Jump to content

Olya Melen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olya Melen
NationalityUkrainian
OccupationAttorney
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (2006)

Olya Melen is a Ukrainian attorney and environmental activist. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2006[1] for her use of legal channels to halt the construction of the Danube-Black Sea Canal. The Danube Delta at the coast of the Black Sea was designated as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention and as a "UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve".[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Goldman Environmental Prize 2006: Olya Melen (Retrieved on October 23, 2007) Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine