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unusual facts about Goldman Environmental Prize


Christine Jean

She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1992 for her efforts on preserving The Loire River, the longest river in France, from dam constructions.


Giorgos Catsadorakis

He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2001, for his contributions to the protection of the wetlands of Préspa, jointly with fellow biologist Myrsini Malakou.

Hugo Jabini

He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009, jointly with Wanze Eduards, for their efforts of protecting their traditional land and tropical rainforests against industrial logging, supported by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court.

Ikal Angelei

She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2012, in particular for her voicing of environmental implications of the Gilgel Gibe III Dam, speaking on behalf of Kenyan indigenous communities.

Juan Pablo Orrego

He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1997, for his organizing of protests against the ecological damages from a series of dam building projects involving the Biobío River, including the Pangue and Ralco Hydroelectric Plants.

Myrsini Malakou

She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2001, for her contributions to the protection of the wetlands of Préspa, jointly with fellow biologist Giorgos Catsadorakis.


see also

Yale World Fellows Program

Ma Jun won the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize for combining use of technology and environmental activism to pressure Chinese manufacturers to reduce their environmental footprint and clean up global supply chains.