Odigha Odigha, founder of Nigeria’s NGO Coalition for the Environment, was honored with a 2003 Goldman Environmental Prize, considered to be the Nobel Prize for grassroots environmental leaders. He was recognized for his part in winning unprecedented protections for Nigeriaís remaining rainforests.
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More than a dozen of our grantees have won the Goldman Environmental Prize, demonstrating the value of supporting grassroots leadership at the startup stage. We hope to continue this track record, supporting winners, runners-up, also-rans, and the littlest groups and leaders that no one outside the village, parish or barangay will ever hear about. We congratulate and thank Odigha Odigha and all of our great grantees for taking the initiative to work for positive change against tremendous odds.
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