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Brazil Forest Code reform avoids showdown leading into Rio+20

June 1, 2012

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff may have narrowly avoided a showdown on the national Forest Code reform debate late last week, but remaining provisions in the bill still pose a significant threat to the tropical forests in the Amazon. The Forest Code restricts the amount of privately owned rainforest that can be cleared for development, and…

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Photos from Prize Tour 2012

May 29, 2012

Here are some of our favorite snapshots from Prize tour 2012. From San Francisco to Washington, DC, the Prize winners met with everyone from high school youth groups to top-tier politicians. Here is a glimpse into the busy world of a Prize winner.

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NRDC proposes ‘potluck approach’ Rio Earth Summit

May 24, 2012

During a meeting with the 2012 Goldman Prize winners in DC last month, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley stressed the importance of individual countries making their own commitments on curbing emissions and fighting climate change. It echoes the approach proposed by the team at NRDC—aptly named the “potluck approach”: “…a radically…

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Indigenous People and the Environment, Still...

May 22, 2012

Melina Selverston, a program officer at the Goldman Prize, recently attended the 11th Annual Conference of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) in San Francisco. In the entry below, Selverston reflects on the theme of the conference, “strengthening indigenous sustainability.” The international Funders for Indigenous People’s conference is one of the few places I can…

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2012 Goldman Prize winners press White House for President’s plans for Rio

May 18, 2012

While they were in Washington DC last month, the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize winners met with Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. This is the third time Ms. Sutley has met with Goldman Prize recipients; this time they met in the Roosevelt Room, which features portraits of Teddy Roosevelt and…

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Death of Cambodian Anti-Logging Activist Inspires Solidarity

May 16, 2012

Protecting the Earth’s resources is a dangerous job. On April 26th, a Cambodian anti-logging activist named Chut Wutty was shot and killed by military police while investigating illegal logging activities. Silas Siakor, 2006 Prize winner from Liberia and fellow anti-logging activist, was familiar with Wutty’s work. Siakor commented, “I think the story of Chutty highlights…

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A Mother’s Day Tribute to Goldman Prize Mothers-Turned-Activists

May 15, 2012

The maternal instinct to protect one’s family is a powerful catalyst. Many Goldman Prize recipients initially became involved in environmental activism to protect the health and wellbeing of their children. From Lois Gibbs (1990) to Sofia Gatica (2012), the Goldman Prize has been honoring activist mothers since its inception. One of the first recipients of…

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Goldman Prize board president calls on leaders to lead at Rio Earth Summit

May 14, 2012

In the weeks leading up to the Rio+20 Earth Summit, we’ll be posting blog entries that celebrate environmental achievements accomplished at the grassroots level over the past two decades while urging government leaders to step up to the challenge of sustainable development. As the first part of a this new blog series, we’re pleased to…

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Beekeepers join fight to ban GMO crops in Poland

May 8, 2012

With growing evidence linking the death of bees to pesticides and genetically modified crops, the campaign to keep GMO out of Poland reached new heights thanks to a campaign organized by Goldman Prize winner Jadwiga Lopata. She organized the Polish Beekepers Association to join forces with ICPPC and the Coalition for a GMO Free Poland…

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Reactions to the 2012 Goldman Prize winners

May 3, 2012

The mission of the Goldman Prize is to ‘inspire, educate and motivate.’ The heroism and courage demonstrated by the Prize recipients year after year inspires us to believe in overcoming incredible odds, educates us by providing insight into environmental issues going on all over the world, and motivates us to take action in our own…

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