Afroz Shah | |
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| Occupation | Environmental activist, lawyer |
Afroz Shah is environmental activist and lawyer from Mumbai. He is best known for organizing the world's largest beach clean-up project, which has grown into a movement that has inspired people around the world to clean up their surrounding environment.[1]
In 2016, Shah was named by the United Nations as a Champion of the Earth for leading the clean-up of Mumbai's Versova Beach.[2]
Shah partnered with the Dawoodi Bohra's Turning the Tide campaign to remove plastic from the Mithi river and Dana Pani beach in Mumbai.[3][4][5]
Inspired by Afroz Shah's effort to clean beaches in Mumbai, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched the Clean Seas campaign globally.[6]
Afroz Shah has won the CNN Hero of the Year Award−2019. [7]
References
- ↑ "Afroz Shah and UN Environment celebrate the 100-week anniversary of world's largest beach cleanup…with another cleanup". The United Nations. 15 September 2017.
- ↑ "Mumbai lawyer Afroz Shah to receive top UN environment award for Versova Beach clean-up". The Times of India. 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Linah Baliga (24 June 2019). "Afroz Shah gives Mithi River a new life, manages to clear 1.25-km stretch in Mithi of plastic waste". Mumbai Mirror.
- ↑ "Dawoodi Bohra women enlist in clean-up army". The Hindu. 5 March 2019.
- ↑ "Turning The Tide Against Plastic Pollution - The Dawoodi Bohras". YouTube. 20 December 2019.
- ↑ "Interview of Erik Solheim on beach cleanups in Mumbai". Hindustan times. 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Live: Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Marie Tran among the celebrities at this year's CNN Heroes All-Star Gala", CNN, retrieved 2021-03-12