Jean La Rose

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Jean La Rose
Born1961/2
NationalityGuyanese
Known forGrassroots environmentalism
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (2002)

Jean La Rose (born 1961 or 1962) is an indigenous Arawak from Georgetown, Guyana. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002 for her struggles to halt mining in their territories, to secure inhabitants full rights to traditional lands, and to save Guyana's forests.[1]

References

  1. ^ Goldman Environmental Prize: Jean La Rose Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on November 10, 2007)


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