ORDINARY PEOPLE. EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT.
October 2, 2008
Silas Siakor (Africa, 2006), Marina Silva (South and Central America, 1996) and Marina Rikhvanova (Asia, 2008) were chosen by TIME Magazine as 2008 Heroes of the Environment.
Read about their work: Silas Siakor / Marina Silva / Marina Rikhvanova
On Sunday, September 17, Goldman Prize winners from all around the world participated in New York City’s March to End Fossil Fuels. The march was the kickoff to New York Climate Week, a whirlwind of a week full of networking, learning, and storytelling for the fight against climate change. Throughout the week, Goldman Prize winners played…
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Last week, representatives from the Goldman Environmental Prize attended Africa Climate Week in Nairobi, Kenya. The week was a kickoff for many upcoming climate events this fall, and an opportunity to convene regional Prize winners as well as those unable to travel to the US during the Covid-19 pandemic. Enjoy this photo journal from an impactful week. At…
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Zafer Kizilkaya of Turkey won the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize for his successful efforts to establish an expansive network of marine reserves off the Turkish coast. But his marine conservation expertise extends far beyond the Mediterranean. For many years prior to his campaign in Turkey, Zafer worked as a marine biologist and National Geographic underwater…
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