Goldman Environmental Prize 2026

Current Context: On 20 April 2026, during Earth Week, the Goldman Environmental Prize honoured its first all‑women cohort in its 37‑year history.

• Six women from Nigeria, South Korea, UK, Papua New Guinea, USA, and Colombia were recognised for landmark grassroots victories.
• Iroro Tanshi (Nigeria) protected endangered bats through community‑led wildfire prevention.
• Borim Kim (South Korea) won Asia’s first youth‑led constitutional climate case, forcing binding emission targets.
• Sarah Finch (UK) secured a Supreme Court ruling requiring fossil fuel projects to account for downstream emissions, cancelling projects worth ~400 million tons of CO₂.
• Theonila Roka Matbob (PNG) compelled Rio Tinto to clean up the toxic Panguna mine, setting a precedent for corporate accountability.
• Alannah Acaq Hurley (USA) and Yuvelis Morales Blanco (Colombia) mobilised Indigenous communities to block destructive mining and fracking, highlighting sovereignty and ecosystem protection.

Question:

Q.1 In the Goldman Environmental Prize 2026, Borim Kim (South Korea) gained recognition for:
a) Forest conservation movement
b) Youth-led constitutional climate case
c) Ocean cleanup campaign
d) Anti-mining protests

Answer: b) Borim Kim (South Korea) won Asia’s first youth‑led constitutional climate case, forcing binding emission targets.