-----Original Message----- From: Goldman Environmental Prize <p...@goldmanprize.org> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 4:00 PM Subject: Introducing the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Introducing the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Meet these six extraordinary individuals who have moved mountains to protect our planet. Join us in celebrating the winners by watching the Ceremony live today at 5:30 pm PDT and follow #GoldmanPrize30 on social media for updates. Alfred Brownell, Liberia, Africa Under threat of violence, environmental lawyer Alfred Brownell stopped the clear-cutting of Liberia’s tropical forests by palm oil plantation developers. His campaign protected 513,500 acres of primary forest that constitute one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots. For his safety, he is living in temporary exile in the United States. Bayarjargal Agvaantseren, Mongolia, Asia Bayarjargal Agvaantseren helped create the 1.8 million-acre Tost Tosonbumba Nature Reserve in the South Gobi Desert - a critical habitat for the vulnerable snow leopard - and persuaded the Mongolian government to prohibit all mining within the reserve. Ana Colovic Lesoska, North Macedonia, Europe Ana Colovic Lesoska led a seven-year campaign to cut off international funding for two large hydropower plants planned inside of North Macedonia’s Mavrovo National Park, thereby protecting the habitat of the nearly-extinct Balkan lynx. Jacqueline Evans, Cook Islands, Islands & Island Nations Jacqueline Evans led a five-year campaign to protect the Cook Islands’ stunning marine biodiversity. Because of her persistent organizing, the Cook Islands enacted new legislation - Marae Moana - to sustainably manage and conserve all 763,000 square miles of the country’s ocean territory, designating marine protected areas (MPAs) around all 15 islands. Linda Garcia, United States, North America Linda Garcia organized her community to stop construction of the Tesoro Savage oil export terminal in Vancouver, Washington. By preventing North America’s largest oil terminal from being built, Garcia halted the flow of 11 million gallons of crude oil per day from North Dakota to Washington. Alberto Curamil, Chile, South & Central America Alberto Curamil organized his Mapuche community to stop the construction of two hydroelectric projects on the sacred Cautín River in Chile. The projects would have diverted hundreds of millions of gallons of water each day, harming a critical ecosystem and exacerbating drought conditions. In 2018, Curamil was arrested and remains in jail today. Colleagues believe that he was targeted because of his activism. The Goldman Environmental Prize, administered by the Goldman Environmental Foundation, is the world's largest award honoring grassroots environmental activists. Learn more at: www.goldmanprize.org Goldman Environmental Prize · 160 Pacific Avenue · Suite 200 · San Francisco, CA 94111 · USA ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Ende der weitergeleiteten Nachricht. Alle Rechte bei den AutorInnen. Unverlangte und doppelte Zusendungen bitte ich zu entschuldigen! Das gelegentliche Versenden von E-Mails durch mich ist eine rein private und persönliche - und niemals berufliche oder wirtschaftliche - Tätigkeit. Ich nutze Ihre E-Mail-Adresse für keine anderen Zwecke und speichere keine weiteren Daten außer dem zugehörigen Namen/Organisation. Ich gebe niemals Daten weiter und lösche auf jede Bitte sofort. Adresse löschen: mailto:greenho...@jpberlin.de?subject=unsubscribe ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Mika Latuschek greenho...@jpberlin.de Twitter, RSS-Feed, Mailingliste*: http://twitter.com/greenhouse_info http://tinyurl.com/feed-greenhouse ... und filtern ("atom", "meer", "wald", ...) mit www.feedrinse.com/tour http://listen.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/greenhouse-info Hosted by the political provider JPBerlin of Heinlein-Support www.jpberlin.de * Datenschutz nach DSGVO bei JPBerlin: www.heinlein-support.de/datenschutz _______________________________________________ Pressemeldungen mailing list Pressemeldungen@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/pressemeldungen
