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THE DOING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

Meet the 2025 Goldman Prize winners and watch the award ceremony.

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23rd Annual Goldman Prize Ceremony

April 17, 2012

The 23rd annual Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony took place last night in San Francisco to honor the 2012 Goldman Prize recipients: Ikal Angelei, Ma Jun, Evgenia Chirikova, Fr. Edwin Gariguez, Caroline Cannon, and Sofia Gatica.

Over 3,000 audience members were moved by the personal stories and speeches from the Prize winners after viewing their video profiles. Every year the ceremony proves to be an inspirational and uplifting event and is the highlight of the year for many environmentalists in the Bay Area.

Check out the ‘current recipients’ page to find extended bios and video profiles for the 2012 winners.

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