goldman environmental prize

‘Work Together’ or ‘Destroy it’: Goldman Prize Winner Francia Márquez on World’s Second Deadliest Country For Environmental Activists

By EcoWatch / August 21, 2019

By Robert Valencia In April 2018, Afro-Colombian activist Francia Márquez won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, thanks to her work to retake her community’s ancestral territories from illegal gold mining. However, her international recognition comes at a very risky price. Francia was born in Yolombó, a town nestled in the southwestern department of Cauca, where […]

‘Moved and Inspired’: Meet the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

By Mongabay / April 29, 2019

World’s Largest Environmental Prize Honors Historic Number of Women, Including Flint Water Activist

By Olivia Rosane / April 23, 2018

And the Winners of the Most Prestigious Environmental Award Are …

By Goldman Environmental Prize / April 24, 2017

6 Lessons Learned Fighting Oppressive Regimes While Trying to Protect People and Planet

By EcoWatch / December 26, 2016

Goldman Prize Winner Reportedly Attacked at Her Home by Mining Industry Hitmen

By EcoWatch / September 21, 2016

Early Sunday morning, Máxima Acuña, a 2016 recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, was reportedly attacked at her home in Peru when hitmen illegally entered the property. Máxima was awarded the 2016 Goldman Prize for her fight against the expansion of the Yanacocha Mine, a subsidiary of Colorado-based mining giant Newmont and Peruvian-based mining […]