(Grassroots eco-activist from North Sumatera Province, Delima Silalahi,has won the Goldman Environmental Prize, an international-level award for 2023.)
Jakarta, TVRI World - Grassroots eco-activist from North Sumatera Province, Delima Silalahi,has won the Goldman Environmental Prize, an international-level award for 2023.
The Goldman Environmental Award also known as ’Green Nobel’ was handed out by the Goldman Environmental Foundation which honors grassroots activists around the world dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting sustainability.
"This award will be a stimulus for me to continue fighting for issues related to the environment and indigenous communities", Delima said, as quoted from Antaranews on Monday.
Delima Silalahi is the Executive Director of Kelompok Studi dan Pengembangan Prakarsa Masyarakat (KSPP), a non-governmental organization (NGO) working to conserve the traditional forests of North Sumatra.
The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to grassroots environmental activists around the world for their achievements and leadership in inspiring people to make real actions to protect the Earth.
Along with Delima, five environmental activists from Brazil, Zambia, Finland, Turkiye, and the US were awarded the Green Nobel this year.
In addition to Silalahi, a number of Indonesian figures have been awarded the prize, such as Loir Botor Dingit (1997), Yosepha Alomang (2001), Yuyun Ismawati (2009), Prigi Arisandi (2011), Aleta Baun (2013), and Rudi Putra (2014).
Previously in February 2022, the government granted legal stewardship of a total of 7.213 hectares of traditional forests to six groups of indigenous communities, thanks to a special campaign conducted by Silalahi and indigenous people in the land of Batak.
Editor: Alma Safitri
Source: Antaranews
Editor: TVRI World