The Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots environmental heroes from each of the world's six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.
| RECIPIENT | COUNTRY | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Randall Arauz | Costa Rica | 2010 |
| Julio Cusurichi Palacios | Peru | 2007 |
| Elias Diaz Peña | Paraguay | 2000 |
| Wanze Eduards | Suriname | 2009 |
| Pablo Fajardo Mendoza | Ecuador | 2008 |
| Tarcísio Feitosa da Silva | Brazil | 2006 |
| Maria Elena Foronda Farro | Peru | 2003 |
| Janet Gibson | Belize | 1990 |
| Libia Grueso | Colombia | 2004 |
| S. Hugo Jabini | Suriname | 2009 |
| Berito Kuwaru'wa | Colombia | 1998 |
| Jean La Rose | Guyana | 2002 |
| Luis Macas | Ecuador | 1994 |
| Juan Mayr | Colombia | 1993 |
| Ricardo Navarro | El Salvador | 1995 |
| Evaristo Nugkuag | Peru | 1991 |
| Oscar Olivera | Bolivia | 2001 |
| Juan Pablo Orrego | Chile | 1997 |
| Francisco Pineda | El Salvador | 2011 |
| Carlos Alberto Ricardo | Brazil | 1992 |
| Oscar Rivas | Paraguay | 2000 |
| Marina Silva | Brazil | 1996 |
| Father José Andrés Tamayo | Honduras | 2005 |
| Jorge Varela | Honduras | 1999 |
| Luis Yanza | Ecuador | 2008 |
