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Introducing the 2017 Goldman Prize Winners

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APRIL 2017

Congratulations to the
2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winners!

From saving Africa's oldest national park to challenging multinational mining companies, these six extraordinary individuals have inspired their communities to protect their natural resources.

mark! Lopez, United States

Born and raised in a family of community activists, mark! Lopez persuaded the state of California to provide lead testing and cleanup of East Los Angeles homes contaminated by a battery smelter that had polluted the community for over three decades. >>>

Uroš Macerl, Slovenia

Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer, successfully stopped a cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant’s permits. >>>

Prafulla Samantara, India

An iconic leader of social justice movements in India, Prafulla Samantara led a historic 12-year legal battle that affirmed the indigenous Dongria Kondh’s land rights and protected the Niyamgiri Hills from a massive, open-pit aluminum ore mine. >>>

Wendy Bowman, Australia

In the midst of an onslaught of coal development in Australia, octogenarian Wendy Bowman stopped a multinational mining company from taking her family farm and protected her community in Hunter Valley from further environmental destruction. >>>

Rodrigo Tot, Guatemala

A leader in Guatemala’s Agua Caliente, Rodrigo Tot led his community to a landmark court decision that ordered the government to issue land titles to the Q’eqchi people and kept environmentally destructive nickel mining from expanding into his community. >>>

Rodrigue Katembo, Tanzania

Putting his life on the line, Rodrigue Katembo went undercover to document and release information about bribery and corruption in the quest to drill for oil in Virunga National Park, resulting in public outrage that forced the company to withdraw from the project. >>>
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