Author: elomonico

In early 2006, Belgium opened its first national park, thanks to the hard work of 2008 Goldman Prize recipient Ignace Schops. For several years, Schops and the team at Regionaal Landschap Kempen and Maasland (RLKM) – a nature conservation NGO that he directs- lobbied local and regional governments, NGOs, industries and citizens to help secure the funding needed to open Hoge Kempen. Schops…

In an effort to enforce Ecuador’s $18 billion ruling against Chevron, an Argentine judge signed an order to freeze almost all of Chevron’s $2 billion assets in that country. “Seizure actions will continue to be filed against Chevron assets in more countries to make sure the full amount of the judgment is collected,” said 2008…

Last week, we detailed the first half of Lorrae Rominger’s recent outreach trip to Europe, where she met with 2005 Goldman Prize recipient Stephanie Roth in Berlin, Germany. The second part of her trip brought Rominger (Interim Executive Director of the Goldman Prize) to Belgium, where she attended the Europarc 2012 Conference and reconnected with the event’s host – 2008 Goldman…

In light of today’s US presidential election, the Goldman Prize is reflecting on the importance of keeping the environment on the nations’ political agenda. A recent poll shows that climate change and environmental protection are important issue to two-thirds of Americans, yet discussion of these matters has been noticeably absent from both sides of the…

Lorrae Rominger, Interim Executive Director of the Goldman Prize, recently returned from a trip to Europe where she had the opportunity to engage with potential nominators and connect with past Goldman Prize winners. On the first leg of her trip, Rominger met with 2005 Prize recipient Stephanie Roth in Berlin, Germany, where Roth now lives.…

2002 Goldman Prize recipient Alexis Massol-Gonzalez and the team at Casa Pueblo are celebrating a major victory following news that the Via Verde pipeline project has been halted. The Puerto Rican power authority sent an official request to the US Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw its proposal for the project. Massol-Gonzalez and the organization he founded…

2012 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient Ma Jun and his team at the Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), along with four other NGOs- together known as the Green Choice Alliance NGOs, recently released a report on the environmental impacts of China’s apparel supply chain. Ma Jun won the Goldman Prize for his work to…

The Goldman Environmental Prize and Amazon Watch recently hosted a Roundtable and Reception in honor of 1996 Goldman Prize recipient Marina Silva. Nearly 30 guests from the Bay Area’s environmental community attended the event at the Goldman Prize office in San Francisco for the unique opportunity to discuss some of today’s most pressing environmental issues with…

The 13th Annual Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference took place on Saturday, October 13th in Louisville, Kentucky. Coming just days before World Food Day (October 16) and in observance of the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, this year’s conference was focused on water and water quality issues. The event’s keynote speaker was 2010…

Congratulations to 2010 Goldman Prize recipient Randall Arauz and his team at PRETOMA, who are celebrating Costa Rica’s recent ban on shark finning. In a ceremony last week, Costa Rica’s president Laura Chinchilla signed a decree banning the cruel and inhumane practice, outlining the country’s “zero tolerance” policy going forward. Arauz has been working for…