Living under the constant threat of assassination, Francisco Pineda courageously led a citizens’ movement that stopped a gold mine from destroying El Salvador’s dwindling water resources and the livelihoods of rural communities throughout the country. Q. How did you first learn about Pacific Rim’s permit to mine gold and silver in your country and what…
Hilton Kelley is an environmental justic leader at the forefront of the fight to protect communities from harmful industrial pollution on the Texas Gulf Coast. Learn about how he’s making a difference in his community of Port Arthur, Texas in the Q&A below. This week, the Goldman Prize is hosting the 2011 recipients in the…
Raoul du Toit won the Goldman Prize for his courageous work in coordinating conservation initiatives that have helped to develop and maintain the largest remaining black rhino populations in Zimbabwe. We sat down with him to learn more about his work. This week, the Goldman Prize is hosting the 2011 recipients in the US, with events…
What a night! Environmental supporters from around the world gathered at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House last night to celebrate the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients. The evening started with a moving tribute to the Prize’s late founder, Richard Goldman, who passed away in November 2010. We dedicated the event to his memory. Following…
Check out some of today’s press about the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize: April 11, 2011 Major award for rhino conservationist BBC World Service April 11, 2011 Awards Season for Environmentalists New York Times April 11, 2011 Texan wins ‘Green Nobel’ for cleaning up hometown San Francisco Chronicle April 11, 2011 A decade-long fight for Port…
The day is finally here! The Goldman Environmental Prize is pleased to announce the 2011 recipients. Learn about each recipient by clicking on the links below. Raoul du Toit, Zimbabwe Dmitry Lisitsyn, Russia Ursula Sladek, Germany Prigi Arisandi, Indonesia Hilton Kelley, USA Francisco Pineda, El Salvador
Just in time to help us celebrate the next group of amazing Goldman Environmental Prize recipients on Monday, KQED TV will air Global Focus VII – The New Environmentalists this Sunday, April 10 at 5pm. In the coming weeks, both KQED (Bay Area) and KTEH (San Jose) will continue to air the program. Be sure…
Goldman Prize recipients Bob Brown (Australia, 1990), a Green Party leader, and Anna Giordano (Italy, 1998) met up in Bob’s home state of Tasmania to discuss conservation.
Recently featured at the Sundance Film Festival, The Last Mountain sheds light the mountaintop removal coal mining debate in the US. Goldman Prize recipient Maria Gunnoe (’09) a tireless activist featured in the film, has been fighting to protect both the land and her unique Appalachian culture from mining destruction. Scheduled to hit theatres in…
Following the death of Goldman Environmental Prize founder Richard Goldman in November 2010, plans about the future of his two organizations were announced today. The Goldman Environmental Prize will continue its normal operations while the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund will close its doors in December 2012. Below is a joint statement released today by…