Claire Nouvian (born 19 March 1974) is a French environmental activist, journalist, television producer,

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and organizational leader. Claire Nouvian was born in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

. After a career in journalism, she engaged in advocacy for protection of the ocean and

marine life Marine life, sea life, or ocean life is the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the salt water of seas or oceans, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. At a fundamental level, marine life affects the nature of the planet. M ...

. She was awarded the in 2012. She received the

Goldman Environment Prize The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. ...

in 2018, the second French person to receive this prize (after biologist Christine Jean in 1992).

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1974 births Living people Mass media people from Bordeaux French journalists French film directors French environmentalists Women environmentalists Place Publique politicians Goldman Environmental Prize awardees {{France-activist-stub