The UN Environmental Program gives the annual awards to people or groups that show leadership in ecological issues.
(Reuters)
Mikhail Gorbachev at RFE/RL's Moscow bureau in 2001 (RFE/RL) April 21, 2006 -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Iran's first female vice president, Massoumeh Ebtekar, are among seven environmental campaigners being awarded today as "Champions of the Earth."
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