The Goldman Environmental Prize
![Desmond D’Sa is opposed to the $10 billion project to expand Durban’s port, which he says would displace thousands of people, exacerbate waste management problems and increase pollution. (Goldman Environmental Prize)](https://gdb.voanews.com/672AB419-35A8-4CE4-AC8B-0F72466147CF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Desmond D’Sa is opposed to the $10 billion project to expand Durban’s port, which he says would displace thousands of people, exacerbate waste management problems and increase pollution. (Goldman Environmental Prize)
![Desmond D'Sa addresses a meeting of fisherman in Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa. (Goldman Environmental Prize)](https://gdb.voanews.com/9A5549B1-9133-49FB-8A06-7156D0AE6325_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Desmond D'Sa addresses a meeting of fisherman in Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa. (Goldman Environmental Prize)
![Biologist Rudi Putra is coordinating efforts to save rainforest habitat in Sumatra, among the most bio-diverse places on the planet. (Goldman Environmental Prize)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5E88FFD0-96AF-44BD-AE9F-C19B1B71195E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Biologist Rudi Putra is coordinating efforts to save rainforest habitat in Sumatra, among the most bio-diverse places on the planet. (Goldman Environmental Prize)
![Rudi Putra supervises a forest restoration team cutting down a palm oil tree in the Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia. (Goldman Environmental Prize)](https://gdb.voanews.com/E7DD5153-2C84-4BA4-A65D-F22C687557E2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rudi Putra supervises a forest restoration team cutting down a palm oil tree in the Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia. (Goldman Environmental Prize)