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Alternate Nobel Prize – Greta Thunberg
September 26 , 2019
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- Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among four people announced as the winners of a Right Livelihood Award.
- The award is also known as the "Alternative Nobel."
- Thunberg is being recognized 'for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts.
- Other Winners are:
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Winners |
Contribution |
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Davi Kopenawa and the Hutukara Yanomami Association |
To represent Brazilian tribes and for protecting the Amazon forest and its people |
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Moroccan activist Aminatou Haidar- also known as Saharawi Gandhi |
A human rights lawyer and awarded for her non-violent struggle for Western Sahara’s independence |
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Chinese lawyer Guo Jianmei |
For advocating women’s rights in China. |
About
- The award was founded in 1980 by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull.
- The annual Right Livelihood Award “honours efforts” which the founder of the prize felt were being “ignored by the Nobel prizes”.
- The four winners will each receive 1 million kronor ($103,000).
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