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Alexander Peal,
Liberia
With 60 percent
of its original forests remaining, Liberia today is the only country
left in West Africa with any significant forest cover. In 1983, Alexander
Peal, in collaboration with international conservation organizations,
organized the creation of Sapo National Park, Liberia's first and only
national park. more
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Oral Ataniyazova,
Uzbekistan
Over the past
several decades, the Aral Sea, one of the world's largest freshwater inland
seas, has shrunk to almost half its size primarily due to water diversion
for cotton production. The result has been a devastating ecological
nightmare that has negatively affected the health and livelihood of
some three million inhabitants in the region. more
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Vera Mischenko,
Russia
In response to
the recent rush to claim land and resources for new industrial and commercial
uses in Russia, Vera Mischenko founded Ecojuris, the first Russian public
interest law organization. As a legal pioneer, Mischenko has brought
the first successful lawsuits against the Russian government in defense
of citizen's environmental and health rights. more
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Nat Quansah,
Madagascar
Home to five percent
of the world's total plant and animal species, Madagascar remains one
of the earth's most naturally diverse islands. A drug made from Madagascar's
rosy periwinkle plant, has increased the chances
of recovery from childhood leukemia from 20 to 80 percent. In 1994, Nat
Quansah opened a clinic in the village of Ambodisakoana. more
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Rodolfo Montiel
Flores, Mexico
The founder of
Campesinos Ecologistas de la Sierra de Petatln, Rodolfo Montiel Flores
and his fellow farmer ecologists staged a successful campaign against
one of the world's largest transnational timber corporations when it
refused to respect the livelihoods of local inhabitants.
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Oscar Rivas
and Elias Diaz Pena, Paraguay
The Yacryetá
Dam on Paraguay's Paraná River in Paraguay has been called a monument
to corruption by the Argentina's president. Oscar Rivas and Elias Diaz
Pena are co-founders of Sobrevivencia, an organization committed to restoring
quality of life among indigenous and marginalized communities through
environmental conservation. more
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These videos were provided courtesy of the Goldman Environmental Foundation
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The
Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize program
honoring grassroots environmentalists. Founded in 1990 by Richard
and Rhoda Goldman, the Prize awards $125,000 annually to six environmental
heroes from each of the inhabited continental regions. Nominated
by a network of internationally known environmental organizations
and a confidential panel of environmental experts, recipients are
chosen for their sustained and important environmental achievements.
Here are the Goldman Environmental Prize winners for 2000:
