John Sinclair (environmentalist)

John Sinclair AO (born 13 July 1939) received the Global 500 Roll of Honour award in 1990,[1] and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993.[2] [3] Born in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, Sinclair fought for thirty years to protect Fraser Island, and succeeded in stopping logging of the island's rainforest, and sand mining by multinational corporations.

References

  1. ↑ Global 500 Forum: Adult Award Winner in 1990 – John Sinclair (Retrieved on 15 November 2007)
  2. ↑ Goldman Environmental Prize: John Sinclair (Retrieved on 15 November 2007)
  3. ↑ John Sinclair Trust for Conservation Official Website


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