Yosepha Alomang
Yosepha Alomang | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Known for | Grassroots environmental activism |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2001) |
Yosepha Alomang (Mama Yosepha) is from the Indonesian province of Papua, one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet.[1]
She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2001, for her efforts on organizing her community to resist the mining company Freeport-McMoRan's mining practices over three decades that have destroyed rainforests, polluted rivers, and displaced communities.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Goldman Environmental Prize: Yosepha Alomang Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on November 10, 2007)
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