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The Global
500 Roll of Honour has been launched in 1987 by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) to recognize and honor environmental achievements. In turn, the
formation of the Global 500 Environmental Forum at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro has made it
possible for laureates to support and communicate with one another on the continuing
basis. Unfortunately, Compete's chart given below shows very weak interest to this Forum. In contrast to the Global 500 Environmental Forum, the Green Pacer World Forum is based on the much more powerful and publically buzzest paradigm named United Green Nations. |
Elizabeth May is the Member of Canadian Parliament for Saanich – Gulf Islands, environmentalist and the leader of the Green Party of Canada. |
Maria
Osmarina Marina Silva Vaz de Lima is Brazilian environmentalist and politician,
the former colleague of Chico Mendes assassinated (December 22, 1988) for defending the Amazon
environment. Marina Silva has served as environmental minister in 2003-2008, in the Brazilian presidential elections 2010 she has received more than 19% of the popular
votes.
In 1996, Marina Silva has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for South & Central America, also she is one of the Champions of the Earth 2007 (UNEP) and owner of the Sophie Prize 2009. In 2010, along with Cécile Duflot, Monica Frassoni and Renate Künast, Marina Silva is named by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the global thinkers, for taking Green mainstream. |