Bruno Van Peteghem

New Caledonian environmentalist (died 2022)

Bruno Van Peteghem
Born1950s
New Caledonia
Died24 August 2022[1]
NationalityFrench
Known forGrassroots environmentalism
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (2001)

Bruno Van Peteghem (1950s – 24 August 2022, in New Caledonia) was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2001, for his campaign to place the island's coral reef (among the world's largest and most unusual) on UNESCO's World Heritage List in order to protect the reef against destruction from nickel mining industries.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Disparition de Bruno Van Peteghem, fondateur de l'association "Corail vivant"" (in French). 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ Goldman Environmental Prize: Bruno Van Peteghem Archived 1 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 10 November 2007)


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