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Harrison Ngau Leads Protests Against Malaysian Dam

1 May 2012 | By Goldman Staff

Harrison Ngau Laing was awarded the Goldman Prize in 1990 for his struggle to protect the rights of the indigenous peoples of Sarawak, Malaysia to defend their tropical forests from the highly corrupt logging industry.

Since then, Ngau has gone on to become legal advisor to Save Rivers Network, which is currently leading the protest against the Baram Hydroelectric Dam Project on the Baram River in Sarawak.

Garbage Collectors Move into Formal Sector

10 February 2012 | By Goldman Staff

Egyptian garbage collector communities, known as zabbaleen, play an invaluable role in the management of Cairo’s solid waste. They specialize in separating organic and non-organic materials. Recyclable materials are sorted from the non-organic waste and delivered to recycling companies. The organic waste is turned into rich compost which is then delivered to local farms. Organic waste is also used by Bedouins to feed their livestock.

Dow Chemical’s Official Sponsorship of 2012 Olympics Stirs Controversy

1 February 2012 | By Goldman Staff

As the global community gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer, at least one country is struggling with the decision to participate amid news that Dow Chemical will be one of the Games’ main sponsors.

Fight to Keep New Waste Incineration Technologies Out of the Philippines

18 January 2012 | By Goldman Staff

In 2003 Von Hernandez won the Goldman Prize for his activism against toxic waste incineration in the Philippines. Thanks in part to his efforts, the Philippines became the first country ever to pass a nationwide ban on waste incineration with the Clean Air Act in 1999, followed shortly thereafter by the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act in 2001.

Governor Gives Nod to Establishing Nature Preserves in Sakhalin

25 August 2011 | By Goldman Staff

After months of consulting with the environment and finance ministries, Governor Khoroshavin recently signed an order that clears the way to develop nature preserves in the Sakhalin region.

Microsoft implicated in Russian crackdown on political dissent

13 September 2010 | By Goldman Staff

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.

Bangladesh Supreme Court Sides with Rizwana Hasan

25 August 2010 | By Goldman Staff

Despite intense objection by shipbreaking yard owners, the Supreme Court once again asserted its position requiring all ships coming to Bangladesh for dismantling to be pre-cleaned of all toxic materials prior to entering Bangladesh's waters. Rizwana Hasan (Bangladesh, 2009) and her organization, BELA, have led this and other legal cases advocating for the health and safety of shipbreakers and for the environment.

More recent coverage of recipients in the field

9 August 2010 | By Goldman Staff

Luis Yanza (Ecuador, 2008) traveled to the Gulf Coast with a delegation of indigenous leaders to advise communities affected by the BP oil spill disaster.

July 22, 2010
Advice for fighting oil companies
PRI's The World

Goldman Prize recipients in the news

15 July 2010 | By Goldman Staff

Here's a sampling of some of the major news stories and features that have come out recently about Prize winners from around the world.

July 14, 2010
Saving one of Europe's treasures
CNN

Eight People Convicted on Criminal Charges for 1984 Bhopal Disaster

7 June 2010 | By Goldman Staff

More than 25 years after the world's worst industrial chemical leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, eight people have been convicted on criminal charges and now face 2-year prison terms and fines. This verdict is the first related to the disaster to come from the notoriously slow Indian justice system.

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