The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest - and won

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:26:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyxepvdewkno

"The moment Alok Shukla first saw the forest in central India stretching out
before him, he knew two things instantly.

One: that this forest - known as the lungs of Chhattisgarh, home to thousands
of tribespeople, endangered animals and rare plants - was one of the most
beautiful places he had ever seen.

And two: that he would dedicate his life to stopping the multi-billion dollar
companies hoping to uproot it in search of the coal beneath its soil.

The only question was, how?

Twelve years later, Alok can smile at the memory. After all, what he has
achieved in the intervening years has been impressive.

On Monday, the 43-year-old was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize,
otherwise known as the green Nobel.

But it started with small steps."

Via Fix the News:
<https://fixthenews.com/good-news-ebola-vaccines-crime-brazil-overfishing-us/>

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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