,000 acres in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
The “Coastal Campaign,” a successful fundraising effort spearheaded by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, has a goal to protect more than 6,000 acres of land in the northwest section of Michigan.
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Environmental leader discusses Equator Principles
Michelle Chan-Fishel, coordinator of the Green Investments Program at Friends of the Earth-USA (FoE) in San Francisco discusses in an interview with the Foundation issues related to the Equator Principles and FoE’s interest in the field of private finance reform.
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$10 million grant will help preserve land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
More than 271,000 acres of land across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will be conserved, thanks in part to $31.5 million in support from nine state foundations, including a five-year, $10 million grant from the Mott Foundation.
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Mott Foundation to participate in preservation of valuable shoreline in Michigan
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, along with representatives of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, CMS Energy and the Mott Foundation, announced today a major effort to permanently protect more than 6,000 scenic acres along the shore of Lake Michigan.