Meet the 2021 Goldman Prize winners—six everyday heroes who asked questions and spoke out for our environment.

When I was growing up as a little girl, we lived the American dream. We lived off the land and we had clean air, clean water, and we weren't sick.

We are the guardians of the forest because we have cared for it since the time of our ancestors. It sustains us and gives us life.

The plastics were everywhere and everybody sees them. It was, for me, a realization that we just take so many things for granted.

Working with pangolins is my greatest passion. It’s a joy to dedicate myself to the restoration and protection of this wild species.

I grew up near this river. It represents all to me: my dreams, childhood, and all the beautiful life I live in our village.

Many people think that climate action is something you just do at home, by saving electricity and using less plastics. That’s not all. We need to do something bigger—each of us needs to take action to change the economic system, to do more for the collective.