Forest and tribal rights activist Alok Shukla won the prestigious 35th Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 for successfully leading a community campaign in Chhattisgarh.

Awards

Forest and tribal rights activist Alok Shukla won the prestigious 35th Goldman Environmental Prize 2024 for successfully leading a community campaign that saved 4.45 lakh acres of biodiversity-rich forests from 21 planned coal mines in Chhattisgarh. The Goldman Environmental Prize, also popularly known as the Green Nobel Prize, is awarded annually to grassroots environmental champions worldwide. This year, seven people have been selected for the annual Goldman Environmental Prize. They are : Marcel Gomes, Murrawah Maroochy Johnson, Alok Shukla, Teresa Vicente, Andrea Vidaurre, Nonhle Mbuthuma and Sinegugu Zukulu.


      The Goldman Environmental Prize was founded by American couple Richard and Rhoda Goldman in 1989.

      The first Goldman Environmental Prize was announced in 1990.

      Till now, seven indian have been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize

 

     


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