Afroz Shah
Afroz Shah | |
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| Born | Afroz Shah |
| Occupation(s) | Environmental activist, lawyer |
Afroz Shah is an Indian environmental activist and lawyer from Mumbai.[1] He is best known for organizing the world's largest beach clean-up.[2] In 2016, Shah was awarded the United Nations Champion of the Earth title for singlehandedly initiating & leading the clean-up of Mumbai's Versova Beach.[3]
Shah partnered with the Dawoodi Bohra's Turning the Tide campaign to remove plastic from the Mithi river and Dana Pani beach in Mumbai.[4][5][6] Inspired by Afroz Shah's effort to clean beaches in Mumbai, the United Nations Environment Program launched the Clean Seas campaign[7] globally.[8] In 2019, Shah was listed as one of CNN's Top 10 Heroes of the Year.[9]
Awards and honors
[edit]- United Nations Champions of the Earth 2016[10][11][12]
- CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2017[13]
- CNN named him amongst its list of Top 10 Heroes of Year 2019[14][15]
- GQ awarded the trophy for Eco Warrior of the Year 2019[16][17]
PM of India Narendra Modi praised Shah's work for transforming Versova beach from filth and garbage to clean and beautiful during his radio programme 'Mann ki Baat' on 28 May 2017.[18][19][7][20][21]
References
[edit]- ^ Bhaskar, Sonia (14 August 2019). "Heroes Of Swachh India: Meet Afroz Shah, The Man Who Turned The Tide Against Dirty Beaches With His Cleanup At Versova". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Afroz Shah and UN Environment celebrate the 100-week anniversary of world's largest beach cleanup…with another cleanup". The United Nations. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai lawyer Afroz Shah to receive top UN environment award for Versova Beach clean-up". The Times of India. 3 December 2016.
- ^ Baliga, Linah (24 June 2019). "Afroz Shah gives Mithi River a new life, manages to clear 1.25-km stretch in Mithi of plastic waste". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Shelar, Jyoti (5 March 2019). "Dawoodi Bohra women enlist in clean-up army". The Hindu.
- ^ "Turning The Tide Against Plastic Pollution - The Dawoodi Bohras". YouTube. 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b "PM Modi thanks Afroz Shah for making Mumbai's Versova beach beautiful again". Business Standard India. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Interview of Erik Solheim on beach cleanups in Mumbai". Hindustan times. 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Live: Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Marie Tran among the celebrities at this year's CNN Heroes All-Star Gala", CNN, 8 December 2019, retrieved 12 March 2021
- ^ "Afroz Shah". Champions of the Earth. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Afroz Shah: Champion of the earth". www.darpanmagazine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Champions of the Earth award: Mumbai lawyer Afroz Shah to receive top UN environment award for Versova Beach clean-up | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Srivastava, Kanchan (1 December 2017). "Mumbai lawyer who cleaned up tons of garbage set to return". Asia Times. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "He's doing the 'dirty work' to keep plastic out of the ocean". CNN. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Katariya, Meenu (31 October 2019). "India's Afroz Shah Among CNN's Top 10 Heroes Of 2019 For His Successful Beach Cleanup Drives". www.scoopwhoop.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Talwar, Shikha. "This is what you can do to help conserve water and save the environment, according to Anand Ahuja". GQ India. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Pareek, Shabdita. "GQ Awards: All the winners from the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019". GQ India. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Iqbal, Aadil Ikram Zaki (28 May 2017). "Mann Ki Baat: Narendra Modi praises Afroz Shah for cleaning Mumbai's Versova beach". India.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "PM Modi praises Afroz Shah for beach clean-up initiative". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Bhaskar, Sonia (28 May 2017). "Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Mann Ki Baat: Congratulates Afroz Shah And His Entire Team For Cleaning Mumbai's Versova Beach". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Lawyer Afroz Shah, who cleaned Versova beach, thanks Narendra Modi for encouraging words". Firstpost. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2022.