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UNEP Sasakawa Prize Laureates
(2008)
	Sunlabob Rural Energy Ltd Sunlabob Rural Energy Ltd., founded in 2001, brings energy to remote rural communities in Lao PDR, a country where just 48 per cent of the population has access to grid electricty, mostly in cities and town. Through Sunlabob, over 1,800 solar-home-systems (SHS) and 500 solar lanterns are being rented to families in 73 different villages across the country. More »
	Practical Action Practical Action, founded in 1966, works in Peru's eastern Andes where 68 percent of the population- around 5 million people- do not have access to electricty. The project makes use of the region's vast potential for hydroelectricity: to date, 47 micro-hydro schemes have been installed in the area through Practical Action, bringing clean power to about 30,000 people. More »
(2007)
	Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, founded in 1998 helps the poor and marginalized people from the remote Chalanbeel region while combatting the effects of climate change in Bangladesh, particularly devastating floods and rising water levels. More »
	Jeunesse Park Ms. Jeunesse Park, is the founder and CEO of Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA), South Africa's only national greening and food gardening NGO. Her hard work resulted in an NGO which promotes greening, sustainable natural resource use and management and food security, through three key programs: Trees for Homes, EduPlant, and the Urban Greening Forum. More »
(2006)
	Tenadi Cooperative of Mauritania The years of persistent drought since 1973 in the Sahel and in Mauritania in particular have killed 90 per cent of livestock and annihilated the hopes of people who have been living there for centuries and follow a nomadic lifestyle. More »
	Rodrigo Vivas Rosas of Colombia Mr Rodrigo Vivas Rosas is an active environmentalist in Colombia. Formally trained in Law and Sustainable Development, Mr. Rosas works closely with the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Food Security and Sustainable Development (REDLAYC). More »