Cath Wallace
Encyclopedia
Catherine C. "Cath" Wallace (born 1952) is a New Zealand
environmentalist
and academic. She is a lecturer in economics and public policy at Victoria University of Wellington
, and has been active in environment organizations in New Zealand. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 1991, for her contributions to the protection of the environment of Antarctica.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
and academic. She is a lecturer in economics and public policy at Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
, and has been active in environment organizations in New Zealand. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
in 1991, for her contributions to the protection of the environment of Antarctica.
External links
- Cath Wallace at Victoria University of Wellington