campaigners
Jun 04, 2009
Campaigning in South East Europe summer training and skillshare
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Croatia invite you to the seminar 'Campaigning in South East Europe' to be held on the island of Sholta, Croatia from July 20-26, 2009.
The Seminar is a part of the Friends of the Earth International project: Capacity building and networking among environmental NGOs and youth in South Eastern Europe with FOEI experience.
The project will last for three years and is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
If you are based in the region or this is simply something you're interested then please go to the Friends of the Earth Croatia website to find out more.
Apr 21, 2009
Syeda Rizwana Hasan wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
Congratulations to Syeda Rizwana Hasan, chief executive of Friends of the Earth Bangladesh/BELA, who has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize 2009 for the Asia region, recognising her public interest work in the conservation of the environment.
As Bangladesh's leading environmental attorney, Rizwana's legal advocacy for tighter regulations for the country's environmentally devastating ship-breaking industry in particular, makes her one of six winners of the world's largest prize for environmentalists this year.
Rizwana, who is also a member of the Friends of the Earth International Executive Committee, collected the award last night (April 20) at a ceremony in San Francisco and will be honoured on Earth Day (April 22) at a smaller ceremony in Washington D.C.
The Goldman Environmental Prize was established in 1989 by San Francisco civic leader and philanthropist Richard N. Goldman and his late wife, Rhoda H. Goldman. It has been awarded to 133 people from 75 countries.
Prize winners are selected by an international jury from confidential nominations submitted by a worldwide network of environmental organizations and individuals.
- Watch a video of Rizwana's work
- Learn more about 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize winners from other regions
- Find out more about Friends of the Earth Bangladesh/BELA
Photo: Rizwana Hasan in San Francisco / credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
