Recognizing his achievements in the field of ecology and land preservation, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos named 1993 Goldman Prize winner and former environment minister Juan Mayr the new ambassador to Germany. Mayr joins the ranks of several Goldman Prize winners who have been appointed to or won elected office such as Marina Silva (1996), who…
This Fourth of July weekend, get inspired by recounting the amazing journey that our 2011 Prize winners took from grassroots organizing to shaking hands with the President of the United States:
We are pleased to announce that on June 27, Russia ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Russia signed the convention back in 2002, and while it has taken nearly 10 years to be ratified, it is a big step forward for the environmental community, especially 2009 Goldman Prize winner Olga Speranskaya and the…
Hilton Kelley (2011) is proving that miracles are possible. Here is what he had to say about being recognized by the State of Texas for his achievements: “On the 27th of June 2011, I received a resolution from the State of Texas on the House floor at the Capital recognizing my many environmental accomplishments in…
2011 Goldman Prize winner Francisco Pineda’s campaign against the gold mining company Pacific Rim has recently been featured by two significant media outlets. He was quoted in last Sunday’s New York Times article “Trade Agreements Clear Way for Industry Suits Against Government.” He also gave a fascinating interview to NPR’s The Story with Dick Gordon, “Fighing…
Susie Gelman, Richard and Rhoda Goldman’s daughter, spent last week visiting 2001 Goldman Prize winner Eugene Rutagarama in Rwanda. Rutagarama was awarded the prize for his outstanding work with mountain gorilla conservation. Today, Rutagarama works for the International Gorilla Conservation Program, building ecotourism, monitoring the mountain gorillas and building relationships with the communities near the…
Casa Pueblo, the community-based organization founded by 2002 Prize winner Alexis Massol-Gonzalez from Puerto Rico, is engaged in a heated campaign against a proposed natural gas pipeline project. Casa Pueblo and other opponents of the pipeline say that the project will threaten the island nation’s unique environmental and cultural resources. The campaign is gaining US…
The Goldman Environmental Foundation regrets to inform you that a colleague of 2011 winner Francisco Pineda, an activist from the Environmental Committee of Cabañas, has been killed. Juan Francisco Duran, a 30 year old university student, was last seen hanging anti-mining fliers on the night of June 2nd. His body was found on June 14th…
How much are you willing to donate to environmental conservation? A few hours of your time? A few dollars from your pocket? How about your home and all of the property it sits on? That is exactly what 1990 Goldman Prize winner Bob Brown of Australia did on June 15. Brown donated his picturesque white…
2008 Goldman Prize winner Ignace Schops received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hasselt, Belgium, for international achievement for biodiversity and social entrepreneurship featured by cooperation and sustainable development. Ignace had this to say about the honor: “The University of Hasselt gives honorary doctorates to people who achieved something with a broad impact and…