Activists defending Vjosa win Environment Nobel Goldman Price 2025
(a year ago)At the ceremony organised this Tuesday in their honour, at the San Francisco Opera House, activists from Albania, Besiana Guri and Olsi Nica, from the organisation “Eco Albania” attracted the “price Goldman”, known as Environment Nobel. They received the world's highest assessment of environmental activists, of [...] fighting.
At the ceremony organised this Tuesday in their honour, at the San Francisco Opera House, activists from Albania, Besiana Guri and Olsi Nica, from the organisation “Eco Albania” attracted the “price Goldman”, known as Environment Nobel.
They received the highest rating given in the world for environmental activists, for their over 10-year battle in protecting the Vjosa River from massive plant construction. Thanks to them, the Albanian government declared Vjosa the National Park of a Wild River in March 2023.
The ceremony in San Francisco is a prestigious event gathering over 3,000 environmental activists, community leaders, philanthropists and public figures from all over the world on earth week. In front of them, Stone stressed the need to offer the world hope even with the small steps we take.
Our success in protecting the Vjosa River is Albania's first major environmental victory and shows that change is possible, even in a world where it often seems like your voice is not heard. This award is a reminder that when people unite, they can make the impossible possible, including”, Guri said. I Clancosova. Transmitt Periscope.
While Nica called for more initiatives to protect the world's rivers under Vjosa's example.
Wild rivers are disappearing at an alarming rate, as more and more are blocked, diverted, or polluted. In this context, Vjosa's story is a model of hope especially because it happened in a country where for decades environmental issues had no chance. I accept this award with the pledge to continue the work of protecting our rivers and to ensure that Vjosa's story does not end here”, Olsi Nika said.
The other winners of Goldman Price 2025 are: Semia Gharbi of Tunisia, Batmunkh Luvsandashi é Mongoli, Carlos Mallo Molina - Canary Islands, Laurene Allen .
The Goldman Environment Award was established in 1989 by the late philanthropists of San Francisco, Richard and Rhoda Goldman. Prize winners are chosen by an international jury by confidential nominations handed over by a global network of organisations and environmental individuals.
During 36 years, the Goldman Award has had a tremendous impact worldwide. To date, he has honoured 233 winners among them 106 women from 98 different countries. /Periscope/