Goldman Environmental Prize

Save the Date!???? For more than 35 years, the #GoldmanPrize has celebrated grassroots heroes who prove that when ordinary people take action, they have the power to turn apathy into positive change for the #environment. Their stories show us that even the smallest steps forward, when taken with courage and conviction, create a ripple effect that inspires global change. ??? No matter the odds, Goldman Prize winners know that rolling up your sleeves is the best way to feel empowered, inspired, and begin to make change. Action is the antidote. ???? #TheDoingMakesTheDifference. ?? We look forward to announcing the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners on Monday, April 21. Stay tuned.

A Global Community ? The Goldman Environmental Prize was delighted to attend two fireside chats with 2024 #GoldmanPrize winner Nonhle Mbuthuma, founder of the Amadiba Crisis Committee. Hosted by Thousand Currents, the events brought together funders and environmental advocates in the Bay Area. Nonhle is a grantee partner of Thousand Currents, an organization that supports grassroots work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean through direct grants and #education. ?? Nonhle, it was wonderful to see you and continue to learn from you. As you shared: "Communities push the dialogue, and that’s how we mobilize and build the movement." ?? // Demondre Ward for Thousand Currents

It's less than one month until the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winner announcement. ???? Join our global community—tune into the ceremony livestream on Monday, April 21! ?? https://bit.ly/3GtAu0p

?? Reconnection ?? This past week, our team reunited with Goldman Environmental Prize winner Bobby Peek in San Francisco. Bobby won the #GoldmanPrize in 1998 when he united his racially divided community and succeeded in closing illegal toxic dumps in south Durban, a highly industrialized, contaminated community in South Africa. ?? For the past 25 years, Bobby has continued to champion environmental justice in South Africa. His organization, groundWork, partners with affected communities to resist dirty #energy and toxic production. The team focuses on building solidarity and local alliances, advocating for open debate and democratic control of energy, waste, and health. Bobby was in town to attend the 2025 Global Philanthropy Forum and meet with various partners to move the needle on a just energy transition. ?? Thank you to Bobby and the groundWork team for your dedication! A hearty congratulations on 25 years of impactful work and advocacy. Learn more about groundWork here: https://groundwork.org.za/

Nature is wearing her green today.???????? Happy #StPatricksDay!

Discover stories of community action, perserverance, and amazing people protecting and healing our planet. ???? For 36 years, the Goldman Environmental Prize has celebrated grassroots heroes who prove that when ordinary people take action, they have the power to transform apathy into positive change for the environment. They show that when it comes to protecting our planet, #TheDoingMakesTheDifference. In celebration of Earth Week, tune into the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony livestream on Monday, April 21. ??

Last week, our team at the Goldman Environmental Prize got our hands dirty with the Presidio Habitat Stewards. ?????? Guided by the team at Presidio Trust and AmeriCorps fellows, our staff planted native grasses on a hillside in San Francisco's Presidio. At the end of the morning, our team was in agreement—it felt good to get outside, get moving, and take tangible action to better our parks. We left feeling recharged and ready to get back to work. The Golden Gate National Parks Volunteer Program is a cooperative effort of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, and Presidio Trust. Learn more about the #volunteer program here: https://bit.ly/3FnCpqq To the team at the Presidio, thank you for hosting us! #volunteer #volunteerism #SanFrancisco #TheDoingMakesTheDifference

Congratulations and well deserved, Teresa Vicente! ?? 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize winner Teresa Vicente has been recognized by RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands as a Woman Changemaker in the World of Wetlands. Teresa is a professor of philosophy of law at the Universidad de Murcia, Spain, where she also serves as the deputy director of the Center for Cooperation and Development Studies and the director of the Chair of Human Rights and Rights of #Nature. She was born and raised in the region of Murcia and is deeply attached to the Mar Menor lagoon ecosystem. Teresa has spent her entire #career studying and advocating for the rights of nature and wrote her doctoral thesis on ecological justice. She shares, "Women are agents of change and must be involved in decision-making regarding #wetlands and nature in general, on equal footing with men. Empowering women through training, #education, and funding is essential to valuing their #leadership and turning their ideas into reality." Read a Q&A with Teresa: https://lnkd.in/gp-bjiQt #InternationalWomensDay ??

Mongabay reports that the administration’s decision to halt USAID and freeze foreign aid imperils conservation projects around the world. ?? #GoldmanPrize winner Rudi Putra (Indonesia, 2014) shares that his organization, which monitors Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, a biodiversity rich rainforest, has already had to reduce its patrol teams. “The biggest impact is on patrols because most of our patrol teams are funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” Rudi reflected. “This funding supports orangutans, rhinos and elephants, so with the funding cut, our patrol teams have been reduced.” Read the article: https://bit.ly/3QIwtuF ?? // Leuser Conservation Forum

When Marina Silva won the #GoldmanPrize in 1996, it was only the beginning of her legacy as an environmental activist and #leader. ?? In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay on Saturday, March 8, our newest blog post follows Marina's ordinary beginnings to her current role as Brazil’s Minister of the #Environment and #ClimateChange. ?? Read more here: https://bit.ly/4hnpEcV