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
Relation
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
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
Collection
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.