Alfred won Golden Environmental Prize
02, May 2019
Prelims level : Global Environmental Prize
Mains level :
- Alfred Brownell, an environmental lawyer, and activist was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.
- He was awarded for exposing alleged abuse by the palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia and helping to prevent it from converting about 50 km2 of the forest.
- He won the Goldman prize along with five others for grassroots environmental activism.
- Niramai won gold prize at Hack Osaka.