Thuli Makama, Executive Director of Yonge Nawe Environmental Action Group, struggled for three years to include NGO representation in the Swaziland Environmental Authority. Swaziland, landlocked by South Africa and Mozambique, has unique mountain geography and population. An amendment in the Swaziland Environment Authority Act of 1992 damaged the spirit of public participation spirit when NGO representation was outlawed. Makama challenged this amendment in High Court of Swaziland and won the case after three years of rigorous legal battle. Photo credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
