April 12, 2011
Recipients Shine at the 2011 Prize Ceremony

By Goldman Staff

2011 PRIZE WINNERS

RAOUL DE TOIT, Zimbabwe – lead conservation initiates that protected the black rhino populations

DIMITRY LISITSYN, Russia – Fought to protect endangered ecosystems from petroleum development projects

URSULA SLADEK, Germany – Created her country’s first cooperatively-owned renewable power company

PRIGI ARISANDI , Indonesia – Stopped industrial pollution from flowing into a river that provides water to three million people

HILTON KELLEY, USA – Fought for communities living in the shadow of polluting industries on the Texas Gulf Coast

FRANCIS PINEDA, El Salvador – Led a citizen’s movement that stopped a gold mine from destroying water resources

What a night!

Environmental supporters from around the world gathered at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House last night to celebrate the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients.

The evening started with a moving tribute to the Prize’s late founder, Richard Goldman, who passed away in November 2010. We dedicated the event to his memory. Following an introduction by master of ceremonies, Peter Coyote, John Goldman gave a keynote talk focused on the dismantling of environmental regulations by Congress and the changing economic landscape that is forcing business leaders to embrace sustainability and environmental protection. Then, one by one, we presented to six incredible Prize recipients.

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