Yoichi Kuroda

Yoichi Kuroda (黒田 洋一, Kuroda Yōichi)[1] is a Japanese environmentalist. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1991 for his campaign against Japan's irresponsible use of tropical hardwoods.[2]

Yoichi Kuroda
NationalityJapanese
OrganizationJapan Tropical Forest Action Network (JATAN)
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (1991)

He was founder of the activist organization Japan Tropical Forest Action Network (JATAN).

See also

Deforestation in Japan

References
  1. (in Japanese) JATANの10年を振り返って
  2. Goldman Environmental Prize: Yoichi Kuroda Archived October 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on November 11, 2007)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.