Desmond D'Sa explained

Desmond D'Sa
Nationality:	South African
Awards:	Goldman Prize

Desmond D'Sa is a South African environmentalist who received the 2014 Goldman Prize.^{[1] [2]}

He is known for protesting Environmental justice issues in Durban, South Africa related to access to greenspace and pollution. The region of the city where he lives is known as a "Cancer Alley" because of the 300+ industrial facilitates in the area.^[3] To address this he founded the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance. That network has been successful at opposing other polluting sites, and is advocated to prevent expansion of the Port of Durban.

In 2011 his house was firebombed for his advocacy. Raised in the Apartheid era, he was inspired to integrate environmental and social justice issues in his activism.^[4]

For his work he received an honorary doctorate from the Durban University of Technology.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015-08-27. Honorary Doctorate for Durban Environmental Justice Watchdog. 2021-04-23. Durban University of Technology. en-US.
2. Web site: Ensia. Ensia. 2014-04-28. Goldman Environmental Prize Awarded To South African Activist. 2021-04-23. HuffPost. en.
3. Web site: 2014-04-28. Climate Reality Leader Desmond D’Sa Wins Goldman Environmental Prize. 2021-04-23. Climate Reality. en. 23 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423203939/https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/climate-reality-leader-desmond-d%E2%80%99sa-wins-goldman-environmental-prize. dead.
4. Web site:
   1. amaQhawe: Desmond D'Sa - How Apartheid's brutality ignited a quest for social justice
   . 2021-04-23. www.iol.co.za. en.