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Announcing the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners 🌎🏆
Discover their stories: goldmanprize.org/2025
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Discover their stories: goldmanprize.org/2025
#GoldmanPrize
#GoldmanPrize winner Cath Wallace began her environmental advocacy in the 1980s. She hasn’t slowed down since. 🌏
Visit the Goldman Environmental Prize blog to read our conversation with Cath, 1991 Prize winner from New Zealand.
Visit the Goldman Environmental Prize blog to read our conversation with Cath, 1991 Prize winner from New Zealand.
Prize Winners Today: Defending Vulnerable Ecosystems with Cath Wallace
Since winning the Goldman Prize in 1991, New Zealand activist Cath Wallace has continued to advocate for Antarctica and environmental accountability.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#GoldmanPrize winner Cath Wallace began her environmental advocacy in the 1980s. She hasn’t slowed down since. 🌏
Visit the Goldman Environmental Prize blog to read our conversation with Cath, 1991 Prize winner from New Zealand.
Visit the Goldman Environmental Prize blog to read our conversation with Cath, 1991 Prize winner from New Zealand.
Goldman Environmental Prize winners are on the ground at #ClimateWeekNYC! 🔥🌎
Our team is excited to be in New York with Francisco Pineda, Marcel Gomes, Makoma Lekalakala, Helen Holden Slottje, Bobby Peek, and Prince Chima Williams—environmental defenders from around the world.
Our team is excited to be in New York with Francisco Pineda, Marcel Gomes, Makoma Lekalakala, Helen Holden Slottje, Bobby Peek, and Prince Chima Williams—environmental defenders from around the world.
September 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Goldman Environmental Prize winners are on the ground at #ClimateWeekNYC! 🔥🌎
Our team is excited to be in New York with Francisco Pineda, Marcel Gomes, Makoma Lekalakala, Helen Holden Slottje, Bobby Peek, and Prince Chima Williams—environmental defenders from around the world.
Our team is excited to be in New York with Francisco Pineda, Marcel Gomes, Makoma Lekalakala, Helen Holden Slottje, Bobby Peek, and Prince Chima Williams—environmental defenders from around the world.
🌊 Meet Randall Arauz: conservationist, scuba diver, and 2010 #GoldmanPrize winner
We sat down with Randall to explore the current state of #shark conservation in Costa Rica, his fight to close legal loopholes, and what’s next for marine protection efforts. 🦈
We sat down with Randall to explore the current state of #shark conservation in Costa Rica, his fight to close legal loopholes, and what’s next for marine protection efforts. 🦈
Prize Winners Today: Protecting Costa Rica’s Sharks with Randall Arauz
Goldman Prize winner Randall Arauz knows what it takes to move the needle on marine conservation in Costa Rica: effective policy change, shifting public opinion, and persistence.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🌊 Meet Randall Arauz: conservationist, scuba diver, and 2010 #GoldmanPrize winner
We sat down with Randall to explore the current state of #shark conservation in Costa Rica, his fight to close legal loopholes, and what’s next for marine protection efforts. 🦈
We sat down with Randall to explore the current state of #shark conservation in Costa Rica, his fight to close legal loopholes, and what’s next for marine protection efforts. 🦈
Robert Redford's voice, vision, and unwavering commitment to our planet will be deeply missed.
For nearly 20 years, he generously lent his voice as the narrator of Goldman Environmental Prize winner videos, elevating stories of grassroots leaders around the world.
Our statement: bit.ly/41TdaVw
For nearly 20 years, he generously lent his voice as the narrator of Goldman Environmental Prize winner videos, elevating stories of grassroots leaders around the world.
Our statement: bit.ly/41TdaVw
September 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Robert Redford's voice, vision, and unwavering commitment to our planet will be deeply missed.
For nearly 20 years, he generously lent his voice as the narrator of Goldman Environmental Prize winner videos, elevating stories of grassroots leaders around the world.
Our statement: bit.ly/41TdaVw
For nearly 20 years, he generously lent his voice as the narrator of Goldman Environmental Prize winner videos, elevating stories of grassroots leaders around the world.
Our statement: bit.ly/41TdaVw
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One of the latest Goldman Prize winners on @mongabay.com's podcast:
Carlos Molina was building Canary Islands infrastructure he realized would harm a marine protected area #MPA he loves
So he quit his job and won the argument for conservation & then the 2025 @goldmanprize.bsky.social
Listen here:
Carlos Molina was building Canary Islands infrastructure he realized would harm a marine protected area #MPA he loves
So he quit his job and won the argument for conservation & then the 2025 @goldmanprize.bsky.social
Listen here:
How a road engineer became an ocean activist & won the world’s top environmental prize
Carlos Mallo Molina has been awarded the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for protecting the marine biodiversity of Tenerife, the most populated of the Canary Islands. On this episode of Mongabay’s po...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One of the latest Goldman Prize winners on @mongabay.com's podcast:
Carlos Molina was building Canary Islands infrastructure he realized would harm a marine protected area #MPA he loves
So he quit his job and won the argument for conservation & then the 2025 @goldmanprize.bsky.social
Listen here:
Carlos Molina was building Canary Islands infrastructure he realized would harm a marine protected area #MPA he loves
So he quit his job and won the argument for conservation & then the 2025 @goldmanprize.bsky.social
Listen here:
The Goldman Environmental Prize is closing out two busy weeks of celebration for the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners. ✨🌍🙏
A Whirlwind Week with the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize just completed a wonderful week of celebration and community. Here are a few top moments.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Goldman Environmental Prize is closing out two busy weeks of celebration for the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners. ✨🌍🙏
As part of #SFClimateWeek, @climateone.org hosted 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners Carlos Mallo Molina and @laureneallen.bsky.social in an intimate conversation at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club.
May 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As part of #SFClimateWeek, @climateone.org hosted 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners Carlos Mallo Molina and @laureneallen.bsky.social in an intimate conversation at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club.
"The environment knows no boundaries or political borders." 🌍
Semia Gharbi, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Tunisia, shares a powerful message at the Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony.
👉 Learn more about her work as an environmental leader: bit.ly/4cKysJ9
Semia Gharbi, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Tunisia, shares a powerful message at the Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony.
👉 Learn more about her work as an environmental leader: bit.ly/4cKysJ9
April 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"The environment knows no boundaries or political borders." 🌍
Semia Gharbi, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Tunisia, shares a powerful message at the Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony.
👉 Learn more about her work as an environmental leader: bit.ly/4cKysJ9
Semia Gharbi, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Tunisia, shares a powerful message at the Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony.
👉 Learn more about her work as an environmental leader: bit.ly/4cKysJ9
“The work that I’m doing is not only for my community, it’s for the world."
@cnn.com explores the story of Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, river defender, Indigenous leader, grandmother, and now a 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner.
@cnn.com explores the story of Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, river defender, Indigenous leader, grandmother, and now a 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner.
This 1,000-mile river suffered decades of oil spills. Now it’s a legal person, things could change | CNN
Peru’s Marañón River was made a legal person, granting it the rights to be free-flowing and free of contamination. Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, who was central to the campaign, has won the Goldman Env...
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April 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“The work that I’m doing is not only for my community, it’s for the world."
@cnn.com explores the story of Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, river defender, Indigenous leader, grandmother, and now a 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner.
@cnn.com explores the story of Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, river defender, Indigenous leader, grandmother, and now a 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner.
Batmunkh Luvsandash reflects on winning the 2025 #GoldmanPrize and his partnership with @nature.org.
Learn more about Batmunkh's conservation work in Mongolia: bit.ly/3DHiGRZ
Learn more about Batmunkh's conservation work in Mongolia: bit.ly/3DHiGRZ
April 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Batmunkh Luvsandash reflects on winning the 2025 #GoldmanPrize and his partnership with @nature.org.
Learn more about Batmunkh's conservation work in Mongolia: bit.ly/3DHiGRZ
Learn more about Batmunkh's conservation work in Mongolia: bit.ly/3DHiGRZ
This past week, the seven 2025 Goldman Prize winners gathered with past Prize recipients to exchange stories and best practices over a lively #EarthDay lunch.
They are all part of the global #GoldmanPrize community. 🌍
They are all part of the global #GoldmanPrize community. 🌍
April 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This past week, the seven 2025 Goldman Prize winners gathered with past Prize recipients to exchange stories and best practices over a lively #EarthDay lunch.
They are all part of the global #GoldmanPrize community. 🌍
They are all part of the global #GoldmanPrize community. 🌍
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We were honored to host 2025 @goldmanprize.bsky.social winners @laureneallen.bsky.social and Carlos Mallo Molina as part of SF Climate Week!
April 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We were honored to host 2025 @goldmanprize.bsky.social winners @laureneallen.bsky.social and Carlos Mallo Molina as part of SF Climate Week!
@sfchronicle.com highlights the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners—grassroots environmental leaders from around the world.
The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by San Francisco civic leaders Rhoda & Richard Goldman, whose legacy lives on.
The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by San Francisco civic leaders Rhoda & Richard Goldman, whose legacy lives on.
Winners of annual Goldman Environmental Prize to be honored in S.F.
Amid what the Goldman Environmental Foundation called a a "tough year for both people and the planet," seven people were honored for environmental work.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@sfchronicle.com highlights the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners—grassroots environmental leaders from around the world.
The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by San Francisco civic leaders Rhoda & Richard Goldman, whose legacy lives on.
The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1989 by San Francisco civic leaders Rhoda & Richard Goldman, whose legacy lives on.
"Our planet thrives when the ocean thrives and, together, we can make this happen." 🐳🌊
Carlos Mallo Molina accepts the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize. He is the first #GoldmanPrize winner from the Canary Islands.
Learn more about his work: bit.ly/442bSJF
Carlos Mallo Molina accepts the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize. He is the first #GoldmanPrize winner from the Canary Islands.
Learn more about his work: bit.ly/442bSJF
April 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Our planet thrives when the ocean thrives and, together, we can make this happen." 🐳🌊
Carlos Mallo Molina accepts the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize. He is the first #GoldmanPrize winner from the Canary Islands.
Learn more about his work: bit.ly/442bSJF
Carlos Mallo Molina accepts the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize. He is the first #GoldmanPrize winner from the Canary Islands.
Learn more about his work: bit.ly/442bSJF
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari accepts the 2025 #GoldmanPrize for South & Central America. 🌎🍃
Discover more about Mari Luz's work to protect Peru's rivers and forests: bit.ly/3Gy0Wte
Discover more about Mari Luz's work to protect Peru's rivers and forests: bit.ly/3Gy0Wte
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari accepts the 2025 #GoldmanPrize for South & Central America. 🌎🍃
Discover more about Mari Luz's work to protect Peru's rivers and forests: bit.ly/3Gy0Wte
Discover more about Mari Luz's work to protect Peru's rivers and forests: bit.ly/3Gy0Wte
"This prize is a reminder that when people come together, they can make the impossible possible." 🏆
—Besjana Guri, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Albania
Discover her story: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
—Besjana Guri, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Albania
Discover her story: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
April 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"This prize is a reminder that when people come together, they can make the impossible possible." 🏆
—Besjana Guri, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Albania
Discover her story: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
—Besjana Guri, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Albania
Discover her story: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
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Congratulations to the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! 🏆🌎
These grassroots heroes prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment. Discover their stories: www.goldmanprize.org/current-winn...
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These grassroots heroes prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment. Discover their stories: www.goldmanprize.org/current-winn...
@goldmanprize.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! 🏆🌎
These grassroots heroes prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment. Discover their stories: www.goldmanprize.org/current-winn...
@goldmanprize.bsky.social
These grassroots heroes prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment. Discover their stories: www.goldmanprize.org/current-winn...
@goldmanprize.bsky.social
Read a Q&A with 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner Batmunkh Luvsandash and @yalee360.bsky.social. 🍃
Born to a nomadic herder family, Batmunkh has protected tens of thousands of acres of grasslands in Mongolia from mining degradation. 👏
Born to a nomadic herder family, Batmunkh has protected tens of thousands of acres of grasslands in Mongolia from mining degradation. 👏
How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia's Vast Grasslands
Batmunkh Luvsandash has fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in his native Mongolia. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains how, by drawing on the knowledge of l...
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April 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Read a Q&A with 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner Batmunkh Luvsandash and @yalee360.bsky.social. 🍃
Born to a nomadic herder family, Batmunkh has protected tens of thousands of acres of grasslands in Mongolia from mining degradation. 👏
Born to a nomadic herder family, Batmunkh has protected tens of thousands of acres of grasslands in Mongolia from mining degradation. 👏
"Vjosa Wild River National Park is a new model of how nature should be preserved as a whole and not in bits and pieces." —Olsi Nika, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Albania #SaveVjosa
👉 Learn about his work: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
👉 Learn about his work: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
April 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Vjosa Wild River National Park is a new model of how nature should be preserved as a whole and not in bits and pieces." —Olsi Nika, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Albania #SaveVjosa
👉 Learn about his work: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
👉 Learn about his work: bit.ly/4jIA6x8
“We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings." 🌎
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Peru, shares her story with @insideclimatenews.org. @katiesurma.bsky.social
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Peru, shares her story with @insideclimatenews.org. @katiesurma.bsky.social
Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Precedent-Setting Work Protecting an Imperiled River - Inside Climate News
“We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings.” For Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari of Peru, a winner of this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, everything in nature has...
insideclimatenews.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings." 🌎
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Peru, shares her story with @insideclimatenews.org. @katiesurma.bsky.social
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari, 2025 #GoldmanPrize winner from Peru, shares her story with @insideclimatenews.org. @katiesurma.bsky.social
@laureneallen.bsky.social reflects on winning the 2025 #GoldmanPrize. 🏆
Learn more about Laurene's work as a community leader and environmental advocate: bit.ly/3YIcccO
Learn more about Laurene's work as a community leader and environmental advocate: bit.ly/3YIcccO
April 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
@laureneallen.bsky.social reflects on winning the 2025 #GoldmanPrize. 🏆
Learn more about Laurene's work as a community leader and environmental advocate: bit.ly/3YIcccO
Learn more about Laurene's work as a community leader and environmental advocate: bit.ly/3YIcccO
Each year, volunteers help make the #GoldmanPrize San Francisco ceremony a success. 👏
Your commitment embodies the spirit of the Goldman Prize—championing a better, more sustainable world.
Thank you! 💚
Your commitment embodies the spirit of the Goldman Prize—championing a better, more sustainable world.
Thank you! 💚
April 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Each year, volunteers help make the #GoldmanPrize San Francisco ceremony a success. 👏
Your commitment embodies the spirit of the Goldman Prize—championing a better, more sustainable world.
Thank you! 💚
Your commitment embodies the spirit of the Goldman Prize—championing a better, more sustainable world.
Thank you! 💚
Thank you, @mongabay.bsky.social, for sharing the stories of the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners. 🌍
Meet the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Seven environmental activists from around the world will be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 21. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman Prize honors activists from the six inhab...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thank you, @mongabay.bsky.social, for sharing the stories of the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners. 🌍
Inspiration is everywhere. ✨
The Goldman Environmental Prize brings to light the efforts of people from all corners of the globe who are protecting our Earth. 🌏
Meet the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners.
The Goldman Environmental Prize brings to light the efforts of people from all corners of the globe who are protecting our Earth. 🌏
Meet the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners.
Introducing the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
The 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners prove that when it comes to protecting our planet, the doing makes the difference.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Inspiration is everywhere. ✨
The Goldman Environmental Prize brings to light the efforts of people from all corners of the globe who are protecting our Earth. 🌏
Meet the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners.
The Goldman Environmental Prize brings to light the efforts of people from all corners of the globe who are protecting our Earth. 🌏
Meet the 2025 #GoldmanPrize winners.
💙 Join an online panel co-hosted by the #GoldmanPrize and International Rivers this afternoon, Wednesday, April 23, at 2:00 pm PDT.
You'll hear firsthand from 2025 Goldman Prize winners Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Peru) and Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika (Albania).
👉 bit.ly/3E46oUd
📸 // Adrian Guri
You'll hear firsthand from 2025 Goldman Prize winners Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Peru) and Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika (Albania).
👉 bit.ly/3E46oUd
📸 // Adrian Guri
April 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
💙 Join an online panel co-hosted by the #GoldmanPrize and International Rivers this afternoon, Wednesday, April 23, at 2:00 pm PDT.
You'll hear firsthand from 2025 Goldman Prize winners Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Peru) and Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika (Albania).
👉 bit.ly/3E46oUd
📸 // Adrian Guri
You'll hear firsthand from 2025 Goldman Prize winners Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Peru) and Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika (Albania).
👉 bit.ly/3E46oUd
📸 // Adrian Guri