Manana Kochladze (born c. 1972) is a Georgian
biologist
A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...
and
environmentalist
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. She was awarded the
Goldman Environmental 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 2004 for her environmental campaigns, in particular regarding
oil pipelines through vulnerable areas.
Originally trained to be a scientist, she changed focus to become an environmental activist. In 1990 she founded the
non-governmental organization
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''Green Alternative''.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Scientists from Tbilisi
Environmentalists from Georgia (country)
Goldman Environmental Prize awardees
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