Apr 21 2009
‘Green Nobel’ awarded to forest champion in Gabon
Marc Ona Essangui, a campaigner who was jailed during his battle to save the rainforest in Gabon, Africa, has received a top international award, known as the ‘Green Nobel’.
According to a report by BBC News, Ona was honoured for his fight to stop what he describes as a destructive mining project in the Ivindo National [...]
