Published in: Goldman Environmental Prize Date: April 29, 2024 Source: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGxStwKVwDKDSrpvrKvgGvqQbSL?compose=CllgCJZbjcSwwsVzdmmHsFwWbhlPNRSrJxlCtrKGZhcnwFsGtdrqmnfnkGmzLklvptCzzbftfvq&projector=1 Note: The transcript is embedded in the source
"Alok Shukla led a successful community campaign that saved 445,000 acres of biodiversity-rich forests from 21 planned coal mines in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. In July 2022, the government canceled the 21 proposed coal mines in Hasdeo Aranya, whose pristine forests—popularly known as the lungs of Chhattisgarh—are one of the largest intact forest areas in India."
