Meet the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.
2024 Goldman Prize Winner Spotlight
Murrawah Maroochy Johnson
Murrawah Maroochy Johnson blocked development of a coal mine that would have destroyed the Bimblebox Nature Refuge in Queensland, Australia, and added 1.58 billion tons of CO2 to the atmosphere over its lifetime.
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35 Years of Impact
$31M
awarded in Prize funding
226
awards given to date
95
countries represented
102
female Prize winners
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