Grantee Wins Conde Nast 2006 Environmental Award

Marina Rikhvanova; Photo by Conde Nast

We are pleased to announce that Marina Rikhvanova, co-chair of Baikal Environmental Wave, is the winner of the 2006 Conde Nast Environmental Award. Congratulations Marina!

Greengrants has been a proud supporter of Baikal Environmental Wave since 2001. This citizen’s group works on a variety of fronts to protect Russia’s Baikal region, home to Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and spectacular natural beauty. It is not easy to be an environmental activist in Russia, but that hasn’t stopped Marina and her colleagues!

To find out more about this courageous activist and her organization, read Conde Nast’s article.

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