Małgorzata Górska
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Małgorzata Górska is a Polish
activist and conservationist, who played an integral role in the movement to protect the Rospuda Valley in north-eastern Poland, one of Europe’s last true wilderness areas.
Małgorzata Górska galvanized a coalition of activists and organizations, including WWF Poland
, the Polish Green Network and the Polish Society for Protection of Birds in the fight to stop a construction of Via Baltica Expressway
directly through the Rospuda Valley and other environmentally significant areas.
The Rospuda Valley, in the north eastern Poland, is one of Europe’s last undisturbed wilderness
recognized widely for its beauty and environmental significance. It is home to endangered eagles and other bird species, orchids, lynxes, wolves, elk, wild boars, otters and beavers.
Her campaign has succeeded in protection of the critical natural areas from destruction when the Polish government agreed in October 2009 to reroute the whole controversial section of the expressway.
In 2010 Górska was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
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Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
activist and conservationist, who played an integral role in the movement to protect the Rospuda Valley in north-eastern Poland, one of Europe’s last true wilderness areas.
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
, the Polish Green Network and the Polish Society for Protection of Birds in the fight to stop a construction of Via Baltica Expressway
European route E67
European route E 67 is a E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Helsinki in Finland by way of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia....
directly through the Rospuda Valley and other environmentally significant areas.
The Rospuda Valley, in the north eastern Poland, is one of Europe’s last undisturbed wilderness
Wilderness
Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with...
recognized widely for its beauty and environmental significance. It is home to endangered eagles and other bird species, orchids, lynxes, wolves, elk, wild boars, otters and beavers.
Her campaign has succeeded in protection of the critical natural areas from destruction when the Polish government agreed in October 2009 to reroute the whole controversial section of the expressway.
In 2010 Górska 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...
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