Dating back to 1989, the Goldman Environmental Prize is an annual award recognizing grassroots activism across six geographical regions around the globe. Among this year’s prize winners is Nemonte Nequimo, an indigenous leader from the Ecuadorean Amazon who last year made … [Read more...] about Indigenous leader from Ecuador saves 500,000 acres from oil extraction
Goldman Environmental Prize
When creative thinking wins over a repressive government
How do you fight a massive dam project that would destroy ecosystems and ruin whole communities, when you live under a brutal regime like Myanmar’s? You allow your anger to embolden you, you take little steps, and you use offline storytelling and communication tools and … [Read more...] about When creative thinking wins over a repressive government