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"Seven grassroots environmental activists were awarded the Goldman
Environmental Prize on April 29. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman
Prize honors activists from the six continental regions.
This year’s winners include two Indigenous activists who stopped destructive
seismic testing for oil and gas off the Eastern Cape in Africa, an activist who
protected a forest in India from coal mining, an organizer who changed
California’s transportation regulations, a journalist who exposed links between
beef and deforestation in Brazil, an activist who blocked development of a coal
mine in Australia, a professor of philosophy of law who led a campaign that
resulted in legal rights to an ecosystem in Spain.
“There is no shortage of those who are doing the hard work, selflessly. These
seven leaders refused to be complacent amidst adversity, or to be cowed by
powerful corporations and governments,” John Goldman, president of the Goldman
Environmental Foundation, said in a statement. “Alone, their achievements
across the world are impressive. Together, they are a collective force—and a
growing global movement—that is breathtaking and full of hope.”
The winners will be honored in a ceremony in San Francisco on April 29, at 5:30
p.m. PDT, hosted by Outdoor Afro founder Rue Mapp, with musical guest Jazz
Mafia, and will be livestreamed on the Goldman Prize’s YouTube channel. A
second ceremony will take place in Washington, D.C., on May 1, hosted by
science educator Danni Washington."
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