Alfred Brownell

Alfred Brownell
Born1965 or 1966
Alma materUniversity of Liberia, Tulane University Law School
OccupationLawyer
EmployerYale University
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize

Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell (born 1965 or 1966[1]) is a Liberian environmental activist and lawyer.[2] Brownell met international attention because of his advocacy to prevent the destruction of tropical forests for palm oil production.[3][4] After receiving death threats as a result of his work, he and his family fled Liberia in 2016. He won the Goldman Environmental Prize, also called the "Green Nobel," in 2019 for his work protecting more than 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) of the tropical forest that were traditional lands of local communities.[4]

  1. ^ "Palm Oil Development Leaves Liberians Poorer, says Winner of 'Green Nobel'". VOA. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell – Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018". Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Liberian lawyer wins top environment award". BBC Worldservice Newsday. 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Palm oil development leaves Liberians poorer, says winner of 'Green..." Reuters. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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