Jump to content

Olya Melen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GreenC bot (talk | contribs) at 18:54, 19 November 2016 (1 archive template merged to {{webarchive}} (WAM)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Olya Melen is a Ukrainian attorney and environmental activist. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2006[1] for her use of legal channels to halt the construction of the Danube-Black Sea Canal. The Danube Delta at the coast of the Black Sea was designated as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention and as a "UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Goldman Environmental Prize 2006: Olya Melen (Retrieved on October 23, 2007) Archived December 24, 2010, at WebCite


Stub icon

This Ukrainian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an environmental activist or conservationist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olya_Melen&oldid=750435185"