ORDINARY PEOPLE. EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT.
January 24, 2019
The Goldman Environmental Prize is now in its 30th year! Since the Prize was first awarded in 1990, the community of winners has grown to nearly 200 grassroots activists, and their positive impact on the environment has reached millions of people.
Want to learn more about the history of the Prize? Here’s a good place to start:
Last month, we announced the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize winners. Their stories of grassroots environmental activism, achievement, and persistence have inspired people around the world. You can support their work by checking out their calls to action below, and by visiting their profile pages. Africa: Alfred Brownell Become educated and help spread the word about…
Read more
Meet these six extraordinary individuals who have moved mountains to protect our planet. Join us in celebrating the winners by watching the 30th anniversary Ceremony live today at 5:30 pm PDT on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube and follow #GoldmanPrize30 on social media for updates. Alfred Brownell, Liberia Under threat of violence, environmental lawyer Alfred Brownell stopped the clear-cutting of Liberia’s tropical forests by palm…
Read more
Not surprisingly, nearly half of the 188 Goldman Prize winners have been women. To commemorate Women’s History Month, the Goldman Environmental Prize is celebrating the work of the 79 extraordinary women who won the Prize. Here are three of their stories. Phyllis Omido (Kenya, 2015) Phyllis Omido is sometimes called “the East African Erin Brockovich”…
Read more