Not surprisingly, nearly half of the 188 Goldman Prize winners have been women. To commemorate Women’s History Month, the Goldman Environmental Prize is celebrating the work of the 79 extraordinary women who won the Prize. Here are three of their stories. Phyllis Omido (Kenya, 2015) Phyllis Omido is sometimes called “the East African Erin Brockovich”…
This year, the Goldman Environmental Prize turns 30. These are just a few of our favorite moments from our history. Watch and share the video below, and be sure to tag #GoldmanPrize30!
The Goldman Environmental Prize is now in its 30th year! Since the Prize was first awarded in 1990, the community of winners has grown to nearly 200 grassroots activists, and their positive impact on the environment has reached millions of people. Want to learn more about the history of the Prize? Here’s a good place…
This year marks our 30th anniversary of honoring the Earth’s heroes. Since 1989, we have awarded 188 individuals from 87 countries the Goldman Environmental Prize for their grassroots activism around the world. A few of our Prize winner friends were kind enough to share their best wishes for the occasion. Check it out:
Dear friends and colleagues: Happy New Year to all. We hope that 2019 will be a year of victories and progress toward protecting our planet and restoring ecosystems that have been damaged by human activities. Here’s one victory to share with you: 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Goldman Environmental Prize. The Goldman family…
Program Officer Ryan Mack looks back on his first time meeting 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize winner LeeAnne Walters. LeeAnne Walters led a citizens’ movement that tested the tap water in Flint, Michigan, and exposed the Flint water crisis. In late February 2018, I flew out to Norfolk, Virginia, to meet with LeeAnne Walters, our 2018…
In 2010, Tuy Sereivathana (Vathana) won the Goldman Environmental Prize for introducing innovative solutions to mitigate human-elephant conflict in Cambodia, empowering local communities to cooperatively participate in endangered Asian elephant conservation. Today, Vathana leads the Cambodia program focused on protection of Asian elephants in Prey Lang forest as program director at Wild Earth Allies. According…
In this Q&A, we dive deeper into 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize winner Manny Calonzo’s advocacy for a lead-free future in the Philippines. Learn how he got involved in the issue, his current projects, and key lessons learned from his campaign to persuade the Philippine government to ban lead paint. Goldman Environmental Prize: How did you…
This is a blog post by Myriah Cornwell, Program Officer at the Goldman Environmental Prize. Prior to the 2018 Prize Ceremony, Myriah visited winner Manny Calonzo in the Philippines to learn about his advocacy and get a first-hand look at his work. The bright red and yellow children’s table and chair are stacked in the…
This month, we were fortunate to have three Goldman Environmental Prize winners in San Francisco taking part in the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS): Hammer Simwinga (Zambia, 2007), Feliciano dos Santos (Mozambique, 2008), and Howard Wood (Scotland, 2015). The Summit, initiated by California Governor Jerry Brown, brought together a range of environmental leaders and activists with…