Goldman Environmental Prize

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I've been aware of the plight of the Marsh Arabs for years. This man deserves this award. Discuss...

Alwash has this year been named one of six recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize, awards for environmental heroes, each of whom gets $US150,000 ($145,000). When I met him in New York, I asked him what it was like to see the marshes again in 2003.

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