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- ↑ "2011 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipients". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Recipient for Islands: Prigi Arisandi". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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