Each spring the Goldman Environmental Foundation receives nominations from a pre-selected group of environmental experts from around the world. Nominators include:
Goldman Environmental Prize nominators work in a broad range of fields, including environmental justice, indigenous rights, natural resource protection, biodiversity conservation, citizen advocacy, environmental health, land management, human rights, and many more. Their on-the-ground knowledge and worldwide reach enable us to identify many of the world’s most inspiring grassroots environmental leaders.
Foundation staff research nominations thoroughly, drawing on the resources of nominating organizations and individuals. The identities of nominees remain confidential throughout both the nomination and research processes. Final selections are made by the Goldman Environmental Prize Jury, which combines the commitment of the Foundation's board of directors with the expertise of distinguished environmentalists.
Selection Criteria
The following premises guide the Goldman Environmental Prize Jury in selecting Prize winners:
Goldman Prize winners often are:
The Goldman Environmental Prize staff and jury give particular consideration to issues or geographic areas not yet recognized by the global community or the Prize. Recipients are often recognized near the time of a significant accomplishment and before they become well-known. While the Goldman Environmental Prize recognizes the importance of communities and organizations in many activists’ work, nominations of one individual are given preference.
The Goldman Environmental Prize does not accept unsolicited nominations.
Nominating organizations that submitted nominations for the 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
http://www.ashoka.org
The Asia Foundation
http://www.asiafoundation.org
BirdLife International
http://www.birdlife.org
Both ENDS
http://www.bothends.org
Center for International Environmental Law
http://www.ciel.org
Conservation Fund
http://www.conservationfund.org
Conservation International
http://www.conservation.org
Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.net
Earth Island Institute
http://www.earthisland.org
Earthworks
http://www.earthworksaction.org
E-LAW
http://www.elaw.org
Environmental Defense
http://www.edf.org
Environmental Liaison Centre International
http://www.elci.org
Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.org
Global Greengrants Fund
http://www.greengrants.org
Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org/international
Hesperian Foundation
http://www.hesperian.org
International Rivers Network
http://www.irn.org
National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org
Pacific Environment
http://www.pacificenvironment.org
Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org
Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org
Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org