Grants List 2007 CS Fund & Warsh/Mott Legacy

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Donor Advised Fund 2007 TOP Grants Association pour le Developpement des Activites de Production et de Formation $25,300 for a soil restoration project in Mali, Africa. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) Centro de Desarrollo Integral Campesino de la Mixteca $12,000 for a soil restoration project in the Mixteca Region of Mexico, which includes the establishment of community seed nurseries. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) Centro de Estudios para el Cambio en el Campo Mexicano $20,000 to enable Mexican indigenous communities to protect their native seeds from transgenic contamination, conduct research on the impacts of the new Seed Law, and establish GMO-free territories. (Fiscal sponsor: Friends of Action Group on Erosion, Technology & Concentration) Confederation of Land Reform Cooperatives from Brazil $48,000 to provide agroecological soil building and seed saving training to the leaders of land reform settlements in Brazil. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) Council of Canadians $50,000 for the Blue Planet Project campaign to oppose the privatization of water resources around the world, and to advocate for an international declaration of access to water as a human right. ETC Group $100,000 in ggeneral support of efforts to promote the conservation of food crop germplasm and agricultural biodiversity, and to encourage the socially responsible development of new technologies. (Fiscal sponsor: Friends of Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration) Federation of Indonesian Peasant Union $36,995 for a program in twelve Indonesian provinces that trains farmers to save local seeds and maintain biodiversity as the basis of food sovereignty. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) GeneWatch UK $15,000 to support research, analysis, and education on threats to human rights and equality arising from new genetic technologies. Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism $30,000 in general support to empower indigenous communities to determine their participation in genetic research. Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology $11,550 and an additional $15,000 in matching funds for the first Congress of a new scientific society established to promote agroecology as the foundation for sustainable rural development. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores $40,000 to expand a native seed restoration project in Goias, Brazil. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) National Museums of Kenya $40,000 to determine the role of pollinators in indigenous crops in Kenya and to develop a model management plan for the conservation of wild pollinators. (Fiscal sponsor: Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Program) Nevada Outdoor Recreation Association $20,000 in general support of public land stewardship and government accountability. Organizacion de Agricultores Biologicos $24,553 for soil restoration and preservation of traditional maize varieties in Mexico. (Fiscal sponsor: Friends of Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration) Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina $16,500 in support of an alternative local food system in southern Brazil based on farmer innovation and agroecological soil building techniques. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) University of Cape Coast $45,258 for a pollinator project integrating native stingless bees into traditional farming systems in Ghana and five neighboring West African countries. Pages  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 Top of page