Garth Owen-Smith
Garth Owen-Smith | |
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| Born | 22 February 1944 |
| Died | 11 April 2020 (aged 76) Windhoek |
| Nationality | Namibian |
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Garth Owen-Smith (22 February 1944[1] – 11 April 2020) was a South African-Namibian environmentalist. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993, jointly with Margaret Jacobsohn, for their efforts on conservation of wildlife in Namibia, where illegal hunting was threatening species such as elephants, lions and black rhinos.[2]
He was awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1994.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Namibia´s Father of Integrated Conservation: Garth Owen-Smith".
- ^ "Africa 1993. Margaret Jacobsohn & Garth Owen-Smith. Namibia. Sustainable Development". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Garth Owen-Smith and Margaret Jacobsohn". global500.org. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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