Goldman Environmental Foundation

Title

Goldman Environmental Foundation

Description

The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize program honoring grassroots environmentalists. Founded in 1990 by Richard and Rhoda Goldman, the Goldman Environmental Prize awards $900,000 annually to environmental heroes from six continental regions. Nominated confidentially by a network of renowned environmental organizations and environmental experts, recipients are chosen for their sustained and important environmental achievements. The Prize offers these environmental heroes the recognition, visibility and credibility their efforts deserve. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of US$150,000 per recipient. Since the Goldman Environmental Prize was established in 1990, a total of $13.2 million has been awarded to 139 honorees from 79 countries, as of 2010. The Goldman Environmental Prize is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Creator

Adam Stein

Date

2011

Source

http://www.surftbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/024.jpg

Rights

Source: Golden Environmental Prize. (n.d.). Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund. Retrieved Oct 5, 2012, from http://bit.ly/R3Cegb

For further exploration please visit http://www.goldmanfund.org/html/home/home.html

Publisher

Goldman Environmental Foundation

Contributor

Goldman Environmental Foundation

Format

Medium: Photograph.

Language

English

Type

Prize

Identifier

Goldman Environmental Prize, Grassroots, Environment, Environmentalist

Coverage

International

Files

goldmanenvironmental.jpg

Reference

Adam Stein, Goldman Environmental Foundation, Goldman Environmental Foundation, 2011

Cite As

Adam Stein, “Goldman Environmental Foundation,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 28, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/204.