Goldman Environmental Prize Blog

The 2015 Goldman Prize ceremony took place on Monday, April 20 at the historic War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, followed by a reception at City Hall. At the standing-room only ceremony, an audience of nearly 4,000 celebrated the accomplishments of the 2015 Goldman Prize winners: Phyllis Omido, Myint Zaw, Howard Wood, Jean Wiener,…

Congratulations to the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners! Phyllis Omido, Kenya: After learning her own breast milk was making her baby sick—and realizing her child wasn’t the only one suffering from lead poisoning— Phyllis Omido galvanized the community in Mombasa to shut down the smelter that was exposing people to dangerous chemicals. Myint Zaw, Myanmar: Facing…

We are happy to announce that award-winning broadcast journalist Dana King and leading global conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan will be Masters of Ceremonies for the 2015 San Francisco and Washington, DC Goldman Prize ceremonies respectively. Dana King is a veteran journalist who has traveled extensively during her 25 year career. She covered news in…

On Monday, April 28, 2014, we celebrated the 25th Annual Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony in San Francisco. Six outstanding individuals from around the world were awarded the Prize for their environmental accomplishments. Today, in the second part of this two part series, we’ll check in with Helen Slottje, Suren Gazaryan and Rudi Putra about their…

On Monday, April 28, 2014, we celebrated the 25th Annual Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony in San Francisco. Six outstanding individuals from around the world were awarded the Prize for their environmental accomplishments. Today, in the first of a two part series, we’ll hear from three of them about their first year as Goldman Prize winners.…

As we prepare for the 2015 Goldman Prize ceremony on Monday, April 20, we are taking a moment to remember some of the highlights from the 2014 ceremony. The 25th annual Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony took place on Monday, April 28, 2014 at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, followed by a reception at City…

In honor of World Water Day on March 22, we are focusing on water issues this month. From marine conservation to water privatization, we are exploring how Goldman Prize winners are working to secure a sustainable future for our most precious natural resource. From privatization to mining, private interests around the world pose an increasing…

In honor of World Water Day on March 22, we are focusing on water issues this month. From marine conservation to water privatization, we are exploring how Goldman Prize winners are working to secure a sustainable future for our most precious natural resource. This week we are continuing our focus on water issues by spotlighting…

In honor of World Water Day on March 22, we are focusing on water issues this month. From marine conservation to water privatization, we are exploring how Goldman Prize winners are working to secure a sustainable future for our most precious natural resource. When it comes to protecting vulnerable environmental sites like fisheries, rivers and…

From plantations to processing to consumer products, this three part series examines the impacts of industrial palm oil on the environment, human rights and wildlife conservation. Did you know that nearly half of all packaged food products sold in grocery stores contain palm oil? It can be found in chocolate, ice cream, cake mix, doughnuts,…