'Green' Champions honoured with UN environmental prize
22 Apr '06
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Mohamed El-Ashry of Egypt, former head of the Global Environment Facility, which helps developing countries with sustainable development. Massoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's first female vice-president and a champion of cleaner production in the petrochemical industry.With the myriad of environmental problems that now exist, Mr. Egziabher said that “the world will need many more Champions.”
UNEP invites nominations from individuals who have made a significant and recognized contribution, regionally and globally, to the protection and sustainable management of the Earth's environment and natural resources.