Meet the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental champions from around the world.
Maida Bilal
Liz Chicaje Churay
Kimiko Hirata
Sharon Lavigne
Gloria Majiga-Kamoto
Thai Van Nguyen

2021 Goldman Prize Winner Spotlight
Liz Chicaje Churay
Liz united Indigenous communities to help create Peru’s newest national park, protecting more than two million acres of Amazon rainforest.
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33 Years of Impact
$27M
awarded in Prize funding
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awards given to date
92
countries represented
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female Prize winners
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