Goldman Environmental Prize 2026: all six winners are women for the first time; South Korea's Kim Bo-rim honored

On April 21, the Goldman Environmental Prize (Green Nobel) announced its 2026 winners—all six female recipients, a historic first since the award's establishment in 1989. South Korea's Kim Bo-rim (Youth 4 Climate Action) became Asia's first youth-led successful constitutional petition for climate action, strengthening government emissions reduction obligations. Other winners include Nigeria's Iroro Tanshi, UK's Sarah Finch, Papua New Guinea's Theonila Roka Matbob, USA's Alannah Acaq Hurley, and Colombia's Yuvelis Morales Blanco.