Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
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Hammerskjoeld Simwinga is a Zambia
n environmentalist. He received the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 2007 for his efforts to stop elephant
poaching
through community economic initiatives. He is named after former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld
, who died in a plane crash in Zambia in 1961.
Hammer Simwinga appeared on Time Magazine's list of "Heroes of the Environment
" October 2007.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n environmentalist. He received 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 2007 for his efforts to stop elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
poaching
Poaching
Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws. Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.It may be illegal and in...
through community economic initiatives. He is named after former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. An early Secretary-General of the United Nations, he served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He is the only person to have been awarded a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize. Hammarskjöld...
, who died in a plane crash in Zambia in 1961.
Hammer Simwinga appeared on Time Magazine's list of "Heroes of the Environment
Heroes of the Environment
Heroes of the Environment is a list published in Time Magazine. The inaugural list was published in October 2007. The list contains 43 entries, individuals or groups that have contributed substantially to the preservation of environment, and is divided into four categories: Leaders & Visionaries,...
" October 2007.