The Goldman Environment Prize, often called the ‘Green Nobel Prize’, is one of the planet’s most prestigious green awards. This year six people were awarded the prize at the ceremony, which took place at the San Francisco Opera House on Monday.
Prize winners this year hail from all over the globe. Contributions range from animal advocacy to wilderness protection. The prize gives winners a platform to push their projects for the environment.
Lorrae Rominger for the Goldman Foundation, said that the recognition is important because it allows winners to have a voice for their cause. She added that the voice becomes more respected and louder.
Tuy Sereivathana, one of the six prize winners, is working to aid elephants in Cambodia, He has spent his life’s work trying to stop the conflict between local elephants and farmers. He has also aided the founding of schools in rural villages across the country. Curriculum at Sereivathana’s schools includes the importance of wildlife.
A polish woman also won for her efforts to preserve wilderness areas in her country. She stood up for protected land in her country when the government threatened to build a large expanse of highway through the endangered area.
Other winners were from the US, Latin America, Cuba, and Africa. All winners were honoured for their efforts in preserving their communities through protection of wildlife, animals, and local environments.
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