April 20, 2026
From the courtrooms of England to the forests of Nigeria, the 2026 Goldman Prize winners are working hard to protect our planet. These six extraordinary women show that change can start wherever you stand.
Keep reading to discover how you can support the work of the six Goldman Environmental Prize winners: Iroro Tanshi (Nigeria), Borim Kim (South Korea), Sarah Finch (United Kingdom), Theonila Roka Matbob (Papua New Guinea), Alannah Acaq Hurley (United States), and Yuvelis Morales Blanco (Colombia).
Support Iroro Tanshi’s work to protect Nigeria’s wildlife and prevent wildfires.
About the Prize winner: Iroro Tanshi and Small Mammal Conservation Organization built a community-led wildfire prevention system that has safeguarded 24,710 acres since 2022—protecting one of Nigeria’s last remaining rainforests and the habitat of the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bat.
How you can help: Visit the Small Mammal Conservation Organization’s website to learn more, support its work, and follow the organization on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Join Borim Kim and Youth 4 Climate Action in advocating for climate action.
About the Prize winner: Borim Kim and Youth 4 Climate Action channeled the voice of a generation demanding climate action—securing Asia’s first youth-led constitutional climate victory, mandating significant reductions in emissions.
How you can help:
- Follow Borim on LinkedIn to stay up to date on her work.
- Visit Youth 4 Climate Action’s website, subscribe to its newsletter, and follow the organization on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and X.
Join Sarah Finch in learning about the climate crisis and advocating for a future free of fossil fuels.
About the Prize winner: Sarah Finch and the Weald Action Group won a historic UK Supreme Court ruling that requires fossil fuel projects to account for their full climate impact—reshaping environmental law across the UK and beyond.
How you can help:
- Visit Weald Action Group‘s website, subscribe to its newsletter, and follow the organization on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and BlueSky.
- Ask your local and national leaders to support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a global plan to bring a fast and fair end to the era of coal, oil, and gas.
- Write to your representatives about climate change and the impacts you have experienced.
Help Theonila Roka Matbob secure justice for Bougainvilleans living with the aftermath of the Panguna mine.
About the Prize winner: Theonila Roka Matbob compelled mining giant Rio Tinto to formally acknowledge responsibility for decades of environmental devastation and social harm—launching a long-overdue process to clean up the aftermath of its abandoned Panguna copper mine.
How you can help:
- Sign this petition asking Rio Tinto to address the environmental damages caused by the Panguna mine.
- Learn more about Theonila’s campaign by exploring these resources: After the Mine report, Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment, and Panguna timeline.
Help Alannah Acaq Hurley and the United Tribes of Bristol Bay sustain Yup’ik, Dena’ina, and Alutiiq ways of life in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
About the Prize winner: Alannah Acaq Hurley helped mobilize 15 Indigenous nations and a broad coalition of Alaskans and NGOs to defeat what would have been North America’s largest open-pit mine—securing a historic EPA veto that protects 25 million acres of salmon-rich wilderness.
How you can help:
- Support the United Tribes of Bristol Bay here.
- Visit United Tribes of Bristol Bay’s website, subscribe to its newsletter, and follow the organization on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Join Yuvelis Morales Blanco in speaking up against fracking in Colombia.
About the Prize winner: As a teenager, Yuvelis Morales Blanco helped mobilize her community to prevent fracking from gaining a foothold in Colombia and defend the venerated Magdalena River.
How you can help: Visit Alianza Colombia Libre de Fracking’s (Colombia Free of Fracking Alliance) website, support their efforts, and follow the organization on social media: Instagram and Facebook.
