blog
Water Contamination by the Mining Industry is a Global Problem
In the absence of a country-wide water delivery system, many El Salvadorian communities rely solely on natural bodies of water for their health and livelihood. Yet, nearly 90% of El Salvador’s waterways are contaminated with pollution. A significant amount of that contamination comes from waste dumping by silver and gold mines.
Goldman Prize Reports from Alternative Water Forum
Lani Alo, a program staff member at the Goldman Prize, is reporting from the Alternative Water Forum in Marseille, France. The forum, set up as an alternative to the World Water Forum (also taking place in in Marseille), focuses on developing sustainable solutions to the global water crisis.
SBS Ecowater Award Bridges 16-Year Span in Goldman Prize History
Congratulations to Prigi Arisandi (2011) who won this year's SBS Ecowater Award for his efforts to secure better water resource management and protection in Indonesia.
Prigi Arisandi (2011) Releases New Study, Pressures Government to Act
2011 Goldman Prize winner Prigi Arisandi and his team at ECOTON have been busily casting their nets in and out of the Surabaya River to take stock of the local fish habitat. They recently released findings from this population survey and are taking them to the government to develop sustainable river management policies.
2011 Prize: Q&A With Prigi Arisandi
Prigi Arisandi is leading efforts to clean up the Surabaya River, a water source for three million people. Learn more about how he's inspiring young people and taking legal action to stop industrial pollution in the Q&A below.
2011 Prize: Q&A with Francisco Pineda
Living under the constant threat of assassination, Francisco Pineda courageously led a citizens' movement that stopped a gold mine from destroying El Salvador's dwindling water resources and the livelihoods of rural communities throughout the country.
.jpg)
Microsoft implicated in Russian crackdown on political dissent
In a New York Times investigative report released yesterday, Microsoft was implicated in the recent increase in Russian police seizures of computers and documents from civil society groups on grounds of suspected software piracy.
Water is critical to climate mitigation, says Kravcik
In the lead-up to the December UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, NGOs and others working on climate issues have been encouraged to share ideas for how future climate policy should be shaped. Michal Kravcik, 1999 Goldman Prize recipient from Slovakia, and his colleagues, Jan Pokorny, Juraj Kohutiar and Martin Kovac have developed a discussion paper that emphasizes the importance of water and land use on climate.
Development threatens water supplies in India
As the 21st century progresses, access to water is a critical concern. Today, news broke that residents of Pune, India have been hit with a 40 percent cut in their water supply as a result of dwindling dam reserves and a delayed monsoon season.
Blog Index
View by Date:
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- November 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- April 2009
- October 2008
- April 2008
- February 2008
- October 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
View by Category:
- Africa
- Asia
- Awards
- Bangladesh
- Colombia
- Democracy
- Ecuador
- Energy
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Justice
- Environmental Law
- Europe
- Food
- Forests
- Fracking
- Global Focus
- goldman fund
- India
- Indigenous Peoples
- Indigenous Rights
- Island and Island Nations
- Islands
- Islands and Island Nations
- Media
- Mill Valley Film Group
- Mining
- Mountaintop Removal
- North America
- Oceans
- Poaching
- Poland
- Prize Announcement
- Prize Ceremony
- Prize Tour
- Recipient New
- Recipient News
- Rio+20
- Russia
- Social Entrepreneur
- South & Central America
- South and Central America
- Sustainable Development
- USA
- Video
- Water
- Wildlife Conservation