January 9, 2019
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:
Last month, we announced the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize winners. Their stories of grassroots environmental activism, achievement, and persistence have inspired people around the world. You can support their work by checking out their calls to action below, and by visiting their profile pages. Africa: Alfred Brownell Become educated and help spread the word about…
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Meet these six extraordinary individuals who have moved mountains to protect our planet. Join us in celebrating the winners by watching the 30th anniversary Ceremony live today at 5:30 pm PDT on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube and follow #GoldmanPrize30 on social media for updates. Alfred Brownell, Liberia Under threat of violence, environmental lawyer Alfred Brownell stopped the clear-cutting of Liberia’s tropical forests by palm…
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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”…
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