Cattle herder wins environment award

ARUSHA. — A Tanzanian Maasai man has won the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize for his unique approach to protecting the environment and the entire community.

Edward Loure is the only winner from the African continent in this year’s award announced by the Goldman Environmental Foundation on Monday. Awarded annually to environmental heroes from each of the world’s six inhabited continental regions, the Goldman Prize recognizes fearless grassroots activists for significant achievements in protecting the environment and their communities.

Loure has led a grassroots organization that pioneered an approach that gives land titles to indigenous communities – instead of individuals – in northern Tanzania, ensuring the environmental stewardship of more than 200,000 acres of land for future generations.

The Goldman Environmental Prize was established in 1989 by late San Francisco civic leaders and philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman. Prize winners are selected by an international jury from confidential nominations submitted by a worldwide network of environmental organisations and individuals. — Xinhua.