Tuenjai Deetes
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Tuenjai Deetes received the Global 500 Roll of Honour
in 1992, and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 1994. Deetes has been working with the Thai hill tribes since the early 1970s. She co-founded the Hill Area Development Foundation in 1986.
Global 500 Roll of Honour
The United Nations Environment Programme established the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1987 to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world.The last Global 500 Roll of Honour awards were made in 2003...
in 1992, and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
in 1994. Deetes has been working with the Thai hill tribes since the early 1970s. She co-founded the Hill Area Development Foundation in 1986.