GreenID’s Director wins 2018 Goldman Environmental PrizeNguy Thi Khanh, 41, director of Viet Nam’s Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), features on the newly-published list of seven winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize - the world’s largest award for grassroots environmental activists. Khanh (left, front row) with other winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize.— Photo courtesy of GreenID Viet NamKhanh used scientific research and engaged Vietnamese State agencies to advocate for sustainable long-term energy projections and reduction in coal power dependency in Viet Nam. The winners will be awarded the prize at an invitation-only ceremony on Monday at 5:30 pm (PT) at the San Francisco Opera House. The Goldman Environmental Prize was established in 1989 by late San Francisco civic leaders and philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman. Prize winners are selected by an international jury from confidential nominations submitted by a worldwide network of environmental organisations and individuals.— VNS

Source: VietNamNet News April 24, 2018 07:52 UTC