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ORDINARY PEOPLE. EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT.

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The Goldman Environmental Prize honors ordinary people who take extraordinary actions to protect our planet.

Meet the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.

Meet the Winners

2023 Goldman Prize Winner Spotlight

Diane Wilson

Pollution & Waste
North America
United States

Diane Wilson won a landmark case against one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies for the illegal dumping of toxic plastic waste on Texas’ Gulf Coast.

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34 Years of Impact

$29M

awarded in Prize funding

219

awards given to date

95

countries represented

98

female Prize winners

Our grantmaking, networking, communications, and security programs provide ongoing support to past and current Prize winners.

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Addressing the World’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

We recognize individuals who are fighting on the frontlines of the greatest environmental issues of our time. Prize winners protect endangered ecosystems and species, combat destructive industries and developments, promote sustainable and environmentally friendly policies, and push for environmental justice.

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On our blog

Wrapping up a Busy Fall at Asia-Pacific Climate Week

November 21, 2023

Uniting Grassroots Leaders from around the World Today we are celebrating the end to a busy fall season, which brought the Goldman Environmental Prize to five regional climate events and summits around the world. Over the course of the past three months, in five different countries, the Goldman Prize convened 21 Prize winners across five…

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Reflections on Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week

November 1, 2023

Last week, the Goldman Environmental Prize gathered in Panama for Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week. Five Prize winners were in attendance: Ruth Buendía (Peru, 2014), Leydy Pech (Mexico, 2020), Liz Chicaje Churay (Peru, 2021), and Alexandra Narvaez and Alex Lucitante (Ecuador, 2022). For those who won the Goldman Prize during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Goldman Prize Winners Reflect on the IUCN Leaders Forum

October 23, 2023

From October 11 – 13, three Goldman Environmental Prize winners attended the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Leaders Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. The three-day conference convened global leaders and experts in policy, finance, and science to discuss how to protect and restore biodiversity across various sectors. Prize winners in attendance were Howard…

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