Two Saamaka leaders win the Goldman Prize Award.

 

The Goldman Foundation awards the Goldman Environmental Prize to two Saamaka leaders for their achievement protecting the human and social rights of Saamaka people and other Tribal groups throughout the Americas and for protecting more than 90,000 square kilometers of forest against logging by multinationals.

The award placed Saamaka people and their territory on the international map and it helped recognize them as human rights and environmental warriors.