An Open Letter from the Goldman Environmental Prize winners to Governments of the planet
We are the
recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize. We have been threatened. We have
been tortured. We have been captured. We died by industrial poisons in our
blood. We have been killed. We are the recipients of the Goldman Environmental
Prize. We are in 81 countries. We are local activists. We are national
ambassadors. We are indigenous peoples. We are ministers of the environment. We
are women. We are men. We are elderly. We are young.
recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize. We have been threatened. We have
been tortured. We have been captured. We died by industrial poisons in our
blood. We have been killed. We are the recipients of the Goldman Environmental
Prize. We are in 81 countries. We are local activists. We are national
ambassadors. We are indigenous peoples. We are ministers of the environment. We
are women. We are men. We are elderly. We are young.
For over two decades the
Goldman Prize has honored us by the great risks we have taken to protect the
environment. Now we ask you to risk. It is your duty to participate in the “Earth
Summit” inRio de Janeiro
biodiversity. The Earth Summit presents a profound opportunity to strengthen
our commitment global protection of the planet, which was recognized 20 years
ago in the historic “Summit Rio Earth-1992 “.
Goldman Prize has honored us by the great risks we have taken to protect the
environment. Now we ask you to risk. It is your duty to participate in the “Earth
Summit” in
biodiversity. The Earth Summit presents a profound opportunity to strengthen
our commitment global protection of the planet, which was recognized 20 years
ago in the historic “Summit Rio Earth-1992 “.
Since then, the peoples
of the world have preserved endangered species from extinction, preserved
fragile lands and developed alternatives to some of our more destructive
practices. Communities have repeatedly won major battles. But civil society is
leading conservation efforts with people like us who are putting our lives and
wellbeing at risk for environmental
protection. Now we urgently ask that you please take the lead in protecting the
planet we share, for the good of future generations, I urge you to participate
in the Earth Summit to take a risk, as we have taken to defend the Earth”.
of the world have preserved endangered species from extinction, preserved
fragile lands and developed alternatives to some of our more destructive
practices. Communities have repeatedly won major battles. But civil society is
leading conservation efforts with people like us who are putting our lives and
wellbeing at risk for environmental
protection. Now we urgently ask that you please take the lead in protecting the
planet we share, for the good of future generations, I urge you to participate
in the Earth Summit to take a risk, as we have taken to defend the Earth”.