Alok Shukla
{{Short description|Indian environmental activist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alok Shukla
| image = Alok Shukla bei der Verleihung des Goldman Environmental Prize 2024.jpg
| birth_place = Chhattisgarh, India
| occupation = Environmental activist
| notable_works = Campaign to protect Hasdeo Aranya forest
Founder of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan
| awards = Goldman Environmental Prize (2024)
}}
Alok Shukla is an Indian environmental activist from Chhattisgarh, he is known for his contributions to forest conservation.{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2024-04-30 |title=Indian forest activist Alok Shukla awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/indian-forest-activist-alok-shukla-awarded-the-goldman-environmental-prize/article68124978.ece |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Early life
Shukla was born in 1980, he became active in environmental advocacy after observing the detrimental effects of coal mining on local ecosystems and communities in Chhattisgarh state.{{Cite web |title=Alok Shukla wins prize for Hasdeo Aranya forest campaign |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyxepvdewkno |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}
Shukla led a decade-long campaign to protect the Hasdeo Aranya forests, which resulted in the cancellation of 21 proposed coal mines in 2022. This achievement protected approximately 445,000 acres of biodiversity-rich land in the area.{{Cite news |date=2024-05-01 |title=Chhattisgarh activist Alok Shukla receives Goldman Environmental prize for forest conservation efforts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-activist-alok-shukla-receives-goldman-environmental-prize-for-forest-conservation-efforts/articleshow/109757746.cms |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
The Goldman Environmental prize was awarded to him for his efforts in 2024, recognizing his commitment to ecological preservation and the rights of local communities.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan’s Alok Shukla to receive Goldman Environmental Prize |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-bachao-andolan-alok-shukla-receive-goldman-environmental-prize-9297462/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Awards
- Goldman Environmental Prize in 2024
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shukla, Alok}}
Category:People from Chhattisgarh
Category:Goldman Environmental Prize awardees
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
{{Environmentalist-stub}}