2009 Goldman Prize for South & Central America: Wanze Eduards & S. Hugo Jabini.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE0Mn32MSDs

Wanze Eduards and Hugo Jabini, members of Maroon communities originally established by freed African slaves in the 1700s, successfully organized their communities against logging on their traditional lands, ultimately leading to a landmark ruling for indigenous and tribal peoples throughout the Americas to control resource exploitation in their territories.

The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest prize honoring grassroots environmentalists.

Source: www.goldmanprize.org