Grant Program Environment

To explore the biological and economic bases for sustainable management of tropical forests in Asia.

To build public support for ensuring sustainable management of Maine’s North Woods by hiring a public outreach coordinator.

To educate grassroots activists to generate conservation support for important natural resource initiatives.

To provide technical training and small loans for installation and servicing of photovoltaic systems to electrify rural areas of Latin America.

To collaborate with the Natural Resources Defense Council on the energy efficiency project in Sri Lanka.

Build the grassroots base needed to counter the increasingly influential anti-environmental movement in New England.

To improve public communications skills among environmental organizations in Maine, and to increase community involvement in environmental issues.

To create a new position on your development staff.

To improve public communication skills among environmental organizations in Vermont, and to increase community involvement in environmental issues.

To support the salary of two new staff positions responsible for community-based public education and media relations in Maine, with a particular focus on the wise management of the Great Northern Forest.