The 2026 Goldman Prize winners are Sarah Finch, Alannah Acaq Hurley, Borim Kim, Yuvelis Morales Blanco, Theonila Roka Matbob, and Iroro Tanshi. Congratulations to our first-ever all-women cohort!
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England
Sarah Finch
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.
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United States
Alannah Acaq Hurley
Alannah Acaq Hurley helped mobilize 15 Indigenous nations, 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.
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South Korea
Borim Kim
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.
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Colombia
Yuvelis Morales Blanco
As a young adult, Yuvelis Morales Blanco helped prevent fracking from gaining a foothold in Colombia and defended the venerated Magdalena River.
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Papua New Guinea
Theonila Roka Matbob
Theonila Roka Matbob compelled mining giant Rio Tinto to acknowledge responsibility for decades of environmental devastation and social harm—launching the clean up of its abandoned copper mine.
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Nigeria
Iroro Tanshi
Iroro Tanshi built a community-led wildfire prevention system, protecting one of Nigeria’s last remaining rainforests and the habitat of the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bat.
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