Afroz Shah

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Afroz Shah
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Afroz Shah

Mumbai, India
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]

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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

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Mumbai lawyer Afroz Shah to receive top UN environment award for Versova Beach clean-up". The Times of India. 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Shelar, Jyoti (5 March 2019). "Dawoodi Bohra women enlist in clean-up army". The Hindu.
  6. ↑ "Turning The Tide Against Plastic Pollution - The Dawoodi Bohras". YouTube. 20 December 2019.
  7. 1 2 "PM Modi thanks Afroz Shah for making Mumbai's Versova beach beautiful again". Business Standard India. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Interview of Erik Solheim on beach cleanups in Mumbai". Hindustan times. 8 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "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
  10. ↑ "Afroz Shah". Champions of the Earth. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Afroz Shah: Champion of the earth". www.darpanmagazine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ Srivastava, Kanchan (1 December 2017). "Mumbai lawyer who cleaned up tons of garbage set to return". Asia Times. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "He's doing the 'dirty work' to keep plastic out of the ocean". CNN. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Pareek, Shabdita. "GQ Awards: All the winners from the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019". GQ India. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "PM Modi praises Afroz Shah for beach clean-up initiative". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ "Lawyer Afroz Shah, who cleaned Versova beach, thanks Narendra Modi for encouraging words". Firstpost. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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