Randall Arauz
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Randall Arauz is an environmentalist from Costa Rica
. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 2010, for his efforts on the protection of the sharks, and banning of the shark finning
industry. Arauz was awarded The Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development for 2010, shared with Ken Sherman.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. He 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 2010, for his efforts on the protection of the sharks, and banning of the shark finning
Shark finning
Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins and the discarding of the rest of the fish. Shark finning takes place at sea so the fishers only have to transport the fins.Shark finning is widespread, and largely unmanaged and unmonitored...
industry. Arauz was awarded The Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development for 2010, shared with Ken Sherman.