Małgorzata Górska is a Polish activist and conservationist, who played an integral role in the movement to protect the Rospuda Valley in north-eastern Poland, one of Europe's last true wilderness areas. She comes from Trzcianne region in Podlaskie Voivodship in Poland.
The Rospuda Valley, in the north eastern Poland, is one of Europe’s last undisturbed wildernesses, recognized widely for its beauty and environmental significance. It is home to endangered eagles and other bird species, orchids, lynxes, wolves, elk, wild boars, otters and beavers.
When the plans of building Via Baltica Expressway through the unique and unspoilt areas of Rospuda Valley was established, Małgorzata Górska started her campaign in order to urge the politicians to change the plans. In 2002 she galvanized a coalition of activists and organizations, including WWF Poland, Greenpeace, the Polish Green Network and the Polish Society for Protection of Birds. She was a co-organizer of the public movement, during which people wore a green ribbon to show support for her ideas. Małgorzata Górska was active in the media, she gave interviews and took part in numerous debates. Her activities were often a topic for magazine and newspaper articles.[4]
When Poland joined the European Union in 2004, the Rospuda Valley became a protected area thanks to the Natura 2000 programme. However, her negotiations with the Polish government still did not bring the desired outcomes. In 2007 the European Commission transferred the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union. At last, the European Parliament prepared a report on the topic. At the same time, Polish courts announced on three occasions that the planned route is not compatible with Polish Law.[5]
After eight years of fighting, in March 2009, the Polish government declared that the route would be changed and would not intersect with the Rospuda Valley. Despite the original aim having been achieved, Małgorzata Górska did not stop there. A change of route was needed so as not to intrude on the protected areas of Knyszyn Primeval Forest, the Biebrza Marshes and the Augustów Primeval Forest.[4] Eventually, on 20 October 2009 a rerouting was planned for these controversial route sections and these terrains were saved from destruction.[6]
Application to the Goldman Environmental Prize and the ceremonyedit
In 2010, Manana Kochladze, who is associated with Bankwatch and is the winner of the 2004 Goldman Environmental Prize, nominated Małgorzata Górska to that year's Prize. The Polish Green Network organization, which is the partner of Bankwatch initiated the application to the Goldman Prize. On winning the Prize, she was invited to the ceremony in San Francisco, but beforehand she attended numerous meetings, one of them with the President of United States Barack Obama.[7]
Referencesedit
^Górska, Małgorzata (2010-04-19). "How to be a successful activist". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
^"Za obronę Rospudy dostała... 150 tys. Dolarów nagrody! Poznaj panią Małgosię". 30 May 2010.
External linksedit
An article about Małgorzata Górska - ec.europa.eu
report prepared by NGOs concerning the Via Baltica Expressway
January 01, 1970
małgorzata, górska, polish, activist, conservationist, played, integral, role, movement, protect, rospuda, valley, north, eastern, poland, europe, last, true, wilderness, areas, comes, from, trzcianne, region, podlaskie, voivodship, poland, nationalitypolishoc. Malgorzata Gorska is a Polish activist and conservationist who played an integral role in the movement to protect the Rospuda Valley in north eastern Poland one of Europe s last true wilderness areas She comes from Trzcianne region in Podlaskie Voivodship in Poland Malgorzata GorskaNationalityPolishOccupationenvironmentalistOrganizationPolish Society for the Protection of Birds OTOP Known forpreserving the Rospuda ValleyAwardsGoldman Environmental Prize 2010 1 Best of Bests title 2011 2 Polish Birds Republic Ambassador title 2011 Contents 1 Biography 2 Contribution to preserving the Rospuda Valley 3 Application to the Goldman Environmental Prize and the ceremony 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMalgorzata Gorska works for Polish Society for the Protection of Birds Since 2002 she has been running a campaign for changing the planned route of the Via Baltica Expressway in order to preserve the Rospuda Valley In 2010 she won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her achievements as the second Pole in history after Jadwiga Lopata winning the Prize in 2002 Beside this together with her husband they run an ecotourism household in the Biebrza Valley 3 Contribution to preserving the Rospuda Valley edit nbsp The Rospuda Valley in the north eastern Poland is one of Europe s last undisturbed wildernesses recognized widely for its beauty and environmental significance It is home to endangered eagles and other bird species orchids lynxes wolves elk wild boars otters and beavers When the plans of building Via Baltica Expressway through the unique and unspoilt areas of Rospuda Valley was established Malgorzata Gorska started her campaign in order to urge the politicians to change the plans In 2002 she galvanized a coalition of activists and organizations including WWF Poland Greenpeace the Polish Green Network and the Polish Society for Protection of Birds She was a co organizer of the public movement during which people wore a green ribbon to show support for her ideas Malgorzata Gorska was active in the media she gave interviews and took part in numerous debates Her activities were often a topic for magazine and newspaper articles 4 When Poland joined the European Union in 2004 the Rospuda Valley became a protected area thanks to the Natura 2000 programme However her negotiations with the Polish government still did not bring the desired outcomes In 2007 the European Commission transferred the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union At last the European Parliament prepared a report on the topic At the same time Polish courts announced on three occasions that the planned route is not compatible with Polish Law 5 After eight years of fighting in March 2009 the Polish government declared that the route would be changed and would not intersect with the Rospuda Valley Despite the original aim having been achieved Malgorzata Gorska did not stop there A change of route was needed so as not to intrude on the protected areas of Knyszyn Primeval Forest the Biebrza Marshes and the Augustow Primeval Forest 4 Eventually on 20 October 2009 a rerouting was planned for these controversial route sections and these terrains were saved from destruction 6 Application to the Goldman Environmental Prize and the ceremony editIn 2010 Manana Kochladze who is associated with Bankwatch and is the winner of the 2004 Goldman Environmental Prize nominated Malgorzata Gorska to that year s Prize The Polish Green Network organization which is the partner of Bankwatch initiated the application to the Goldman Prize On winning the Prize she was invited to the ceremony in San Francisco but beforehand she attended numerous meetings one of them with the President of United States Barack Obama 7 References edit Gorska Malgorzata 2010 04 19 How to be a successful activist The Guardian Retrieved 20 April 2010 OTOP Malgorzata i Krzysztof Gorscy Gospodarstwo Ekoturystyczne Na Karczaku www trzcianne pl Archived from the original on 2016 09 23 a b Malgorzata Gorska WWF Polska Malgorzata Gorska Green Week Za obrone Rospudy dostala 150 tys Dolarow nagrody Poznaj pania Malgosie 30 May 2010 External links editThe Goldman Environmental Prize An article about Malgorzata Gorska wildeurope org An article about Malgorzata Gorska ec europa eu report prepared by NGOs concerning the Via Baltica Expressway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malgorzata Gorska amp oldid 1120076725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
