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Odia Environment crusader Prafulla Samantara wins Green Nobel
Prafulla
Samantara was
honoured for his "...historic 12-year legal battle that affirmed the
indigenous Dongria Kondh’s land rights and protected the Niyamgiri Hills from a
massive, open-pit aluminum ore mine.” in San
Francisco on Monday.
"The
Niyamgiri case is proof that people’s power can defeat corporate interests if
the cause is right. We were not fighting for some riches. We were fighting for
our survival,” says Samantara.
The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded
annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the World's
Six geographic regions, recognising individuals' significant and sustainable
efforts towards enhancing and protecting the natural environment.
Apart from
Samantara, Mark Lopez (the US), Uroš Macerl (Slovenia), Rodrigo Tot (Guatemala)
Rodrigue Katembo (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Wendy Bowman (Australia),
have been honoured with Goldman prize this year.
Previous
Indian winners include Medha Patkar, M C Mehta, Ramesh Agarwal, Rashida Bee and
Champa Shukla.
Odisha Global applauds their commendable efforts against environmental abuse.
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