Celebrating its 20th year, the Goldman Environmental Prize has announced the 2009 winners, selected for their grassroots activism in “protecting endangered ecosystems and species, combating destructive development projects, promoting sustainability, influencing environmental policies and striving for environmental justice. Prize winners are often women and men from isolated villages or inner cities who chose to take great personal risks to safeguard the environment.”
This year’s winners are:
- Marc Ona Essangui, Gabon
- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Bangladesh
- Olga Speranskaya, Moscow, Russia
- Yuyun Ismawati, Indonesia
- Maria Gunnoe, West Virginia, United States
- Wanze Eduards and S. Hugo Jabini, Suriname
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